The singer and social media sensation talks about the virtual pressure she has felt in her new book
Madison Beer has 37.5 million followers on the networks, a current indication of the success and good reception that a celebrity has among the public. However, and as she has revealed in her new book, The half of it, such a virtual community is by no means synonymous with happiness.
It is not the first to talk about the so-called "weight of fame", a concept that not only refers to the pressure to be the best or the impossibility of leading a normal life from the moment it is achieved onwards; In a reality in which anyone has the opportunity to leave a direct message to whoever they want, including their idols, stars raise their voices about the need to stop those who take advantage of the anonymity they enjoy behind their devices to send messages of hate.
Speaking to People magazine about the release of her book, which translates to The Half of It, she justifies the title by saying: "I called it The Half of It because I know there will be a lot more evolution and more of my story, but for now, "I wanted to share it in the hope that my experience might comfort others." And, as she continues, "at the end of the day, we are all connected by emotions, by the desire to please. Our work is validated - and they are both moving and damaging - by the comments on the networks."
The singer - who is also a model, actress, producer, dancer and now writer - experienced her first contact with fame when Justin Bieber shared one of the versions he published on his YouTube channel in the first decade of the 2000s.
Now, with 24 years old, Madison is a star with albums and tours behind her, although she recognizes that such a level of exposure has also taken a toll on her mental health: "I hope that by sharing my experience honestly, maybe someone who wants to hide behind a keyboard to be mean or laugh at someone's expense, think twice before hitting 'send.'" A hope that she shares with many other celebrities who have also exposed how dangerous cyberbullying can be for anyone.
