Making Of An It Girl

From Young Innocent To Hollywood Diva

By
Relationship Advice Expert April Masini

Q: Dear April Masini,

Scarlett Johansson is everywhere these days! I have to tell you, I didn’t enjoy her movies that much. Am I missing something here, April? 

Sincerely,
No Love For Scarlett

A:

Dear No Love For Scarlett,

Scarlett Johansson is yet another flavor of the month, a Hollywood term meant to exploit the fact that she’s hot today — and next month someone else will be as hot as she is. Well….maybe not next month, but definitely next year.  

On the subject of Scarlett Johansson — her success, how she has become Hollywood’s It Girl, her acting ability, how no one seems to get tired of her (even though one might say she is quite overexposed), how she evokes old Hollywood glamour, and how she does it all (now she’s even finishing a record) — is she different from the other It Girls? 

There are cycles to Hollywood, and seasoned actresses understand that being the right look at the right age at the right time is a fleeting position to be in. Many actresses try to hold onto their fame by having cosmetic surgeries that fight time and keep their bodies young, but the reality is that age happens, and surgery can only fend it off for so long.  

Scarlett Johansson has become the It Girl of the moment because the fashion pendulum swung from skinny girls to fleshy girls, and Ms. Johansson is there at the right age at the right time -- with the right look. Ms. Johansson has a healthy view and outlook when it comes to her body and her weight. She doesn’t try to be thinner than she is, and she celebrates her natural look. But to say that no one seems to get tired of her is pretty short sighted. Just remember the other It Girls of days gone by — remember Julia Roberts? Sandy Bullock? Demi Moore? If you do, you know that Ms. Johansson's time, too, will come.  

As for her being a double threat — actor and singer — ho hum. Eddie Murphy did it. Jamie Foxx did it. Jennifer Lopez did it (backwards — singer first, actress second). Even Lindsay did it. And don't forget others who tried -- like Brittney, Justin and the Spice Girls. It’s natural for entertainers to try their hand at different forms of entertainment. Watch out for her triple threat to come — directing! 

April Masini -- nicknamed "the new millennium's Dear Abby" by the media, is author of the best-selling books Date Out Of Your League and Think & Date Like A Man, the two (just released) step-by-step dating and relationship manuals, Ideas for a Fun Date and Romantic Date Ideas, and the critically acclaimed dating and relationship online magazine www.AskApril.com.

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