Unique Or What?

Just a thought (you could probably treat it as a question if you like): We all have idols, they could be family members, celebrities or world leaders. Does it mean that we want to be like them or maybe BE THEM? Is this a matter of losing out on some part of our individuality through this? I'm partial to the fact that, yes, we do idolize people, but I'm thinking that some of us probably want to be like our idols for all the goodness we see in them, and that's probably why we admire these people in the first place, not really be exactly like them.

But, when it comes to being an individual again, there are people who want to be like their idols and adopt all their ways of life whether they may be desirable or the otherwise. What can be said for such people? Aren't they missing out on something we call individuality? Being themselves, being a prominent one in the pack.