The Unlucky Thing About Being a Celebrity

"Starfree;c-18185537" wrote:
@GalacticGal if you want/need Erik, or any sim, to practice speech would it be better to get a podium? That way you don't run the risk of him getting the vain quirk.

That is a fanatastic idea. I never even thought of that. Thank you. He's maxed out his charm, but I just thought he should practice his acceptance speech for the fun of it, you know? Turned out to be less than fun. :open_mouth:

You're welcome @GalacticGal ?.

@JustinB113 Celebrity sims with No Touching quirk can still be tense even with good friends, unless that friend is also a romantic partner or family AND also has the same or higher fame level. If they are just a friend with no fame, the quirk will still kick in.

"Kathykins;c-18185885" wrote:
@JustinB113 Celebrity sims with No Touching quirk can still be tense even with good friends, unless that friend is also a romantic partner or family AND also has the same or higher fame level. If they are just a friend with no fame, the quirk will still kick in.

Interesting I did not know that. Thanks for the hint!

Not a quirk, but I had a global superstar who was also rags to riches, and it was odd how after a while, being adored mindlessly by Sims who don't really know him, and also surrounded by people who just want to ne seen with him, will offer him jobs because he's famous, be friends or lovers because of his fame, it all started to pall. He could have anything he wanted, except true intimacy or true friends. Because there was no one who was close before he made it big, so no one left to just be real with.

He took several lovers, but nothing ever felt like a commitment. He had so much, but was just getting older and more alone on the inside while being mobbed with superficial adoration everywhere he went.

It was kind of depressing.

Then an elderly Bella Goth, long since widowed, set her cap for him. They were genuinely compatible so I figured why not, even if it is a May/December marriage, life is too short to pass up good things just because they are unconventional.

"ignominiusrex;c-18187075" wrote:
Not a quirk, but I had a global superstar who was also rags to riches, and it was odd how after a while, being adored mindlessly by Sims who don't really know him, and also surrounded by people who just want to ne seen with him, will offer him jobs because he's famous, be friends or lovers because of his fame, it all started to pall. He could have anything he wanted, except true intimacy or true friends. Because there was no one who was close before he made it big, so no one left to just be real with.

He took several lovers, but nothing ever felt like a commitment. He had so much, but was just getting older and more alone on the inside while being mobbed with superficial adoration everywhere he went.

It was kind of depressing.

Then an elderly Bella Goth, long since widowed, set her cap for him. They were genuinely compatible so I figured why not, even if it is a May/December marriage, life is too short to pass up good things just because they are unconventional.

I have done my very best to keep my Teen Global Superstar well-grounded. He attends church weekly and is steadfast and guided by his Faith and his parents. His older brother, Aaron, also does what he can to keep Erik's hat-size where it started. LOL In Sims3 Erik went through women like there was no tomorrow, but he didn't sleep around. He merely fell in love too quickly before really getting to know the girl. Got engaged too quickly, too, as a result, but always managed to call things off before they waltzed down the aisle. His last 'close call' he managed to make it his fault, to spare her the humiliation as best he could. Even when he finally said vows with Torrie Windsor, she still wasn't the One. She got preggars right away and apparently felt tied down and her own ambitions squelched. She tried her best (autonomously) to remove the baby from her life, leaving the newborn out on the front lawn of their home at night, in the pouring rain. This happened twice. Both times autonomously. No, she wasn't insane, and neither was it a routing issue. Something snapped inside this Sim.

Celebrity isn't the easiest of lives to live. There is a certain isolation about it. But from pain comes pure Art and Beauty of a magnitude the rest of us care rarely know or see.

I'm so glad your Sim found somebody to be his companion, no matter what her age. Love knows no bounds. I wish them all happiness and health.