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Active or passive voice

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Paula: You are very lucky, Catherine. You are a celebrity and your image will appearsappearsis appeared on the cover of the most prestigious beauty magazines.

Catherine: My life is not exactly what you think it is. I feel like I've lost my freedom. Even in my everyday life, I am expectedam expectis expected to be who my fans want me to be. When I am invitedam inviteare invited on a TV show, I am teachedam taughtam taugt how to answer the journalists, I is toldam telledam told what to say or what to do and so, there's little space for me to be authentic.

Paula: But there will beenisare also some advantages of being a celebrity, aren't there?

Catherine: Oh yes, of course! For every shot, I am afordedam affordedam afford the opportunity of wearing clothes that most people can only dream about and moreover, in one contract deal, I am giveam givenam gave an amount of money that most people would not make in their lifetime.

Paula : On just a whim, you travelletraveltravell to beautiful countries, don't you? On top of that, I read that during the last Cannes Festival, they lendinglendedlent you gorgeous pieces of jewellery, didn't they ?


Catherine: Yes, that's true, Paula, but my job is not only glitz... Last Tuesday, I had three outside shows in Moscow.
What a day!
People swarmmedswarmtswarmed to change my hair. I was make upwas made upwas maked up by three specialists who spent three hours making me look like an icon.

The shooting was hell for me. I was askedwere askedwas ask to smile though I was suffering dreadfully from jet lag. On top of that, the temperature was icy and I hashadhave only light clothing on.

And when the show finished, I went back to my hotel and I feeltfeltfeeled very lonely.

Paula : But you was treatedwere treatwere treated like a princess, weren't you?

Catherine: Paula, you should stop considering only the glamorous side of fame ! Don't you know that in many magazines, my private life is flauntedare flauntedis flaunt ? Wherever I go, I am houndedam houndare hounded by paparazzi. I am harassed by photographers in my every move.

I am judgedam judgeedam judge by my appearance, in my everyday activities, when I grab the paper or even when I simply blow my nose and this is hugely damaging to me. I am showedam showedam shown like an object.

Paula : So, these paparazzi stoledstolestealed your private life, didn't they?

Catherine: Of course, and I bemoaneedbemoanebemoan my lost anonymity. You should understand, Paula, that I'd like to be adoredbe adorredadoring for who I am really and not for what I am requirredam requiream required to be.