Lawrence Locker
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Do you ever feel oddly connected to a celebrity?
Like you know them, even though they definitely don't know you?
Well, that feeling can be so strong for some people, it turns into almost an obsession.
And I want to talk about why some people's personality types are more likely to turn celebrity admiration into something a lot more intense.
I'm here with two people who have studied this.
One is psychology professor Larry Locker.
Larry, welcome to the show.
Thank you.
Thanks for having me.
And criminology professor Josh Williams.
Josh, welcome to you.
Thanks for having me.
And they both work at Georgia Southern University.
Let's start simple in our chat.
Most of us enjoy a celebrity.
We watch their movies.
We follow them on social media.
But at what point does being an ordinary fan cross into what psychologists might call celebrity worship?
I have a friend who admitted she writes Ed Sheeran a letter every single week.
And I was really worried about her when I heard that.