Top 5 – Fake Celebrity Twitter Accounts
(Originally on the SeeSaw Blog)
One aspect of twitter that really captured the public’s imagination was that public figures could talk directly to the masses. Without PR’s (although inevitably they were involved) and press rumours getting in the way. However, as soon as this discourse was established it was quickly parodied.If you are a star worth mentioning you will have an imposter tweeting your likeness. Nowadays even the ‘fakes’ have an elevated status in the twitterverse with many of them landing book deals, including 3 on this list.Here are SeeSaw’s top 5 fakers, with a noteworthy tweet included.
5. @katieweasel
This new account has already caused so much trouble that the producers of the show told the contestants that they were no longer allowed to tweet, as so many people thought this was actually Katie Waissel. Yes, really.‘Lots of tears, pain, embarassment and aggression in the studio today. We have all just had Cheryl’s new album played to us.’ – 18th October 2010
This new account has already caused so much trouble that the producers of the show told the contestants that they were no longer allowed to tweet, as so many people thought this was actually Katie Waissel. Yes, really.‘Lots of tears, pain, embarassment and aggression in the studio today. We have all just had Cheryl’s new album played to us.’ – 18th October 2010
4. @dianainheaven
Perhaps a bit tasteless, but the tweeter isn’t trying to take advantage of the sentimental Daily Express reader. Princess Diana is tweeting from heaven and she’s riled. Straight from the afterlife’s ‘VIP’ section in the company of many other dead celebs. She has landed a book deal.‘Pol Pot’s up from The Other Place this afternoon to give a talk. Should be good – his Powerpoint presentations are a thing of legend.’ 24th January 2010
Perhaps a bit tasteless, but the tweeter isn’t trying to take advantage of the sentimental Daily Express reader. Princess Diana is tweeting from heaven and she’s riled. Straight from the afterlife’s ‘VIP’ section in the company of many other dead celebs. She has landed a book deal.‘Pol Pot’s up from The Other Place this afternoon to give a talk. Should be good – his Powerpoint presentations are a thing of legend.’ 24th January 2010
3. @mrsstephenfry
Meet Edna Fry, the fictional wife of twitterati Stephen Fry. She has all the spam recipes that you could never want and a delightfully no-nonsense middle-England attitude. She recently released her diary, which had an online twitter launch party.‘I shouldn’t let Stephen go on eBay. He’s just bought an inflatable voodoo doll.’ 7th October 2010
Meet Edna Fry, the fictional wife of twitterati Stephen Fry. She has all the spam recipes that you could never want and a delightfully no-nonsense middle-England attitude. She recently released her diary, which had an online twitter launch party.‘I shouldn’t let Stephen go on eBay. He’s just bought an inflatable voodoo doll.’ 7th October 2010
2. @queen_uk
In the news recently we heard that HRH told President Sarkozy that, yes, she does get bored but she doesn’t ‘say so’. Well on her ‘unofficial’ twitter account she does. This is the best that the Queen has ever been, in the loop and pissed off.
In the news recently we heard that HRH told President Sarkozy that, yes, she does get bored but she doesn’t ‘say so’. Well on her ‘unofficial’ twitter account she does. This is the best that the Queen has ever been, in the loop and pissed off.
‘Mr Clegg, as requested, one is checking if being Deputy PM counts toward your Duke of Edinburgh Gold Award. One suspects not.’ 18th May 2010
1. @cherylkerl
The original pseudotwym, ‘she’ debuted to the twitterverse during X factor 2009. She is famed for her phonetic Geordie tweets whilst posing as the pop star and talent show judge. She not only talks about X factor she also talks about topical issues – see tweet below off the back of Alan Sugar being made a Labour peer. She has a book out ‘Cheryl Kerl: Woath It? Coase Ah am, Pet’
‘Ah’ve just been te Downen St an Gordun Broon’s made uz Tsoar for gorl bands an reality sheus. It’s a big responsibility leik.’ -16th December 2009
*translation*
‘I’ve just been to Downing Street and Gordon Brown has made me Tsar for girl bands and reality shows. It’s a big responsibility.’
