I don't think that there's been one example in history where somebody has openly talked about their personal life and it's done them any good.
I have done well out of TV, but not well enough to buy football clubs. I'm not sure it's ever a way to make money.
There was a great deal of peer recognition to be gained in elementary school by being able to draw well. One girl could draw horses so well, she was looked upon as a kind of sorceress.