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Daily Mail
28-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
The weirdest (and unhealthy) lengths celebs go to in order to get their red carpet looks from questionable cookie diets to uncomfortable colonics
They say it takes a village to get celebrities red carpet ready. Some superstars have succumbed to a series of increasingly unorthodox and occasionally unhealthy methods in a bid to get their red carpet looks proving it's not always fun and games being a celebrity. From colonic irrigation to questionable cookie diets, extreme carb-cutting, obsessive calorie counting and rigorous juice cleansing, there's not much your average celebrity hasn't tried in their quest for what they deem to be the perfect body. But many of the strict dieting techniques come with some little-known side effects, and some A-list stars have opened up about their own shocking stories trying out these unconventional methods. 1. KOURTNEY KARDASHIAN - THE KETO DIET WHAT IS THE KETO DIET? The Ketogenic diet defines a low-carb, high-fat way of eating. Following this eating plan forces the body into a metabolic state, known as ketosis, which starves the body of carbohydrates but not calories. Carbs are shunned in the keto diet as they cause the body to produce glucose, which is used as energy over fat. Keto diets therefore lead to weight loss as they make the body burn fat as its primary energy source. On the diet, followers can eat: Meat Leafy greens and most vegetables Full-fat dairy Nuts and seeds Avocadoes and berries Fats, such as coconut oil People cannot eat: Grains, including rice and wheat Sugar, like honey and maple syrup Most fruit White or sweet potatoes Image-conscious Kourtney Kardashian made two attempts at losing weight on the keto diet, but in 2020 confirmed she had given it up for good. She now focuses on well-balanced meals and engaging in regular exercise to achieve a healthy, well-toned body. According to Medical News Today, the keto diet refers to a ketogenic diet, which is a high-fat, adequate-protein, low-carb diet. The main goal of the food plan is to get more calories from protein and fat than from carbs. It works by depleting your body of its store of sugar, so it will start to break down protein and fat for energy, causing ketosis. Ketosis is a metabolic process that involves fat providing most of the fuel for the body, rather than energy coming from foods eaten. Speaking to Health magazine in 2020, Kourtney revealed she had quit the keto diet but confirmed her household remains gluten and dairy-free. She said: 'I noticed that my body changed for the better when I quit the Keto.' 2. ASHTON KUTCHER - THE FRUITARIAN DIET In 2013 Ashton was hospitalized after trying a fruitarian diet in preparation for his role as Steve Jobs in the biopic Jobs. The actor said at the time that he was rushed to hospital before shooting his new movie Jobs about the late entrepreneur after embarking on a fruit-only diet for the biopic, favoured by the Apple co-founder who died of pancreatic cancer in 2011. He told USA Today newspaper at the premiere of the movie at the Sundance Film Festival: 'First of all, the fruitarian diet can lead to like severe issues. 'I went to the hospital like two days before we started shooting the movie. I was doubled over in pain. 'My pancreas levels were like completely out of whack. It was really terrifying... considering everything.' He studied hundreds of hours of footage of Steve for the role and claimed he discovered they had a lot in common. A fruitarian diet is a vegan diet primarily focused on consuming raw fruits, with some variations including nuts, seeds, and some vegetables. It's considered a restrictive eating pattern and may pose nutritional risks if not carefully planned. 5. KATY PERRY - THE M PLAN American singer Katy Perry was thought to have tried a mushroom based diet in a bid to lose weight as far back as 2012. Dubbed the 'M-Plan', the diet was devised to help women lose weight from their tums, bums, thighs and upper arms, but still keep their bust intact. It promised to help women lose weight from the stubborn areas over a 14-day period by replacing just one regular lunchtime snack or dinner with a mushroom inspired dish. Other celebrities to have been linked with the fad include Emmerdale and Waterloo Road star, Roxanne Pallett and Kelly Osbourne, who both previously claimed to have lost dress sizes from eating raw mushrooms regularly. Speaking in 2013, Katy admitted she had cut all junk food out of her diet while shaping up for a forthcoming tour. She told Rolling Stone: 'After this interview I'm going to have a nice healthy breakfast. I'm on a meal plan, which absolutely sucks...' 