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"Glee star Amber Riley has confessed that she is finding fame tough.  The 24-year-old, who plays Mercedes Jones in the Fox musical comedy, spoke of her astonishment at the level of interest members of the public take in her &amp;quot;normal&amp;quot; life. &amp;quot;Not having a private life is hard,&amp;quot; she told Contactmusic. &amp;quot;People think our lives aren&amp;#039;t normal because I&amp;#039;m on television, but I am such a normal person, I really am. My friends tell me I&amp;#039;m the most boring celebrity they know! A typical night for me is at home in California or watching movies in my pyjamas. &amp;quot;All of a sudden people knew who I was. I&amp;#039;m at the grocery store and someone recognises me; it&amp;#039;s weird. You don&amp;#039;t know how to deal with that initial attention.&amp;quot; Despite struggling with the transition into stardom, Riley stated that she is always grateful to hear the kind words of Glee fans.  &amp;quot;That&amp;#039;s not to say I don&amp;#039;t like being recognised,&amp;quot; she clarified. &amp;quot;I actually think it&amp;#039;s pretty cool. Seeing how much people love the show is amazing.&amp;quot; Riley previously bemoaned the lack of free time awarded to the Glee cast.  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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