I don’t think you can bundle all people with narcissistic tendencies into one bundle of narc - they aren’t all god like creatures walking around who all behave in one way.
Someone said earlier, there are lots of different ways narcissism displays itself - some people are vain and self centred (posing in front of homeless people for Insta) but generally manage to live a relatively typical life
Some people just naturally have high self esteem and have a lot of confidence - we are so used to talking about getting this as a society (esp females) but when we see it we think ‘who do they think they are?’ and people start a Tattle thread about them
Some people are very ‘fragile’ and constantly in a crisis that needs attention fed into it all the time. Always a drama, trapped in a loop of attention seeking.
The narc that is famous is a charming snake oil salesman type. But that’s a stereotype. There are lots of ways to get attention/validation
I think in 80’s and 90’s our parents were aware of this self-esteem movement and child led parenting (to move away from the corporal punishment period of parenting) and were encouraged to tell kids how great they are to feel good about themselves
Becoming an actor is all about external validation from your peers and fans. So this is open to creating an unhealthy dynamic where one moment you are at the top, and the next, at the bottom. So of course they may spend all their time trying to claw up to the top to keep their status and financially stable.
Alice is a bit of a typical brat. She was really pretty and outgoing, probably didn’t have to work too hard to get what she wanted. If she was 20yo in today’s world she would be all over SM, hanging off Scott Disick in the side bar of shame, saying controversial political crap for attention and moaning about ‘haters’. I think this is because she doesn’t really know who she is or have a purpose, she’s lost. She’s scared of being alone so builds herself a fortress of FM’s so she can live in her echo chamber, as the queen. Ioan was a doting pleb who made her his queen and pandered to her for years and years. He got her a nanny because of her health. He put up and shut up with lots of things, regressing into weird baby talk to sooth her and make her feel secure.
Comparing losing your mum and your dad cutting you off at 33 vs your 8yo going through her parents divorce is really key here - Alice is emotionally very damaged and has a very angry inner child. Ioan soothed it, and now Ella is.
Glad that wasn’t the case and woofy continues the good fight 
