The results are in. Thanks to E-Poll Market Research, we now know which celebrities the American public finds the most “appealing, confident, glamorous, interesting and over-exposed, among other qualities.” (This was voted on by approximately 1,100 people ages 13 and up, so rest assured it’s based on a completely accurate demographical slice of the American pie.)
Here’s who topped the list of Most Popular Celebrities:
I have to admit, I was a little surprised by this. I know Reese Witherspoon won an Oscar for Walk the Line and all, but she knocked out a couple of tabloid heavyweights at numbers two and three:
I guess Witherspoon has been giving Jennifer Aniston and Angelina Jolie a run in the competition for Most Likely to Show Up on a Tabloid Cover, what with the divorce from Ryan Phillippe and the reported fling with Jake Gyllenhaal. Looking at who rounds out the top of the list, I suspect tabloid presence was the primary qualification.
Then again, some of Witherspoon’s recent non-tabloid press might just put her on my list of Most Likely to Actually Deserve Public Attention. Witherspoon’s reported feud with Four Christmases co-star Vince Vaughn is reportedly heating up because she likes to memorize her lines and clock in at the set promptly, while he comes in unprepared after a long night at the bar and calls it “improv.” (I’d call that lack of a work ethic, despite the fact that my bank account would rattle in a corner of his.)
And then there was that moment when Witherspoon called out a few Hollywood starlets (who, incidentally, filled out the list of Least Popular on the same survey) for setting poor examples for young women though their mindless partying lifestyle:
“We don’t need to keep reading about female celebrities who are out there posing all the time and craving attention and exploiting the sex-symbol stereotype. My mother and grandmother fought incredibly hard against a male establishment to become high achievers in their lives, and I think women should be able to be sexy and smart and successful — without being silly and aimless.”
Well. What’s left for me to say?
I know — I’m curious. These surveys never reflect my personal taste. How about you? Who would win the title of Most Popular Celebrity among AfterEllen.com readers?
