HOLLYWOOD is a fickle place where the popularity of the stars we love (and love to hate) can drop faster than Khloé Kardashian’s dress size. But in 2015, these celebs showed it’s possible to rebound and prove the critics wrong.
Mariah Carey:
It’s been quite a year for the reigning “Queen of Christmas.” After six years of marriage and two kids, the 45-year-old hit-maker finalised her divorce from Nick Cannon in January but quickly rebounded with Australian billionaire James Packer.
Last December the diva angered fans — and network execs — for skipping a pre-taped appearance on the annual Rockefeller Center tree lighting ceremony. But this year Carey inked an impressive $41.1 million AUD Vegas residency deal and rocked a series of sold-out Christmas shows at the Beacon Theatre in NYC, plus Billboard ranked her 1994 holiday tune All I Want for Christmas Is You, at No. 18 on the Hot 100 chart for Jan. 2, 2016 — its highest position to date.
James Packer and Mariah Carey look smitten in New York.Source:The Australian
Charlie Sheen:
Life has been a constant rollercoaster for the troubled star, who was the highest-earning actor on television when he was fired from Two and a Half Men in 2011 after a public meltdown.
Following years of drug and alcohol abuse, the 50-year-old garnered support from fans when he publicly revealed that he’s HIV-positive in a Today show interview in November, vowing to turn his bad boy lifestyle around and help find a cure for AIDS.
The actor recently said, “If anybody can fight this thing and discover a cure, it’s me. I will exhaust every resource ... I will move forward until something’s revealed.”
Charlie Sheen waits on the set of the Today Show before formally announcing that he is H.I.V. positive.Source:Getty Images
Michael Keaton:
Keaton was box office gold in the late 80s with starring roles in Batman andBeetlejuice, but in the last decade the 64-year-old’s career was primarily limited to voice-over work on cartoons and video games like Toy Story and Call of Duty.
Rebounding with a critically acclaimed performance in Birdman, Keaton seemed like a shoe-in when he was nominated for Best Actor at the 2015 Academy Awards, but lost to Eddie Redmayne.
Despite that upset, Oscar buzz is already stirring for his latest release, Spotlight, which depicts the real-life journalistic investigation into Boston’s Archdiocese sex scandal.
It’s so good to see him back on the big screen.Source:AFP
Lady Gaga:
When the singer’s third studio album, Artpop, failed to meet expected commercial sales, Gaga responded to critics in March 2014 saying, “I’m sorry I didn’t sell a million records the first week.”
But 2015 proved to be a much stronger year for the pop star, who got engaged to actor Taylor Kinney on Valentine’s Day and reinvented herself as a bona fide jazz vocalist alongside the legendary Tony Bennett on tour and with their collaborative effort, Cheek to Cheek.
Named Billboard’s Woman of the Year in September, the New York native also showed off her acting chops this fall with a successful appearance as bloodsucking Countess Elizabeth on American Horror Story: Hotel.
Another year and another array of bizarre outfits for Lady Gaga.Source:Supplied
Donald Trump:
Love him or hate him, Donald Trump was inescapable in 2015.
In June the bombastic real estate mogul officially announced his bid for the Oval Office, but after he made critical comments about Mexican immigrants less than a month later, NBC declared he would never return as host of The Celebrity Apprentice.
Despite a laundry list of PR pratfalls, Trump ends 2015 leading the GOP race, topping CNN/ORC’s year-end poll with his largest lead yet: a 21-point advantage over Sen. Ted Cruz.
Will Trump be President?Source:AP
Nick Jonas:
Teenage hearts around the world were broken when the Jonas Brothers suddenly split in 2013 before the release of a new album and a world tour, leaving the youngest member of the boy band with an uncertain future.
In late 2014, Jonas stripped down to his skivvies and showed off his beefed-up bodyfor the cover of Flaunt Magazine, proving he is a boy no more.
This year the 23-year-old asserted himself as a successful solo artist with his singleJealous, topping the US dance chart and selling over two million copies of the hit worldwide.
What will 2016 hold for the former child star?Source:Getty Images
This article was originally published on The New York Post.
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