Screen Image Vs. Real-life Personality Of These Popular Celebrities Will Leave You Surprised

We adore celebrities. We love and admire everything about them. We try to emulate them in every way possible. The way they dress up, the way they interact with people, the way they walk, the way they talk – every single thing about them is cool and attractive.

However, what we fail to realize is that the way they portray themselves may not be their real persona. They might be an altogether different person when they are with their friends or colleagues or when the camera isn’t rolling. We often form an image about an actor  or an actress based on the kind of characters he or she has played on screen, but the thing is, in movies or TV shows an actor is trying to act like someone and not be themselves. Someone who is often seen in movies as a drunkard or a badass person might actually be a teetotaler or very humble and religious in real life.

In this list, we have celebrities who in reality are totally in contrast with the perception people have of his/her personality.

Lena Headey

The actor Lena Headey in real life is nothing like the Lena Headey you see as portraying Cersei Lannister in Game of Thrones. Cersei is ruthless, terrifying, the most hated character on that show. You either wish you could grab her throat and choke her to death or you shiver at the thought of even standing beside her. But believe us, if you’d meet Lena, you’ll feel like she is your friend from a long time ago and you wouldn’t be able to stop talking to her. She’s that kind and friendly.

Steve Buscemi

Steve Buscemi has played roles such as those of being a gangster, a murderer, an addict, etc. But the best one he plays is when he is being himself. Before he made it big as an actor, Steve used to be a firefighter. This may come as a surprise to you, but when the terror attacks happened in September 2001, he got back to his previous role and helped his firefighter friends clean rubble and search for survivors for over a week. If it hadn’t been for his fellow firefighters, we wouldn’t have even known about this big-hearted gesture by Steve. Can you imagine any other celebrity doing that?

Tim Allen

Based on the characters he has played such as that of Tim “The Toolman” Taylor in Home Improvement or Scott Calvin in The Santa Clause Trilogy, we have an impression of Tim as a good-natured, humble, and sweet person. It’s indeed hard to digest that he was charged with drug trafficking in 1978 and imprisoned for two years. Tim was arrested for the second time in 1997 for driving under influence. He was also at the receiving end of criticism for defending Paula Deen’s usage of the “n-word” during a casual talk.