Stars With Awful Personal Hygiene

Remember how actor Gwyneth Paltrow swore off ever going to the Met Gala again in 2013? The Oscar winner complained that the scene was too hot and sweaty for her, but it turns out it was probably an even worse experience for anyone who stood next to her. "Poor Gwyneth looked picture-perfect, but it must have been the hot lights that caused her to be a little strong on the nose," an insider told the National Enquirer. "It was pretty pungent, and I don't think she had a clue. I saw at least two people wave their hands in front of their noses after passing her."

A friend of the actor made an excuse for her, telling the tab, "Gwyneth has heard that aluminum is supposedly carcinogenic, and that putting an aluminum-based deodorant directly on those sensitive armpit glands can increase the chances of breast cancer. She's trying out new deodorants; she's bound to fail with some of them ... but Gwyneth tells pals she'd rather be smelly than dead." For the record, the American Cancer Society disagrees with Paltrow.

America's sweetheart supposedly stinks. Actor Julia Roberts told Oprah in 2008, "I don't actually use deodorant...it's just never been my thing." It's a surprising statement coming from the stunning starlet who captured the heart of Richard Gere in "Pretty Woman," but at least Matthew McConaughey has a friend in the hygiene (or lack thereof) department.

That's not all the "Ticket to Paradise" star avoids, either. The starlet isn't the biggest fan of soap as well. A former security guard for the pretty lady told Star (via Life&Style), "Julia is a total hippie. She'll go days without showering. She likes to save water — she's really green. And she likes the smell of her natural oils." The guard added, "She also says that she can't wash her hair too often because it's so dry. She may have a point there, but she often gets musty." Regardless, whatever hygiene habits Roberts chooses to follow haven't stopped her from appearing dazzling on and off the big screen.

Actor Shia LaBeouf was so dedicated to his character in Fury that he went to particularly gross lengths to relate to the WWII soldier. A source told the Daily Mail, "He pulled out his own tooth during the first few weeks of filming and then refused to shower for weeks on end so he could better understand how his character would have felt living in the trenches."

Of course, some of that may have been typical LaBeouf in need of a loofah. Dance Moms star Maddie Ziegler, who co-starred with the actor in Sia's "Elastic Heart" music video in 2015, told Entertainment Tonight she gave him some wipes, telling him, "I'm sorry, but you're kind of dirty." Ziegler's interesting on-set experience with the "Transformers" star had her up close and personal, but not exactly in the best way. "I really did bite Shia, and it was gross because we were dirty and I had to bite his dirty hands," she revealed, adding that she had to wipe herself off continuously after working with LaBeouf.

For someone who plays a pirate sailing the seven seas, it's not hard to believe that actor Johnny Depp may not keep up with a regular hygiene routine. After all, who is worried about showering regularly when there's pirate gold to be plundered, right? Depp has a lot more in common with his on-screen character Jack Sparrow than fans may have originally imagined, given that reports suggest he isn't the biggest fan of being spick-and-span.

Depp isn't alone, however, as his ex, singer Vanessa Paradis allegedly doesn't see the big deal about bathing either. "Johnny usually smells because he rarely showers," a source told Fox News (via Celebitchy). "He isn't big on personal cleanliness and Vanessa isn't much different. They found their perfect match in each other — it's hard to be around them. Their personal hygiene is not their priority."

Actor Robert Pattinson may look a little cleaner nowadays, but at his Twilight Saga peak, he reportedly reeked. When Extra asked the actor about rumors that he hadn't shampooed for six weeks, he replied, "Probably. I don't know. I don't really see the point in washing your hair ... If you don't care if your hair's clean or not then why would you wash it?" He added that his hair isn't the only part of him that's grody. "It's like, I don't clean my apartment 'cause I don't care. I have my apartment for sleeping in and I have my hair for just, you know, hanging out on my head. I don't care if it's clean or not."

Some people can pull off a filthy scalp and get away with it, but sources close to the actor told MTV News that he's not one of them. "He stinks," an anonymous crew member on the Twilight films said. "I mean, it's awful. He never showers, and it drives people on the set crazy."

Zac Efron may be one of the hottest hunks in Hollywood, with his washboard abs and his sultry looks, but even the most dazzling looks can be deceiving. Reports suggest that the "17 Again" star avoids showering when he can. "Zac isn't a big fan of showering," a source told Star magazine (via Stuff). "It's so gross, because Zac loves to work out and plays basketball all the time — and then goes days without showering. When he gets lazy, he likes to clean himself with baby wipes!"

Efron's lack of showering habits may be a result of a traumatic childhood memory, however. In an interview with Refinery29, the star recalled the time when he first discovered cologne while shopping alongside his mother. After grabbing as many samples as he could, he "put on way too many of them one day and went to school." The actor revealed he was sent home early and forced to wash them off due to the stench.

