Remember Mad Men star January Jones? We don't blame you if you don't. She has done films, shows and most of them have been blockbusters. She has been in some of the most successful franchises and yet has no standing as an actor. She’s fierce talented and versatile and yet isn’t exactly an A-lister and has no real connect.
It's not that people don't like her. She has been applauded for her acting chops and her choice of roles and is perhaps one of the hottest 40-year-old actresses in the industry. Why then hasn't she been in any successful ventures in the last two years? Why did Hollywood drop her?
After her stint in Mad Men, women and men both began looking upto her. She played one of televisions fiercest characters, that too in a male-dominated cast. She was also a recurring character and is now basically jobless which is very surprising.
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January's stint as Betty Draper in Mad Men had been unanimously applauded. Nobody could play the suburban housewife and yet be so significant and relevant except January. Many people even said that January was one of the best characters on the show.
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Journalists have often claimed that January is cold and aloof. Reports had emerged that January doesn't really make an effort to cooperate with paparazzi or even say yes to features.
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What's sad is that January is gorgeous and is perhaps the most convincing flag-bearer of the '40 is the new 30' trend. And her despite having such a unique look, January has failed to acquire substantial success.
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January welcomed her first child a few years ago but her fans have been kept away from her kid. In fact January makes an effort to never speak or even be pictured with her child. And while the issue of privacy is totally January's call, fans have been miffed at being kept away from such an important part of her life.
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January has not made public, who the father of her child is. She is not married and was not in a steady relationship when she conceived, so naturally her fans were curious as to who the dad is. But so far January hadn't felt the need to talk about it.
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January is an intensely private about her love life. But how private is too private when it comes to a star? January's close relationship with her Mad Men co-star Jon Hamm has often made news. They had an incredible chemistry on and off screen and were best buds. Reports often suggested that the two have been on secret dates. Even if the rumours are true neither Jon nor January have ever addressed their relationship.
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January is a tremendous actress and yet she doesn't really fetch much profit at the box office. Many of her fans believe that January was never meant for mainstream showbiz but would actually work great in indie or alternative cinema.
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January is 40-years-old and many people think she's too old for a proper career revival. She might get good offers but getting the stardom which Hollywood owed her twenty years ago is very difficult.
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It's obvious that January only goes for empowering roles but is that affecting her career? Hollywood does have an out of sight, out of mind policy. Plus, failures might not be cause for celebrations but they keep one in the news and almost every star has had some flops in his/her career.
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Like several actresses of her generation, like Kate Hudson and Gwyneth Paltrow, January can't really seem to find a connection with her audiences. She does almost no films so fans can't really talk about it. All they see is her living a fun and fabulous life with which they can't relate to.
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If Blake Lively and Chrissy Teigen have shown us anything, it's that Hollywood stars can build a brand out of their personal life and relationships. From their love life to their kids to their workout sessions, Hollywood stars share everything with fans and it also helps them stay in the headlines. But January obviously has no such urgency.
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January Jones has an excellent Instagram presence and yet that does nothing for her career or her mass connect. In fact her posh lifestyle alienates her further away from her fans.
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January is incredibly talented and has been in some remarkable movies like X-Men: First Class and We Are Marshall. And yet she herself has never been a part of the A-lister league as she failed to carve out a niche for herself.
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Showbiz is fickle and in every project, be it on TV or on the big screen, a strong cast is necessary. If not a solid cast, at least somebody who's definitely a bankable name. But sadly January is not one. What Blake Lively and Naomi Watts could do, January couldn't.
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What having a questionable career didn't spoil, dating a reality star did. Rumours surfaced a few months back which claimed January is dating reality TV star Nick Viall. Though January has denied dating him, the rumours did their job to dampen her aspiring A-lister status.
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