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10 seemingly normal celebrities with some very weird habits: from Kim Kardashian and Jennifer Aniston’s plane boarding ritual to Tom Cruise’s bird poop facials and Megan Fox’s Britney Spears obsession

Celebrities from Eileen Gu to Tom Cruise, and Paris Hilton to Kit Harington, have quirky rituals that most would find a little odd. Photos: DPA; AFP; @brettcollins, @kit.harrington.official/Instagram
Celebrities from Eileen Gu to Tom Cruise, and Paris Hilton to Kit Harington, have quirky rituals that most would find a little odd. Photos: DPA; AFP; @brettcollins, @kit.harrington.official/Instagram

  • If you think you’re the only one with an obsessive ritual or unconventional superstition, think again: everyone from Paris Hilton to Serena Williams and James McAvoy have them too
  • The struggle is real for Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington, who says he has ‘OCDs galore’, while model Heidi Klum admits she used to carry a bag of her baby teeth around between modelling gigs

What’s that weird habit, superstition or beauty secret you’d never tell anyone about, because they’d think you’d gone mad? Got it in mind? Good – now compare it to these 10 celebrities, who have all been quizzed about their odd habits by interviewers over the years.

Isn’t it reassuring to know that even the world’s most glamorous and successful people can’t function without their little quirks too?

1. Megan Fox won’t die if she’s listening to Britney

Megan Fox never boards a plane without … Britney Spears. Photo: @meganfox/Instagram
Megan Fox never boards a plane without … Britney Spears. Photo: @meganfox/Instagram
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The Fast and Furious actress told Kelly Clarkson on her show in 2021 that she’s a nervous flyer, but has convinced herself she won’t die while listening to cheesy pop songs from her youth.

“I would throw on certain music that I just knew I wasn’t gonna die to. For me that was Britney Spears,” she said, adding: “You’re not gonna meet God on like a “Oh baby, baby’.”

2. Kit Harington does something weird when he sees ambulances

Kit Harington arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2019, in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP
Kit Harington arrives at the 71st Primetime Emmy Awards in September 2019, in Los Angeles. Photo: Invision/AP

Game of Thrones actor Kit Harington has described himself as having “OCDs galore”, admitting to Jimmy Fallon that he picks up superstitions “very easily”. But he has one habit that’s particularly odd.

“I have to scratch my balls every time I see an ambulance,” he told the host. “Apparently it’s good luck for the people inside. It’s an Italian tradition.”

“This is not a thing at all,” Fallon replied, falling about laughing. “Someone lied to you.”

3. Serena Williams’ ball bouncing

Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, in August 2022, in New York. Photo: AP Photo
Serena Williams, of the United States, returns a shot against Anett Kontaveit, of Estonia, during the second round of the US Open tennis championships, in August 2022, in New York. Photo: AP Photo