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Five things America can now obsess about

DailyBiteAugust 7, 2015 | 13:41 IST

First they obsessed about her hair. Then they obsessed about whether or not she would marry Ross in Friends. Then they obsessed about when America's "Favourite Couple" would have a child (yes, back in the day when she was married to Brad Pitt). And then everything changed. Brad met Angie and boom, Jennifer Aniston was forever in a loop, a sad celebrity forever in search of the perfect man (like fellow sister-in-suffering Cameron Diaz).

So now that Aniston has got married again, to the delectable Justin Theroux (he of the beauty and brains, he acts and writes too, belonging as he does to the literary Therouxs), what can America's new pastimes possibly be?

How will US Weekly and People sell?

What will Gawker and PerezHilton write about?

Here's a list of five possible obsessions:

1. Who will Ben and Jen move on to next?

For ten years, Ben Affleck and Jennifer Garner were the perfect couple. He made Oscar-winning movies and she did kickass roles. They had three beautiful children and though their marriage was "work" and the whole world knew it, they made it seem fun, going out hand-in-hand for coffee runs, and taking turns to ferry the kids.

 

Now that it turns out that Ben was cheating with the nanny (ouch), their uncoupling has not been so pretty. Will Ben find a new Jen (Jennifer Lopez, Jennifer Garner, Jennifer, sorry Aniston, is taken)? And will Jen find a new Scott Foley/Ben Affleck in husband no. three?

2. When will Brad and Angie divorce?

 

Couples who make films together never stay together (unless they are John Cassavetes and Gena Rowlands). Angie has just directed Brad in a movie that chronicles the coming apart of a marriage, By The Sea. Oops. The trailer looks moody and mad, and either they are superb actors or just playing themselves very well.

3. When will George and Amal have a baby Clooney?

 

So first he said he would never marry again. And then he found the gorgeous and brainy Amal Alamuddin who has become a fashion icon and international celebrity. Surely a baby Clooney is on the way? All those precious genes. With her brains and his beauty?

4. Who will Tom Cruise marry next?

 

According to credible sources, all of Cruise's wives are chosen by the good people who run Scientology. As his career goes into upswing again, the big question is who will be the new Mimi Rogers/Nicole Kidman/Katie Homes or shall we say Mrs Tom Cruise IV?

5. What will happen to all the single ladies of the moment, some of whom seem to have become BFFs?

 

So there is Taylor Swift and her army of besties (from Lena Dunham to Cara Delevingne, all in superb display in the video of Bad Blood).

There is Amy Schumer and Jennifer Lawrence. And there is Miley Cyrus and her endless merry-go-round of girlfriends. They're funny, smart, successful and single. Their love lives are as much a subject of national newsprint as are their friendships. Who will they find happiness with? Will they ever find happiness?

Last updated: August 07, 2015 | 15:55
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