Deer

A breathtaking talent undone by emotional fragility and public skittishness.

LeAnn Rimes burst onto the scene as a breathtakingly gifted vocalist at just 13, all grace and raw beauty — classic deer energy. But her public life has been defined by emotional volatility, highly publicised personal crises including her affair with Eddie Cibrian and subsequent Twitter feuds, and a vulnerability she struggles to contain under scrutiny. Like a deer, she is physically and artistically stunning but internally high-strung, visibly rattled by the spotlight that simultaneously defines her.