For people who follow the lives of celebrities, the portrayal of any celebrity as a "family person" gives them a way to relate to the lives of those they are so fascinated by. The trend in celebrity obsession obviously tends to be gendered feminine, which is why magazines are able to tap into the emotions of being a mother so successfully. As stated in the article, it's almost as if the celebrity "...must be down to earth, of course, because now, at long last, she is a mother." It's interesting that the "celebrity moms who are perfect" stories are most frequently going to be seen in entertainment magazines, mostly read by women, while any type of societal trends or impacts that could seen as negative will not.
What's interesting is the idea that celebrity moms just becoming moms after bearing children. Do they not still work? Should these stories have pictures of their children with their (sometimes multiple) nannies? Watching my guilty pleasure, The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills, the other night, I found it interesting to know that Kelsey Grammer's wife had four nannies, yet tried to portray herself as mother of the year. Her nannies, all on rotation and with different assigned duties, must be preoccupied for life to be so rough for her. I think there should be an entire issue done on celebrity nannies and other staff before another article is printed on the joys of motherhood.
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