A celebrity or shortly called as celeb is a highly popular person who attracts lot of media as well as public attention. The degree of popularity however can vary from a person to person. One can be a well known celeb in his or her country while unknown to others. A global celebrity is one who is known by most of the people. Usually celebs prefer media attention and have an outgoing personality. They like to be constantly in media news and sometimes even involve in doing certain things to grab their attention. And there are also some people who are shy of cameras and attentions and they are known as reluctant celebrity.
There are various factors that make an ordinary person into a celebrity like profession, beauty, frequent appearance in mass media, etc. Sometime certain incidents can also turn a person into a celebrity overnight. Such celebs are known as instant celebrity. There are also grade assigned to represent the celebrity status like A-grade celebs who are the top most ones and are in constant fame. The next is B-grade celebs with little fame. At present, people have become more interested in knowing about celebrities. This has led to the rise of gossip column, paparazzi, tabloid and even blogs about the celebs.