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Parasocial relationship

One sided, unreciprocated relationship - celebrity - fan expends lots of emotional energy, commitment and time

U ❤️ celebrity

Lynn McCutcheon 2002

Levels of parasocial relationship:


• Entertainment-social


• Intense personal


• Borderline pathological

Celebrity Attitude scale

Levels of parasocial relationships

Three step description of one sided relationship in terms of increasing strength

Least intense level of celebrity worship

Entertainment social


Celebs - source of entertainment for social interaction - gossip with friends

Ok magazine , passing interest

Intermediate level of celebrity worship

Intense personal


Considers celeb as “soul mate”


Has frequent obsessive thoughts and intense feelings


• Interest in personal life

Clothing , food

Strongest level of celebrity worship

Borderline pathological


uncontrollable fantasies and extreme behaviours


• Spend large sums of money on them and perform illegal acts - stalking

Stalking