Fig. an obsession with celebrities, movies, and the theater. (Alludes to movie stars. *Typically: get ~; have ~; give one ~.) Many young people have stars in their eyes at this age. Anne has stars in her eyes. she wants to go to Hollywood.
someone who has stars in their eyes is very excited and hopeful about the future and imagines they are going to be very successful and famous She was a girl with stars in her eyes and dreams of becoming famous.