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He remained one of the world's most revered public figures, combining celebrity sparkle with an unwavering message of freedom, respect and human rights.

I find it really difficult to understand "combining celebrity sparkle". Does combining modify celebrity and is Sparkle a noun here?

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Two qualities are combined in this person:

  • Celebrity sparkle
  • An unwavering message of freedom, respect and human rights

I interpret "celebrity sparkle" to mean "the positive, attractive, bright, charismatic aura that surrounds a celebrity."

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    (And yes, "sparkle" is being used as a noun. Or rather, "celebrity sparkle" is being used a single noun-phrase, like "salesperson experience.") – Andy Bonner Oct 08 '21 at 18:41