Many people thought about what is it like to be a famous person and most of them believe that it has only benefits. What are the advantages and disadvantages of being famous? The most important advantage of being famous is that they are commonly financially secure. They have a lot of money, so they can afford having domestic help and employ staff to take care of their business. What is more, they are frequently given free designer clothes, cars and jewellery by manufactures who receive free advertising when these items are worn or used. Not only, have they the power to influence other people, but also they are role models to many. The main disadvantage is that they seldom have privacy, so they often have to go out in public wearing a disguise, so no one will recognised them. Besides, many people take advantage of them, so they never know who their real friends are. As a result, many famous people lead lonely lives or even end up having nervous breakdowns. Despite the fact they have bodyguards, they are afraid of being kidnapped. Taking all this into account being famous have a lot of advantages and disadvantages.