The culture of the celebrity has also given rise to the culture of the celebrity image. We are used to seeing pop-stars preened to perfection, and aesthetically pleasing actresses smiling back at us from the covers of magazines that we often fail to stop and question whether such images are a reality.
The art of retouching has become common place in today0s media, with advertising and magazine covers giving the faces of the so-called 0beautiful people0 a helping hand. The process is relatively easy but not always particularly cheap; but the price of perfection it seems can never be too high-or can it? One world famous actress believed that the myth of retouching needed exploding after her somewhat altered image appeared on the front cover of an upmarket men0s magazine title.
In 2003, British actress and 0Titanic0 star, Kate Winslet appeared on the cover of GQ Magazine; the result was surprising, particularly for Winslet herself, as her legs were reduced in size and extended in length by as much as 0a third0 the actress claimed. Although editor of GQ Magazine Dylan Jones admitted to the digital changes he did not agree with Winslet0s view that the 0retouching is excessive.0 The actress has […]

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