Celebrity：Aidan Gallagher
【明報專訊】．Age: 16
．Nationality: American
Starring as an important yet mysterious character in Netflix's highly anticipated superhero series Umbrella Academy, Aidan Gallagher rose to fame instantly. He currently has 2.7 million followers on Instagram. He has a unique view on fame and public exposure.
''Exposure is this thing people think they want but at the end of the day it doesn't matter.'' He has found that public perception of him is usually different from the reality, and has started to grow an indifferent attitude towards public perception.
Besides acting, he is also interested in playing the guitar and piano. He can sing as well. You can find clips of him singing and playing the guitar on stage on his Instagram account (@aidanrgallagher).
Aidan was designated as United Nations Environment Goodwill Ambassador for North America in 2018. Aged only 14 back then, he was the youngest United Nations Ambassador.
He engaged in several important meetings and ceremonies, and once hosted the 2018 Illegal Wildlife Trade Conference in London, in which Prince William, the Duke of Cambridge, participated. Apart from his official duties, he is also devoted to spreading knowledge and raising public awareness of complicated environmental issues. You can find a lot of information about conservation and the wildlife environment on his social media.
■English highway﹕devote sth to sth/sb
to give all of something, especially your time, effort, or love, or yourself, to something you believe in or to a person
e.g. I could only devote three hours a day to my family.
You must devote more attention to studying.
■Glossary
anticipate (v) 期望
exposure (n) 曝光
indifferent (adj) 不關心的
awareness (n) 意識
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