3. JENNIFER LOPEZ & GWYNETH PALTROW - COLON HYDROTHERAPY It's a treatment that can be traced back to ancient times and has celebrity fans including Jennifer Lopez and Gwyneth Paltrow. But the term colonic irrigation - not the mention what the procedure actually involves - is far from glamorous. In an attempt to make it sound more appealing, the treatment has since been rebranded as 'colonic hydrotherapy'. The practice, which involves flushing the colon with about 60 litres of water via a tube inserted into the rectum, is said to promote health and well-being by ridding the body of toxins. The idea is that for around £90 a time, people can have their digestive tract cleansed and purified leaving them feeling fresh and not bloated with a flatter stomach and renewed energy. Advocating the procedure on her Goop lifestyle website, Gwyneth wrote: 'For the uninitiated, a colonic is essentially a way to hydrate and irrigate your colon – a section of your intestines that's approximately five feet long – by filling it with warm water and then flushing it out repeatedly.' Other celebrity fans reportedly include supermodel Cindy Crawford, TV personality Paris Hilton and R&B singer Beyoncé. But despite its popularity, re-branding, and claims at being good for you, there have been no studies that prove a scientific benefit. 4. GWYNETH PALTROW (AGAIN) - THE GOOP CLEAN PROGRAM The three-week long $475 cleanse was designed by cardiologist and detoxification expert Dr. Alejandro Junger. The program, tried and tested by Paltrow, 'involves an easy-to-follow formula' of daily shakes, supplements, and whole food recipes, and it calls for participants to eliminate soy, dairy, gluten, plant-based protein, refined sugars, grains, several different fruits, and alcohol. The program includes two vegan meal-replacement shakes per day, one 'solid, clean' meal for lunch, and a daily regimen of 24 supplements. According to Gwyneth, the cleanse made her feel 'pure and happy and much lighter', with the Goop founder gushing that the program is 'amazing'. Posting on her Goop lifestyle blog in 2020, she wrote: 'I've used Clean in the past with great results, losing a few pounds and kickstarting a healthier and more energetic New Year.' It's not for everyone, and with good reason, but the prospect of eating 14 jars of baby food a day apparently appealed to the likes of Jennifer Aniston It's not for everyone, and with good reason, but the prospect of eating 14 jars of baby food a day apparently appealed to the likes of Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. As the name suggests, the Baby Food Diet involves substituting adult foods for soft, spoon fed jars of baby food. Each one contains roughly 80 calories, meaning 14 consumed each day will provide users with a daily intake of around 1,000 calories. The diet be offset with one adult low-calorie meal per day, but the minimal calorie intake calls into question its long-term benefits. Regardless, sales in dry baby food were given a significant 59% boost, while wet baby food sales went up by 20% following claims that Reese Witherspoon had tried the diet. Reports of the diet began to circulate in 2010 when Jennifer was said to be using it to get in shape for her rom-com Just Go With It. Aniston, it was reported, was eating 14 portions of baby food purees a day followed by a grown-up dinner of grilled fish and green vegetables in the evening and had managed to lose 7lbs in a week - not recommended at all. Pictures of her with co-star Brooklyn Decker showed then then 41-year-old Aniston looking every bit as toned as the Sports Illustrated model, 18 years her junior. Cheryl Cole, in preparation for her appearance as a judge on the U.S. version of the X Factor, also reportedly turned to the outrageous diet. 6. NICOLE 'SNOOKI' POLIZZI - THE COOKIE DIET On paper it sounds perfect, but could you really live on a diet of cookies? Originally trademarked by Australian Dr. Sanford Siegal in 1975, the bizarre diet is based on meal replacement... in the form of a biscuit. Featuring ingredients including milk, sugar, eggs, wheat and a 'secret amino acid protein mix' that kerbs hunger pangs, the diet has been tried and tested by a number of celebrities - notably Jersey Shore star Nicole 'Snooki' Polizzi. Snooki reportedly tried the diet in 2010, with the reality TV personality consuming just six 90-calorie cookies and one small meal each day. The diet involves swapping breakfast, lunch and any snacks in between for just six of the brand's special biscuits - available in flavours including butterscotch, cinnamon oatmeal, chocolate brownie, blueberry, banana and maple syrup - or nine of the little 60-calorie ones. You are permitted to eat a healthy, sensible dinner - just so long as your daily calorific intake does not top 1,200 calories. The cookies - which, according to Madonna, made her then-husband Ritchie lose his sex drive in 2008 - are made from fibrous grains such as oats, fruit and amino acids, and the diet claims to help you drop 10lb per month. In 2009, Kim Kardashian publicly denied turning to the diet after an article on named her as a celebrity advocate. 'Not true! I would never do this unhealthy diet! I do QuickTrim!' she tweeted at the time.
Daily Mail
27-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
EXCLUSIVE Cotswolds power list revealed by society snitches: The ultimate knives-out guide
Beyonce and Jay Z house-hunting in the Cotswolds proves what locals have long known: it's no longer just a weekend spot for hedge funders and heritage breeds – it's where the world's most powerful people are coming to put down roots. The Cotswolds has undergone a radical transformation. The lanes are still winding, the walls still honey-stoned – but behind the gates these days are A-list stars, media moguls and Hollywood exports planting vines and rewilding their tennis courts.
