{"id":1034,"date":"2012-12-17T23:23:19","date_gmt":"2012-12-17T23:23:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.astarmathsandphysics.com\/tutor_profiles\/paul_smith\/paul_smiths_blog\/?p=1034"},"modified":"2012-12-17T23:23:19","modified_gmt":"2012-12-17T23:23:19","slug":"decline-into-tv-stardom","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/astarmathsandphysics.com\/blog\/paulsmith\/2012\/12\/decline-into-tv-stardom\/","title":{"rendered":"Decline into TV stardom"},"content":{"rendered":"

There is a modern trend, when creative people are all burnt out, that they accept TV or film roles. In the UK David Essex and Gary Kemp, both ex pop stars have appeared in soap operas. Then there was Barbara Windsor, ex of the carry on films, and many ex MP’s and sports people on reality TV.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

There is a modern trend, when creative people are all burnt out, that they accept TV or film roles. In the UK David Essex and Gary Kemp, both ex pop stars have appeared in soap operas. 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