Celebrity worship syndrome is when your admiration towards a celebrity turns into obsession. Here, learn what it is and how it affects your life.

We have made celebrities substitute gods. We even refer to them as idols. But is all that 'fandom' necessary or even deserved? Do celebrities really have life all figured out? Is fame all it's cracked out to be? Are celebrities happier than everyone else ? Which makes you wonder—why exactly do most worship celebrities.

The 27-year-old actor, who announced he was retiring from "all public life" last month, refused to show his face at a red carpet screening