In 2011, some celebrities were always around. You would start to wonder how they got from New York to L.A. so quickly and how they made that many wardrobe quick-changes. Most of all, you wished that they would just stay home from a single red carpet premiere (nobody wanted to see Larry Crowne, not even you, Lea Michele) and eat some ramen noodles in their sweatpants.
Let’s take a look at some of the most overexposed celebrities of 2011:
Lady Gaga. Lady Gaga probably made an appearance at every awards show and premiere-adjacent function this year wearing a geometrical and/or metallic outfit. The verdict is still out on whether or not the woman is a robot, but her ability to be everyone at once this year is certainly bolstering my theory.
Herman Cain. The former Rebpulican frontrunner (who is thankfully out the race. Thank god) was quoting Pokémon all around this fine country of ours. No word to why he couldn’t make it to Iowa and New Hampshire.
Sexually promiscuous and corrupt politicians. These sleazy guys were falling out of the woodwork like temporarily suit-and-tied cockroaches. Blagojevich got fourteen years, but as well all know, cockroaches never die.
Bruno Mars. I’m still sort of confused about who Bruno Mars is, but he’s had about a hundred hit songs this year, and the youths seem to love him.
Kim Kardashian. Kim Kardashian is the brunt of all kinds of jokes because she married some guy for a paltry 72-days. I don’t really know why we knew Kim Kardashian before her quick marriage, but apparently she was doing something. Can someone please tell me for what she’s famous?
Ellen. Ellen has her talk show and her wife and her temporary hosting gig on American Idol and her paparazzi stalkers and her house for sale—phew. I love Ellen to pieces, but I’m starting to feel like she’s a little overexposed. Preserve your mystery, lady.
Rosie O’Donnell. Rosie’s back on the air speaking over and interrupting her guests on a new talk show on Oprah’s network. How the mighty forces have collaborated. She’s also rented a U-Haul with some pretty blonde in Chicago, and they’re getting hitched soon.
Glee kids. The Glee kids were all over the media this year. If Glee is off the air, then you’ll see Rachel Berry (Lea Michele) on the cover of a magazine. They pop into premieres, parties, release what seems like hundreds of compilation albums and video games, and still find time to do what made them famous in the first place: make the show.