20 Most Talked About Celebrities of 2014: Beyonce, Kim and More

Published: Wednesday, December 17, 2014, 12:56 [IST]

There are some celebrities who made news every day in 2014. Some of the most talked about Hollywood celebrities of 2014 includes the American reality TV star, Kim Kardashian who with her racy magazine shoots, lavish weddings, and appearances made news every single day. Interestingly, she even made it to the Top 10 most talked about celebrity on Facebook.

Some celebrities were talked for negative reasons. However, we also had some inspiring celebrities in Hollywood who were talked about for their speeches. For example, The Harry Potter star, Emma Watson with her gender equality speech in United Nations made her one of the most talked about celebrities of 2014.

Then we have Miley Cyrus who with her crazy antics and inspirational activities became one of the most talked about celebrities of 2014. The Disney star might have made news mainly for wrong reasons like her sleazy outfits, smoking, racy performances to name a few, however, her VMA's homeless date, Jesse Helt deserved an ovation. Miley has supported homeless peoples group and organisations this year which made her an inspiration for her social work.

It is hard to make a list of most talked about celebrities of 2014, however, we decided to jot down 20 Hollywood celebrities who stayed in major limelight. Take a look..

Beyonce Knowles

Beyonce has recently topped the most searched female celebrity on Google's 2014 list. Her divorce rumours, On The Run Tour, Grammys, VMAs and performance at The White House, everything she did became news.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian has been titled the most searched online celebrity by Bing. She also won the GQ Woman of the Year 2014. With her lavish wedding, naked photo shoot for GQ, travelling with daughter North West, and the recent one, Break the Internet photo shoot makes her one of the most talked about Hollywood celebrities of 2014.

Sam Smith

The British singer shot to fame with his album and has got Grammy nominations as well. Then he revealed his sexual preferences earlier this year which made news. Sam Smith is now going to perform at BRIT Awards which is increasing his fan following further.

Nicki Minaj

Nicki Minaj with her infamous Anaconda music video that contained loads of booty, twerking, grinding and smacking ruled Internet for a long time. Then her wardrobe malfunction on the stage of MTV VMAs 2014 grabbed attention. Recently, Nicki mimicked Kim Kardashian on SNL Night Live which made her all the more famous.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence is the second most female celebrity on Google this year. Her hacking scandal where her private pics leaked online made big news. Then her movie releases and love life with Chris Martin kept her in news. Not to forget her red carpet fall at Oscar 2014 red carpet and photobombing events.

Justin Bieber

He is the controversial star of 2014. He is in fact the most mentioned celebrity on twitter, thanks to his controversial life, his link ups and break ups.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift with her new album, 1989, her performances at Grammys and then Victoria's Secret Fashion Show and feud with Katy Perry made her stay in news.

Selena Gomez

Selena majorly made news for her on-again and off-again romance with Justin Bieber. Her songs just added to the list.

Khloe Kardashian

Be it her booty, her divorce update with estranged husband, Lamar Odom, her reality TV show, or her romance with French Montana, KoKo managed to make news.

Emma Watson

Emma Watson might not have had a big release this year, but her inspirational speech on gender equality at United Nations to launch the HeForShe campaign was completely feminist which made her the talk of the world! Then her style also kept her in news.

Kendall Jenner

The half sister of Kim Kardashian became one of the most talked about models of 2014. At the age of 19, Kendall has walked the runway for ace fashion designers like Marc Jacobs. Then her alleged link up rumours with Justin Bieber, her reality TV shows and sisters kept Kendall in news.

Jay Z

Jay Z is the second most searched male celebrity of 2014. His divorce rumours, feud with wife Beyonce's sister, Solange and then On The Run Tour managed to keep him in news.

Benedict Cumberbatch

Benedict with his excellent performance as Alan Turing in the much talked about movie, The Imitation Game increased his fame further. Then his engagement to Sophie Hunter made him stay in news.

Angelina Jolie

Angelina's biggest moments of 2014 like her long awaited wedding with Brad Pitt, her talked about directed biopic, Unbroken, then one of the highest grossers of 2014, Maleficent made Jolie stay in news.

Jennifer Aniston

Jennifer Aniston is creating a lot of buzz for her performance in the upcoming movie, Cake. Moreover, Jen's interviews for magazines where she spoke about fiance Justin Theroux, pregnancy and cheating ex-husband, Brad Pitt made a lot of news.