Daily Mail
21-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Pedro Pascal stuns economy passengers by jetting to France on a budget flight after 'queuing like a normal person' ahead of the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Eddington
It's not every day you share an economy flight with a Hollywood star, but that's exactly what happened to a group of France bound passengers on Thursday. The hugely popular actor left his fellow travellers stunned with an unlikely appearance in coach as he flew to the French Riviera for the 78th Cannes Film Festival. Pascal, 50 - who is currently starring in the second series of post-apocalyptic drama The Last Of Us - was making the trip for the official premiere of his latest film, Eddington. But he eschewed the private jets and luxury first class treatment afforded many A-list stars, opting instead to hunker down in economy class - much to the astonishment of those on the same flight. Video footage shared across X showed the actor 'queuing like a normal person' at a crowded terminal gate as he prepared to board his flight. From A-list scandals and red carpet mishaps to exclusive pictures and viral moments, subscribe to the Daily Mail's new showbiz newsletter to stay in the loop. He was later seen stowing his designer hand-luggage in an overhead compartment before settling into one of the plane's cramped coach seats. Pascal was even seen mingling with airline stewards after rising from his seat to stretch his legs in one of the carriage's narrow aisles. Following their arrival in the south-of-France, the actor was forced to return to the plane after apparently leaving his mobile phone on board. Playing his unexpected appearance for laughs, one traveller - also bound for the Cannes Film Festival premiere of Eddington - pretended the actor had followed him across the Atlantic before turning up at the same event. Commenting on the post, one X user wrote: 'All jokes aside, the fact he flew economy makes me love him even more.' A second added: 'That's awesome.' While a third joked: 'Wow, the security at Cannes even spotted him on their huge oversized security monitors. Why didn't they grab him?' Hours later, the premiere of indie director Ari Aster's latest film, Eddington, attracted a particularly glitzy crowd to the Cannes Film Festival's red carpet, with Pascal, Joaquin Phoenix and Angelina Jolie in attendance. He was seen stowing his designer hand-luggage in an overhead compartment before settling into one of the plane's cramped coach seats Eddington pits Pascal, who plays a small-town mayor, against Phoenix's downbeat sheriff in an election campaign that kicks off as tensions over COVID-19 mask policies and the Black Lives Matter protests were both reaching their apex in 2020. Industry publication IndieWire gave the film set in the U.S. state of New Mexico top marks, calling it the "first truly modern American Western" while the BBC said the "deranged," star-studded thriller would leave audiences breathless. Austin Butler, who plays a new-age guru, and Emma Stone, who plays Phoenix's wife, were also in Cannes for the film's premiere on Friday, as were Phoenix's partner, Rooney Mara, and actor Harris Dickinson, who is in Cannes to promote his directorial debut Urchin. Like Aster's three other features, Eddington will be released by independent distributor A24 and is set to hit theatres in the United States on July 18. The new film marks the U.S. director's second time working with Phoenix after 2023's Beau Is Afraid. He made his name as the maker of elevated horror films Hereditary and Midsommar.
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Vogue
19-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Vogue
A$AP Rocky, Spike Lee, and Denzel Washington Are the Most Delightful Trio at Cannes
The only thing better than a notable A-lister hitting the red carpet at the annual Cannes Film Festival? Three A-listers hitting the red carpet together. Earlier today in France, the cast and crew of Spike Lee's new film, Highest 2 Lowest, attended their photo call ahead of the movie's grand premiere—including lead stars A$AP Rocky and Denzel Washington. Uniting for a (pretty epic) photo op, Lee, Rocky, and Washington totally stole the show. We're only halfway through the festival, but we've already dubbed them the most delightful Cannes trio of 2025. Sue us! For starters, their outfits were coordinated to perfection. Ever the modern-day dandy (he wasn't a Vogue cover star and Met Gala co-chair for nothing), Rocky looked slick in a white single-breasted suit by Miu Miu, a black shirt, and leather loafers. On each side of him, Lee and Washington complemented his black-and-white color scheme—Washington in a black tee and pants, Lee in a white tee and trousers. The coordination? An icons-only move.
The Sun
19-05-2025
- Business
- The Sun
‘World's most comfortable loafer' with ‘superior shock absorption' & classic Brit design is selling for £550 a pair
A TOP shoe brand popular with A-list stars has created the world's most comfortable loafer – worth £550 a pair. The 'Harley loafer' was designed by iconic British footwear firm Harrys London, which says the boot reduces pressure on muscles and bones by as much as 400 per cent. 2 The new shoe, unveiled today in London, took three years to design and was created in collaboration with one of the capital's top podiatrists. British men take an average of between 5,000 and 10,000 steps a day - causing natural wear and tear on the feet. Putting too much weight on the feet is even considered a common cause of bone, joint and muscle-related injuries. The new shoe uses a brand-new gel called Technogel to offer maximum comfort to wearers while still staying trendy. The loafer was put through its paces by foot expert Ron McCulloch, who said: 'The key thing about the Harley shoe is that it offers significantly more additional shock absorption and stability compared to other types of shoe on the market.' 'The shoe could potentially be very valuable for people who suffer from foot or heel pain and or are likely to develop either as a consequence of their foot structures.' James Moore, Founder of the Marylebone Health Group, which aided the design, added: 'We've applied the latest in biomechanics and sports science to create footwear that doesn't just look exceptional but actively enhances the way people move and feel." Harrys London counts A-listers including Jason Isaacs, Sam Claflin, Donald Glover and Sam Fender among their list of clients. The firm's boss Sean Dixon said: 'The brand has sold over 100,000 pairs of loafers to in-the-know Londoners for nearly 25 years and has built up a loyal A-list and discerning clientele. 'The Harley was the natural step for us – responding to customer demand for comfort but with no compromise on style.'
