All’s well that ‘fronts’ well!

Celebrities are deflecting attention from their personal issues by posting happy and fun pictures.

Bollywood star Hrithik Roshan is mired in an ugly controversy with actress Kangana Ranaut. But if you take a look at his social networking pages, you will not get a whiff of the turmoil in his lfe. Instead, you will find him posting holiday pictures with his sons Hrehaan and Hridaan, or motivating fans with sweet messages. TV actor-turned Bollywood star, Sushant Singh Rajput also used a similar distraction method when rumours of his breakup with longtime girlfriend Ankita Lokhande did the rounds in the media. “My jaan’s first holi and isn’t he excited! Love you Nirvanh,” he captioned the picture of his cute nephew that he posted on his Instagram page.

Hollyood celebrities are not far behind. When Tom Cruise was seen with his assistant Emily Thomas a number of times, it sparked rumours that the two were dating. In the midst of these rumours, the Top Gun actor then took some time off from his shooting to reunite publicly with his daughter Suri, who he hadn’t seen in three months.

Pop sensation Madonna was also seen looking happy while pampering and shopping with her daughter Mercy, a few days ago despite being in a tough custody battle over her son Rocco with her ex-husband Guy Ritchie.

While most celebrities either post pictures of their children on social media or are seen publicly with them, Drew Barrymore took it a step further and got a tattoo of her children’s names on her wrist. She then went on to upload the picture on her Instagram page around the same time she announced her divorce from Will Kopelman who she had been married to for four years.

“Celebrities use this as a defence mechanism for themselves because they don’t want the world to know about their personal pain. They could also be trying to move past what has happened, and through social media, they are encouraging fans to do so as well,” says relationship expert Nisha Khanna.