By Jessica Wedemeyer
8:33am PDT, Aug 23, 2019
Celebrities truly are a breed of their own! Wonderwall.com rounded up several recent examples of how stars are nothing like us, starting with our favorite diva's over-the-top birthday… Jennifer Lopez celebrated her 50th b-day in July 2019 with a wedding-sized bash for 250 guests at Emilio Estefan and Gloria Estefan's mansion on Star Island in Miami. She also celebrated with a lavish gift from fiancé Alex Rodriguez: a red 2019 Porsche 911 GT3 convertible. The superstar took out her new whip — which reportedly starts somewhere in the neighborhood of $120,700 — for a test run on July 24, and according to a video A-Rod posted on YouTube five days later, it was the first time the superstar had driven a car in 25 years! After her beau revealed her surprise gift, J.Lo exclaimed, "Oh my God, I'm gonna have to drive? … I've never driven a car like that. … I've never driven a car period!" (Hey, if she doesn't want the car, we'd be happy to take it off her hands!) Now keep reading for more proof that stars are nothing like us…
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On July 27, 2019, The Mail on Sunday reported that in his new book, "Friends with Benefits," New York Times bestselling author Ian Halperin details Jennifer Aniston's $242K-per-year "inner and outer health" regimen, which reportedly includes therapy, yoga and laser skin resurfacing. According to the British tabloid, the writer alleges that the actress spends more than $1,500 per month on her skincare regimen, which includes high-end facial oils and serums. She reportedly spends nearly $1K per session to have her hair highlighted and drops nearly $4K per month on her trainer — her diet coach costs about the same per month. "Six figures a year are spent on clothes and even greater sums on travel, which Aniston believes is 'key to staying young and curious,'" writes the tab.
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Just another day in the life of an A-list celebrity? Around the same time that he was photographed helping Oprah Winfrey ride a bicycle during Google Camp in Sicily (see the photos here), Bradley Cooper was also caught on camera saving Katy Perry from taking a tumble into the shallows as she struggled to board a dinghy on the rocky Italian coast. (See those photos here.) The pop star, the Oscar-nominated actor and the media mogul were just a few of the bold-faced names who flocked to Sicily for Google Camp in late July and early August 2019. When they weren't meeting to discuss global warming during the three-day summit, which reportedly cost the tech company a whopping $20M to produce, the A-listers were sailing the open seas aboard the Eos, Barry Diller's $200M definitely-not-environmentally-friendly yacht.
Blue Ivy Carter is just 7 years old and she already has a hit single: Beyonce and JAY-Z's firstborn child landed on the Billboard Hot 100 during the first week of August 2019 with "Brown Skin Girl," a song from her mom's "The Lion King" companion album, "The Lion King: The Gift." Blue is credited as a songwriter and featured vocalist on the track, which peaked at No. 76 on the chart.
If you think it's stressful hosting friends from out of town for a weekend visit, just imagine this… In mid-August 2019, Elton John and husband David Furnish hosted longtime friend Prince Harry, his wife Duchess Meghan and their new son, Archie, for a "private stay" at their home in Nice, France. The royal family made headlines when they arrived at the beachy vacation destination via an expensive private jet that many critics assumed was paid for by the palace, but on Aug. 19, 2019, the superstar took to Twitter to explain that he footed the bill: "After a hectic year continuing their hard work and dedication to charity, David and I wanted the young family to have a private holiday inside the safety and tranquility of our home. To maintain a high level of much-needed protection, we provided them with a private jet flight," Elton tweeted.
In other royal vacay news… In July 2019, Prince William and Duchess Kate reportedly dropped around $68K on a two-week stay at the Villa Antilles in the Endeavor Hills on the Caribbean island of Mustique. The duo — along with their three kids and Kate's parents — enjoyed the property's many star-worthy features, including a 60-foot infinity pool overlooking the ocean, a private garden, an al fresco dining space and in-house staff including a chef, a housekeeper and a butler.
