All of us have a fear of something. It could be anything from spiders to the dark. People look at celebrities such as Cher or Johnny Depp and think, that they must be perfect. However, even celebrities have phobias. It doesn’t matter how rich you might be or how famous you might be, one day you might have to come face to face with your phobia and confront it.
Check out these 10 Celebrities with Weird Phobias
10. Jennifer Aniston, Whoopi Goldberg and Cher
Can you guess what all of those celebrities have in common? They have a fear of flying. Being afraid to fly might not be a very weird phobia but it was shocking to know that all three of them are afraid to fly. Another celebrity that was afraid of flying use to be Michael Jackson. Due to the fact that so many people are afraid to fly they now have programs available to help you with overcoming it and methods that they can teach you so you’re not scared to fly. If you’re afraid of flying then you suffer from aviophobia.
9. Christina Ricci has a phobia of indoor plants
Christina Ricci is famous for her breakthrough role as Wednesday Addams in both the Addams Family and the Addams Family Values. She was also in Casper, The Ice Storm and Now and Then. People might think that she doesn’t have any fears or phobia’s due to her role as Wednesday Addams but they are mistaken. She’s afraid of indoor plants. She said that she can’t even touch indoor plants. Her phobia is known as botanaphobia.
8. Madonna has a fear of thunder
Believe it or not, Madonna is afraid of thunder. She has a very morbid fear of it. Her fear of thunder is called brontophobia. She also has a fear of becoming old and slipping on stage but her fear of thunder is her biggest fear of all. Who would of thought that someone like Madonna was afraid of thunder?
7. Justin Timberlake is afraid of spiders, sharks and snakes oh my
Justin Timberlake has a big fear of spiders, sharks and snakes. I think that these might be normal things to be afraid of but he completely freaks out and becomes scared around them. If you’re afraid of spiders or small bugs then you have what is known as Arachnophobia. I don’t blame him for being afraid of these things. If I see I spider in the room I tend to be scared of it as well regardless of what kind of spider it might be.
6. Nicole Kidman afraid of butterflies
Personally, I love butterflies. I find them to be peaceful and calming. However, Nicole Kidman is afraid of them. Some of her famous movies include Moulin Rouge! Days of Thunder, Batman Forever and Far and Away. Her fear of butterflies is known as Lepidopterophobe. No matter what she does she said she can’t seem to overcome her fear of butterflies.
5. Orlando Bloom is afraid of pigs
Orlando Bloom is known for being in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. He also is the leading man in Elizabethtown. Other movies that he’s been in include Romeo and Juliet and Pirates of the Caribbean series as Will Turner. One thing that you might not know about him is that he’s afraid of pigs. Being afraid of pigs is known as Swinophobia. One time during the set of the movie “Kingdom of Heaven” a big got loose. He turned around and ran like crazy.
4. Scarlett Johansson has a fear of cockroaches and birds
I don’t blame Scarlett Johansson for having a fear of cockroaches and birds. Scarlett Johansson was fine with being around wild life in the movie We Bought a Zoo but one thing that was not expected was her fear of birds. Being afraid of cockroaches is one thing but being scared of birds, is something else. When you’re afraid of birds it’s called Ornithophobia. Somehow Scarlett Johansson was able to overcome her fears for the movie We Bought a Zoo but she’s still scared of them.
3. Billy Bob Thornton has a fear of antique furniture
Yes, you read that correctly. The famous actor Billy Bob Thornton has a big fear of antique furniture. A couple of movies he was in includes Armageddon and A Simple Plan. He said some of his phobia’s have been exaggerated. He doesn’t mind antiques such as chairs. He has a problem with English/French/Scottish furniture that’s old and possibly might have mildew on it. He said yes, this even means some of the furniture that kings might have used.
2. Pamela Anderson is afraid of her reflection
Pamela Anderson admitted that she has a big fear of mirrors and of her own reflection. She doesn’t like any surfaces that might reflect her image. She said it literally just gives her the heebie-jeebies. She doesn’t even watch herself whenever she’s on TV for this reason. It sounds like she has a case of Spectrophobia, which is when a person is afraid of reflections.
1. Johnny Depp has a fear of clowns
Who would have thought that Johnny Depp had a fear of clowns? He said the main reason as to why he’s afraid of clowns is because you can’t tell whenever they are really happy or if they are upset and might bite off your face. He also felt clowns had a potential for possible real evil. Johnny Depp is not alone with having a fear of clowns. If you are afraid of clowns then that means you have a specific type of phobia called Coulrophobia.
Conclusion
Never let fear hold you back. These celebrities continued to move forward regardless of their fears. If your fear is a really something that’s causing you problems you might want to consider counseling or meditation for it in order to help you overcome your fear.