Why do we have celebrity envy?

Question

Olympic swimmer, Ryan Lockte, is apparently the new American heart throb:

http://sports.yahoo.com/olympics/beijing/blog/fourth_place_medal/post/Ryan-Lochte-wins-gold-and-the-hearts-of-Ladies-e?urn=oly,101149

Answer 1

i don't.

Answer 2

I only have celebrity crushes like Prince William, Cristiano Ronaldo or idolized some but I never envied them.

Answer 3

i don't !

Answer 4

mostly because they are things we can't have or be.

Answer 5

WE don't ... some do.

Answer 6

Simple jealousy. They are better at something that we want to be, they have something we don't. Its just a human thing. Unfortunately.