Travis Scott pulled out all the stops for Kylie Jenner's 22nd birthday: On Aug. 5, 2019, the makeup mogul woke up to discover that the rapper covered the floor in her home's expansive foyer with thousands of rose petals. "My house is covered in ROSES! @travisscott and it's not even my birthday yet!!!!! Omg," she captioned a video on Instagram. (J'Adore Les Fleurs told E! News that the petals likely cost somewhere around $25K.) But that's not all… He also gifted her a custom Eliantte diamond-encrusted chain featuring a pendant modeled after her Kylie Cosmetics logo. (See it up close here.) Jewelry experts told E! News that the bling likely cost somewhere between $375K and $500K. That was the least of Kylie's birthday expenses, though…
Kylie Jenner celebrated her actual 22nd birthday aboard the Tranquility, a 300-foot-long superyacht worth $250M that costs a jaw-dropping $1.2M per week to charter. The boat reportedly accommodates 22 guests and features 10 cabins, a sauna, a steam room, a Jacuzzi, a helipad, a beauty salon, a spa, a theater, a gym, a massage room and a swimming pool, as well as a 29-person crew. The makeup mogul's guests included boyfriend Travis Scott and daughter Stormi Webster, mom Kris Jenner and boyfriend Corey Gamble, Scott Disick and girlfriend Sofia Richie and Kylie's pal Stassie Karanikolaou.
Here's yet more proof that Kylie Jenner is nothing like us: In late July 2019, HopperHQ released the Instagram Rich List, an annual report on how much celebrities make per post on the photo-sharing platform. Naturally, the makeup mogul claimed the No. 1 spot with her fee of $1.26M per post. Ariana Grande came in second at $996K per post. Kylie's big sis Kim Kardashian West is fourth at $910K per post, while Selena Gomez rounds out the top five at $886K per post. (Soccer star Cristiano Ronaldo claimed the No. 3 spot.)
Kylie Jenner's daughter, Stormi Webster, is pretty extra too! The makeup mogul took to her Instagram Story on July 24, 2019, to debut the first piece of merch dedicated to the 1 year old: a tie-dye hoodie with a "Stormi World" sun-and-rainstorm logo on the breast. "Who's ready for Stormi merch?" the proud mama wrote across the pic. (Definitely not Stormi, who would probably be just fine with a hoodie from babyGap.) Kylie filed a trademark for "Stormiworld" back in February.
On the Aug. 11, 2019, episode of "Flip It Like Disick," Scott Disick built his three kids a luxury playhouse that he claims costs "upwards of $100K." Said the reality star of the playhouse, which is nicer than the actual homes occupied by millions of Americans, "I was inspired by a picture I saw in Forbes magazine of a really cool structure I saw in Mexico. … One of the things that drew me to this hotel in Baja was all the different woods that were being used in one. I want to basically do this same thing in this playhouse in the backyard." The playhouse features Ipe lumber, recess lighting, hardwood floors, central air conditioning and a loft. "Honestly, it's pretty amazing altogether," said the father of three. … Yeah, no kidding! (See it here.)
Britney Spears infuriated fans on Aug. 15, 2019, when she took to Instagram to show off a pair of $6,000 Christian Louboutin heels that she's never even worn before: "Four years ago I bought my first pair of Christian Louboutin snakeskin heels that were 6,000 dollars …. PS I've never worn them!!!!" she wrote in the caption. Can you imagine spending that much money on a piece of clothing and then tucking it away in your closet?!
On the Aug. 15, 2019, episode of "The Late Show with Stephen Colbert," Kirsten Dunst revealed that she couldn't hold Ennis, her son with partner Jesse Plemons, on Sundays because of her job playing a woman who works at a Florida waterpark on the upcoming Showtime series "On Becoming a God in Central Florida." Why exactly? "I had a spray tan every Sunday for this role," she said. "I remember Monday morning my mother-in-law is texting me. She's like, 'I think Ennis has a little bit of brown, reddish hair coming in right here!' I was like, 'Lisa, that's my spray tan!' So on Sundays, I couldn't hold my kid. … I couldn't put him to bed on Sunday nights because I would just get spray tan all over him!" Only in Hollyweird!
On Aug. 13, 2019, Chrissy Teigen took to her Instagram Story to chronicle her first time getting Botox … in her armpits. "BOTOXED MY ARMPITS. TRULY BEST MOVE I HAVE EVER MADE. I can wear silk again without soaking woohoo!" she wrote across a clip showing a doctor at work on one of her pits. The procedure treats hyperhidrosis — or excessive sweating. Hey, don't knock it till you've tried it, we guess!
