What happens to all that fan mail that celebrities get? Jon Kelly found out:

• Some such as Robert Pattinson of Twilight fame try to read it. Others such as Ringo Starr destroy it. Most outsource the reading of it.
• A company that has represented Johnny Depp, Rob Lowe and Michael J. Fox in the past currently represents 26 celebrities and goes through 20,000 items of mail a month.
• Television actors generate more mails than movie stars – possibly because we watch them in our living rooms rather than a theater, making them more accessible.
• Candy that is sent gets thrown out. It might be drugged.
• Other gifts such as soft toys are distributed to local hospitals.
• The letters themselves get shredded and recycled.

Read more about how various celebrities deal with their fan mail, what fans get in return for the effort of sending a letter, and what the letters generally say over here.

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Source: BBC