Jennifer Anniston's old roommates are dishing about the star's hygiene habits, and fans may be surprised to know what the "Friends" star considered the norm. Nancy Balbirer lived with Jennifer Aniston when they first started acting in New York City, and she told the New York Daily News that Aniston was a bit of an awkward roommate. This is news to many fans who watched her play quite the opposite character for so many years on the popular sitcom.

Balbirer claimed that the "Friends" star would give herself bikini waxes on their shared couch (ouch!) and stuff her bra with chicken cutlets from the supermarket — actual chicken cutlets; not lingerie inserts. Aniston's rep vehemently denied those claims, but we can't help but wonder if those cutlets gave her a leg (or a wing) up on her relatively unknown roomie. After all, the name Balbirer doesn't exactly ring a bell on the list of Hollywood starlets.

Britney Spears may have once been the princess of pop, but a source claims she's not exactly as glamorous behind the scenes. Whether she was distracted with her highly contested conservatorship or simply worse for wear, the "Toxic" singer's former bodyguard, Fernando Flores, claimed that the "Baby One More Time" singer had some less than appealing hygiene habits.

"Spears had obnoxious personal habits, such as chain-smoking cigarettes, which made her smell continually of stale tobacco," he claimed in lawsuit documents from 2011 obtained by the Mirror. "She broke wind or picked her nose unselfconsciously and unapologetically ... She did not bathe for days on end, did not use deodorant, did not brush her teeth, did not fix her hair, did not wear shoes or socks." Spears' camp denied the claims, but we have seen her strolling barefoot in a gas station bathroom.

Bradley Cooper may be in good company, along with stars like Cameron Diaz, Matthew McConaughey, and Julia Roberts who have sworn off antiperspirants. By the looks of it, it seems like the entire Hollywood bunch may opt for their natural odors over store-bought deodorant any day now. The "Star is Born" actor confessed that he might stink, but he's taking steps to compensate for it ... just not the most obvious step to fix the problem.

"I don't use deodorant really anymore," the "War Dogs" star admitted to Esquire. "I do take a lot of showers, so maybe that helps. In the morning and then at night. And after I work out, I'll take a shower. So maybe three a day." Hey, at least he's doing something, right? He can always take a page out of Brad Pitt's book and try using baby wipes to compensate for his odor... or simply embrace his "granola" stench like McConaughey.

Orlando Bloom's alleged grossness is what may have led to his divorce from model Miranda Kerr, at least according to Star (via Metro). A source claimed Kerr "asked him if he could wash his clothes and perhaps shower more often." Yikes, doesn't he know a Victoria's Secret model when he sees one? The insider claimed the Pirates of the Caribbean hero will "wear the same jeans for a week before he throws them in the washer. Same goes for his sweaters, T-shirts and socks."

Bloom's unkempt hygiene is allegedly aided by his pets as well. The source revealed that the actor allows his dog to sleep in the bed with him, resulting in a slobber-fest that adds to his bad odor. He's in good company, however, as he can always hang out with his former co-star Johnny Depp when he wants to shamelessly avoid grooming.

Musician Harry Styles may be handsome, but rumor has it, he doesn't smell as good as he looks. Everyone farts (even A-listers), but Styles' flatulence has his bandmates crying out for help.

Louis Tomlinson previously said (via Sugarscape), "I dislike it when Harry farts and then pretends it's not him for literally 10 minutes." It's not just the singer's farts that's offensive, the singer reportedly doesn't maintain proper hygiene habits, either. The Daily Star reported that his ex, songstress Taylor Swift, reportedly complained that Styles "had the worst breath, like coffee, cigarettes, and booze."

His former bandmate Zayn Malik also spoke up about Styles, telling Top of the Pops (via Inquisitr), "I don't think there's enough money on this earth that would make me sniff Harry's socks!" Given his sultry good looks and his even sexier vocals, that's gotta be hard for fans of the "Watermelon Sugar" star to accept.

A story about Post Malone's manager quitting because the "Circles" singer smelled so bad went viral, but the entire thing was a hoax. Whether or not Posty actually stinks, enough people believed the rumor that they stared nominated him to be on the reboot of "Queer Eye" in summer 2018 (via Buzzfeed). Amazingly, Malone nearly got the reality TV scrubbing he perhaps doesn't even need, when Queer Eye star Karamo Brown pondered in a since-deleted tweet, "Lol why does everyone want @PostMalone to be on the show. Did he request it?" Malone's characteristically self-depricating reply? "No they just think I'm ugly and smell lol. love the show tho guys, keep crushing it."

A few months earlier, Malone tackled the same topic in a video for GQ, when he answered fans' most asked questions on social media. When one asked "What does Post Malone smell like?" he replied, "I smell good. I smell like a normal person. A lot of ladies say that they love my musk. I won't wear any deodorant or anything, but I have a musk, and it's just kind of, like, naturally enticing to females." To really drive the point home, he added, "But I don't smell bad. That's a common misconception."

