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All Celebs Should Be Like January Jones During a Pandemic

From Cosmopolitan

For those of you who haven't yet discovered January Jones on Instagram, do yourself a favor and smash that "follow" button because it is a goddamn treat. You may have already seen the chatter on Twitter about her "human stew" concoction, in which she pours an entire box of baking soda into a bathtub all while wearing a sequined tunic and face mask.

And this was just the beginning of January's descent into delightful chaos, as she, and the rest of the world, are navigating their new, quarantined lives during the COVID-19 pandemic. Here she is dancing with an LED face mask, drinking Coors Light through a straw. Here she is being "reborn" (her words, not mine) by spending almost a full minute and a half peeling off a mask. Here she is casually sweeping in a Venetian mask. And here she is simply asking what everyone else now wants to know: Where is Post Malone? And is he okay?

While her quarantined lifestyle might not be exactly relatable to many (I'm currently writing this from my tiny studio apartment, where I'm surviving solely on pasta), the amazing unhinged and kooky content on her IG is very much so, and my only wish is that all A-listers posted with such wild abandon. We're living in a truly unprecedented era that feels bewildering at all times, so it's refreshing—and wonderfully distracting—to see celebrities really let their freak flags fly when they're home alone. If you ask me, now's not the time for clapping at the wind or singing "Imagine" or bringing back "We Are the World". Or for whatever this means?

Celebrities who are trying (and failing) to be profound and upholding their carefully-crafted brands through a pandemic is just so cringey and tone deaf. The general response of the internet? "Eat the rich." But back to January: Even if she IS rich (she supposedly has $10 million if you believe this website), her IG antics seem so genuine. They're driven by the boredom that so many of us are facing now that we're stuck inside for the unforeseeable future. Frankly, I need less just-off-the-mark ~inspirational~ posts, and more strange and absolutely wacky celeb content to make me feel like more of a normal human being in these weird, anxiety-inducing, and sad times.

And while I adore January, I don't want to give her all the credit. My other obsessions include Jack Black for his wild shirtless dancing, Dakota Johnson for her spastic hand washing tutorial (spoiler: they're not HER hands), Anthony Hopkins for his love/hate relationship with his cat Niblo, Patti Lupone for her fantastic basement tours, Ina Garten for her legendary giant cosmo, Laura Dern for her TikTok dancing...need I say more?

In an almost roundabout way, without their agents, assistants, or "handlers" to control them and their public image, this unhinged social media presence actually makes them feel so much more relatable, and bridges the gap between stars and, well, the rest of us. Collectively, we're all trying to get through this terrible situation the best we can—even if we lose some of our marbles along the way. So basically, this is a plea for all celebrities to be their most entertaining and bizarre selves because, for purely selfish reasons, I need more of it.

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