idol

Five years ago, Frodin was chosen as a tennis-playing body double for the actress cast as her childhood idol in the Oscar-nominated film 'King Richard'.

From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026

Like Grande to her adoring fans, Maddie is Deena’s idol, and Deena measures Maddie’s success by her work benchmarks and public visibility.

From Salon ● Aug. 8, 2026

She performed with Nureyev for Queen Elizabeth II. A personal highlight was dancing alongside her idol, Margot Fonteyn, who she had first seen perform as a wide-eyed 20-year-old in New York.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 22, 2026

In September, she collaborated with her idol Estefan for a remix of the 1993 track “Chirriqui Chirri.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026

“He’s probably over by the stage staking out a front-row spot. He won’t want to miss getting a great view of his idol, Morpho!”

From "A Monster of a Mystery (The Hardy Boys: Secret Files, #5)" by Franklin W. Dixon

His influences and idols were eclectic; he was an English rock fanatic and a salsa obsessive; he loved everything from Hollywood westerns and gory B-pictures to European art-house cinema.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

But Eatherly was so extreme, he made even his idols blush.

From Slate ● Aug. 20, 2026

He happened to be a talented footballer, too, playing a stone's throw from his idols for USO Mompiano, before joining lower-league side Lumezzane and then AC Milan at the age of 12.

From BBC ● Jul. 31, 2026

Since the pop culture festival began in 1970, it has grown into a major event, with thousands of sometimes-costumed fans gathering in San Diego to buy memorabilia, see their idols and celebrate beloved stories.

From Barron's ● Jul. 23, 2026

Surely you remember the boy in your own school class who was exceptionally ‘bright,’ did most of the reciting and answering while the others sat like so many leaden idols, hating him.

From "Fahrenheit 451" by Ray Bradbury