HollywoodNews.com: The man who Kanye West chose to make his only ‘Twitter’ follower has said he doesn’t care about the rapper following him on the site.
Steven Holmes, from Coventry in the UK, hit the headlines when the rapper called him ‘the chosen one’ and followed only him. Speaking to students in his local newspaper, Holmes said: “Before this weekend I thought it would be cool to have a celebrity following me on Twitter but now I think it’s really not worth it.”
He added on his Twitter page: “I won’t be speaking to anybody else, surprisingly not everyone wants to be famous. That’s all I’m saying – peace out.”
He added: “Just to clarify, I mean I won’t be speaking to any more press/journalists.”
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Steven Holmes, from Coventry in the UK, hit the headlines when the rapper called him ‘the chosen one’ and followed only him. Speaking to students in his local newspaper, Holmes said: “Before this weekend I thought it would be cool to have a celebrity following me on Twitter but now I think it’s really not worth it.”
He added on his Twitter page: “I won’t be speaking to anybody else, surprisingly not everyone wants to be famous. That’s all I’m saying – peace out.”
He added: “Just to clarify, I mean I won’t be speaking to any more press/journalists.”
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- 8/5/2010
- by HollywoodNews.com
- Hollywoodnews.com
Kanye West's only friend on Twitter has reportedly described his newfound fame as "surreal". The rapper began following British teenager Steven Holmes over the weekend, making Holmes the only person that he has befriended on the social networking website. Holmes had sent a tweet to West, which the musician replied to alongside the message: "You are the chosen one dun dun dun dun (sic)." The 19-year-old then joked that he would feel pressure to be "amusing and witty" with his tweets, to which West responded: "Tweet strong young man, tweet strong." He is now being followed by more than 6,000 people and has tweeted: "This has been completely surreal and I really have no desire for this attention I'm just a normal (more)...
- 8/5/2010
- by By Lara Martin
- Digital Spy
Stop trying to get in touch with Steven Holmes, okay? He’s going off the grid, tweeting, “I won’t be speaking to anybody else, surprisingly not everyone wants to be famous. That’s all I’m saying - peace out x.” Do not pester him for anymore interviews either, because his Twitter announced with great finality, “Just to clarify, I mean I won’t be speaking to any more press/journalists.” We’re hurt, but point taken. Who the f**k is Steven Holmes and why’s he throwing such major ‘tude? Steven Holmes was your average, everyday lad from Coventry, England. He woke up one day and found out that Kanye West was on Twitter. “Blimey, right on!” he thought, and added himself to ‘Nye’s many thousand followers. And that’s when West bestowed the greatest gift and the biggest curse alike on his Holm-ie. He followed him right back.
- 8/4/2010
- by Ambika Muttoo
- VH1.com
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