Young girls have been behind the fame of many pop bands from The Beatles to One Direction. Many question the fan base’ legitimacy but even Harry Styles and many other stars have acknowledged their credibility.
Styles had defended his fan base to Rolling Stone saying: “Who’s to say that young girls who like pop music have worse musical taste than a 30-year-old hipster guy. That’s not up to you to say. Music is something that’s always changing. There’s no goal posts. Young girls like the Beatles. You gonna tell me they’re not serious?”
For Brummie band Duran Duran aka The Wild Boys as well, female fans have been one of the biggest audiences through the decades. They recognized the power of their fandom a long time ago and have been taking them seriously. After all, it was their passion and intensity that helped the band from playing at The Rum Runner Club in Birmingham to filling out stadiums across the world.
Over the course of their career, especially at their peak in the 80s, they gained immense popularity with young fans in the US and the UK. Many of those young fans turned into famous celebrities down the line and as they went from screaming teen girls to beautiful leading ladies, these actors and singers still love them.
We took a look at the most famous celebrities who root for Duran Duran and here are eight of the most famous female fans:
1. Jennifer Aniston
Friends star and superfan Jennifer Aniston interviewed Simon Le Bon for Interview Magazine before the launch of Duran Duran’s Future Past album. Her ex-husband Brad Pitt once dressed up as Le Bon because of her love for the band. (Photo by Amy Sussman/Getty Images for The Hollywood Reporter)
2. Anne Hathaway
The Princess Diaries star Anne Hathaway is a Duranie who collects their records and whears their official merch in public. (Photo by Valery HACHE / AFP) (Photo by VALERY HACHE/AFP via Getty Images)
3. Gwen Stefani
Singer Gwen Stefani, who recently performed in the West Midlands, is a massive fan and has shared the stage with them in 2020 in BST Hyder Park. She has also been influenced by their music and the famous musician even attended one of their reunion shows. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
4. Lindsay Lohan
Actress and singer Lindsay Lohan, who starred in iconic teen movie Mean Girls, once dressed up as Simon at a 80s themed party and this superfan even had the chance to work with them. They collaborated in 2015 on the song Dancephobia. (Photo by Hippolyte Petit/Getty Images)