Many Asian parents push their children to pursue academic careers, even more so now that shows like the X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent promote instant glamour, wealth, stardom.
But rest assured worried parents needn’t be too worried.
Celebrities aren’t that important to children after all according to research, despite the panic over burgeoning celebrity culture.
When school children were asked to pick the most important people in Britain, celebrities ranked significantly lower than royals and politicians, with showbiz mogul Simon Cowell getting less than half as many votes as David Cameron (20 per cent versus 45 per cent).
The research among 650 UK school children, conducted for Galt Toys by leading child research experts ChildWise, showed Ant and Dec were important to only 21 percent of children and chart topper Harry Styles just 13 per cent. Daniel Radcliffe has lost his magic, only receiving 8 per cent of votes.
It isn’t great news for David Beckham either who ranked lower than Boris Johnson with 13 per cent of the votes versus 14 per cent. Cheryl Cole was important to just 11 per cent of children.
Brit winner Adele gets just 6 per cent of votes and Victoria Beckham trails in last with only 4 per cent.
John McDonnell, Managing Director of Galt Toys commented: “Children aren’t as frivolous as adults fear them to be.”