"Gossip Girl" stars Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick played glamorous teenagers living over-the-top lives on-screen for years. Everything from their wardrobe to their grooming habits was immaculate in their fictional Upper West Side lives, but the actors were allegedly living a far different story when the cameras stopped rolling. 

Sources told the New York Daily News that Gossip Girl stars Chace Crawford and Ed Westwick were anything but tidy when they shared an apartment while filming the show. "It stinks," a disgusted insider claimed. "Those boys are slovenly and have garbage and clothes everywhere. You'd think they were living in a frat house!" 

Sources told Us Weekly that Westwick was to blame for the unkempt living situation, leading Crawford to move out of their space. "Chace couldn't stand to live with Ed anymore because he's filthy so he's now renting a place on his own," the insider alleged (per Lainey Gossip).

When it comes to getting into the spirit of their character, some actors go to great lengths to assume their roles — even if it means sacrificing their hygiene. Such was the case for Maria Bakalova, who went above and beyond while filming "Borat 2," and not in the way some fans may think.

In an interview with Collider, Bakalava admitted that she had to arrive unkempt for screen tests while working alongside her co-star Sascha Barron Cohen. "I remember that some of [the production team] advised me, 'Don't be clean, don't prepare yourself to look pretty or to be glam or something. Try to not take [a] shower,'" the actor admitted. Bakalova heeded their advice, even though it meant she had to show up on the set of another film she had been working on in the same state. 

She took matters into her own hands to create a foul home-made concoction. "So I made something super smelly, stinky with banana peels, old eggs, vinegar, old olive oil, onions. And I mixed it and it was probably the worst smell that you can ever imagine," she shared. "And I put it all over me, and I started hugging and touching people for [goodbyes], and they were like, 'Okay, this is not an actor, for sure.'" Thankfully, Bakalova's hard work and rancid odor paid off — as she ended up landing the part.

Shailene Woodley isn't only big on her essential oils, but the actor is also a fan of clay. We're not referring to making clay, or even putting it on your face as part of a skincare routine, but the consumption of it. That's right, the "Fault in Our Stars" actor eats clay in an attempt to clean her body from the inside out.

In her essay for "Into The Gloss," the star revealed that consuming the material can help rid the body of heavy metals. "I first heard about the benefits of eating clay from a taxi driver," Woodley explained. "He was African and was saying that, where he's from, the women eat clay when they're pregnant." The "Divergent" star shared that after eating Bentonite clay, the body emits a negative charge instead of absorbing the substance and that charge binds to negative isotopes. Woodley got her friend on the trend, which led to less-than-pleasant after-effects. "We did some research together and everything said that when you first start eating clay, your bowel movements, pee, and even you, yourself, will smell like metal." 

Clay-eating isn't the only thing Woodley has discovered to help cleanse her body. The star revealed she practices "oil-pulling" as well, which involves swishing coconut or sesame oil around in one's mouth to promote dental hygiene. "It really makes your teeth whiter, because the plaque on your teeth is not water soluble, it's fat-soluble. So the lipids have to dissolve in fats, which is why oil works in your mouth," she explained.

Chrissy Teigen is spilling all the intimate details about her relationship with her husband John Legend, and some of them may surprise you. The outspoken Sports Illustrated model is not afraid to tell it like it is, even if it means admitting all the strange places she and the singer have done the deed. 

In an interview for Cosmopolitan (per Fox News), Teigen revealed that in addition to "upper-thigh" rubbing in restaurants, the couple isn't afraid to get down and dirty on commercial airplanes. "We were on our way to Thailand to see my parents, flying commercial first-class," she explained. "We were under a blanket. We weren't even in one of those pod things. I feel like we should get a trophy for that."

The mother of four also confirmed that she and her hubby got it on during an event for former President Obama. When asked by Extra TV about the best public place the two had sex, she answered, "Probably the Obama thing," but confirmed that the act didn't take place at the White House. While shying away from giving any details, Legend clarified, "He was not elected yet." 

Marilyn Monroe is an American icon, from her jaw-dropping looks and acting roles in the 1950s to her iconic rendition of "Happy Birthday" sung for John F. Kennedy. As far as celebrities go, it's hard to believe the blonde bombshell would be remembered for anything other than being immaculate. Think again, however, as sources say the late star was not exactly the tidiest when it came to personal hygiene. 

In the book "Clark Gable: Tormented Star" (per Thought Catalog), David Bret wrote about some of Monroe's less savory habits, which included eating in bed and passing lots of gas. Bret described her as "flatulent, dirty, and ate in bed...Like Jean Harlow, she bleached all her pubic hair and never wore panties." Don't let her glamorous looks and effortless aura fool you, as Bret claims she wasn't exactly the striking sex symbol that many high-fashion magazines portrayed her to be while in the privacy of her own home. "She rarely bathed, slept in the nude, and ate a lot in bed — shoving what was left on her plate under the sheets before going to sleep," wrote the author.