From MTV’s Video Music Awards to the Grammy and Emmy Awards and even just to the plush streets of Hollywood, celebrities in 2005 have caught the hearts and minds of the American public. Isn’t it crazy? Supermarket tabloids used to be devoted to “the baby with 2 heads” or “the end of the world,” but now people just cannot get enough of Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt, and, of course, Jennifer Aniston! Celebrities in 2005 have catapulted from adored stars literally into extended parts of my peoples’ lives in the country. People just cannot get enough.

While the Simpson/Lachey and Jolie/Pitt relationships may be causing the biggest waves in the country, the celebrity onslaught is not restricted to just couples. Who can get enough of Paris Hilton’s nightly partying and daily quotes? Entire segments of talk shows are devoted to the hotel heiress who has already caused quite a story with the hacking of her T-Mobile cell phone earlier this year. Her engagement and the FOX television show, The Simple Life, also have cast her out into the spotlight. No matter where you turn, whether it be TV, radio, or print, celebrities in 2005 are everywhere!

Many celebrities in 2006, fortunately for the American public, are repeat offenders from past years. The nation was captivated when Demi Moore and Ashton Kutcher linked up in 2004. Now, over a year later, the public still cannot get enough of their love affair. Jennifer Aniston may be American’s biggest sweetheart and most talked-about celebrity in 2005 though. Following a year in which her and Brad Pitt headed for Splitsville and Pitt was spotted vacationing with Angelina Jolie, Aniston’s story and public reaction has been well-documented in 2005. Despite an already overwhelming amount of celebrity coverage in 2005, do not expect the trend to stop anytime soon. With new celebrity magazines popping up everywhere in 2006, you are bound to get to know even more celebrities this year.