It pays to be a Swiftie! On Aug. 12, 2019, a Canadian Taylor Swift fan named Ayesha Khurram took to Instagram to reveal that two hours after she "posted about struggling with paying for tuition," she received an email informing her that Taylor Nation, LLC sent her about $4,800 to cover her school expenses. "Ayesha, get your learn on girl. I love you!" read a note that accompanied the donation receipt. "i have no words and i can't stop crying," Ayesha wrote on Instagram before profusely thanking the superstar for her generous gift.
In other "Taylor Swift is loaded" news… Page Six reported on Aug. 19, 2019, that, according to a source, the pop star is looking to drop up to $30M on "a grand home in London with two kitchens" so she and her boyfriend of nearly three years, Joe Alwyn, can live together. "They've been splitting their time between [his native] London and [her home in] Nashville — and she keeps sending her jet for him so they can be together. She has three private jets and even her own hangar," said a source. Three private jets. THREE!
Jenny McCarthy dropped the big bucks on husband Donnie Wahlberg's star-studded Versace-themed 50th birthday party in Chicago on Aug. 17, 2019. According to Page Six, the blonde beauty donned two expensive ensembles during the bash. First, she sported a $4,650 skirt and a pair of matching sneakers worth $995. She later changed into a $375 tube top and a matching pencil skirt worth $795. She also wore a pair of $295 Versace shades throughout the evening. The birthday boy, meanwhile, started the evening in a $3,945 blazer with matching sneakers that retail for $995. He also changed into a second look later in the night. Ten days before the bash, Jenny told multiple media outlets, "I'll be paying this party off until I'm 90. Truly. … I'm going as far as I can without filing for bankruptcy. I wanted to give him, like, the greatest party ever because he's been the most wonderful human being — not only with me but with everyone he knows."
We love ketchup just as much as the next guy, but you won't see Heinz dedicating a bottle to us anytime soon… In mid-August 2019, the condiment company took to Instagram to reveal that they made 150 bottles featuring a special label modeled after Ed Sheeran's tattoo sleeve as part of a sweepstakes with Paddle8. "We LOVE working with our no.1 fan," they captioned a photo of the singer posing with one of the custom bottles of ketchup. A few days later, on Aug. 15, one of the specialty bottles sold for around $1,820 at Christie's Auction House in London … in "what is believed to be a world record price for a bottle of ketchup," according to the brand.
Need more proof that Ed Sheeran is nothing like us? The Sun reported on July 21, 2019, that in an effort to curb noise complaints, the singer-songwriter dropped $5 million to snap up two properties next door to his $24.7 million home in London, as well as the apartment above the Fat Punt, the new restaurant, bar and music venue he owns in London's Notting Hill neighborhood.
On Aug. 9, 2019, Lady Gaga took to Facebook to announce her plans to "fully fund the classroom project needs" of 14 classrooms in Dayton, Ohio, 125 classrooms in El Paso, Texas, and 23 classrooms in Gilroy, California — the sites of recent mass shootings — through her Born This Way Foundation. She explained, "[These classrooms] will now have access to the support they need to inspire their students to work together and bring their dreams to life."
Kanye West spared no expense celebrating the recent birthday of one of the men who made him a star. According to TMZ, the rapper dropped off a custom 2019 Lamborghini SUV at the birthday party of his former manager, John Monopoly, in West Hollywood on Aug. 7, 2019. The custom ride reportedly set him back a whopping $300K. John took to Instagram to show off his new whip, captioning a photo of himself and Ye, "Happy BDAY to me!!!! Words cannot express my gratitude …. I'm at a complete loss."
During an interview with The Guardian that hit the Internet on July 28, 2019, Gemma Chan dropped an envy-inducing anecdote about Celine Dion's behavior when they somehow ended up on the same bus to a 2019 Met Gala afterparty: "It was me and her and her dancers, just dancing on this bus. It was the best half an hour of my life," said the "Crazy Rich Asians" actress. "I can't believe it happened. Nothing will top that. I pole-danced on a bus with Celine Dion." Words we only wish we could say ourselves!
On the Aug. 12, 2019, episode of his "Hotboxin' with Mike Tyson" podcast, the superstar boxer revealed that he and his colleagues smoke around $40K of marijuana (or 10 tons of weed) each month at Tyson Ranch, his cannabis company's home base. He also revealed that the most expensive piece of jewelry he's ever purchased is a $7M diamond chain necklace.
