Celebrities Share Their Weird And Wonderful Holiday Traditions
Our favorite things about the holidays are the traditions — the ones everyone does and the other ones. You know, the ones unique to your family. They may be charming, they may be odd, they may make other people raise their eyebrows, but they’re yours and you love them. We’re not alone in this, either: celebrities have their own weird traditions, and here are some of the best your reading pleasure! You may even pick up some ideas!
1. Gwen Stefani — The wrapping-paper wall
Gwen Stefani covers the doorway to her living room in wrapping paper, so her kids have to burst through it to get to their presents! In the You Make It Feel Like Christmas 2017 special, she chuckled, “We have to be very patient, and we have to make sure that the phone’s working and that we videotape the boys crashing through the wrapping paper and then it reveals everything.” She giggled, “I don’t know how Santa thought that up. Such a good idea.”
2. Katie Holmes — The “Turkey Trot” race
During an appearance on The Tonight Show, Katie Holmes told Jimmy Fallon, “Many years ago, my dad started this tradition where we all do this run in the local park. It’s a three-mile run called the ‘Turkey Trot.’ There’s even a prize, which I haven’t won yet. But it’s really fun.” To some, this sounds charming. But, to others, it begs the question — what kind of sadist pushes a turkey-day tradition involving exercise?
3. Jessica Alba — A traditional turkey and a spicy turkey
Jessica Alba is a woman after our own heart — why make do with one solitary turkey at Christmas, when you can have two? In 2015 she told InStyle magazine that she, husband Cash Warren and her parents all cook together on the big day. The secret, though, is that her dad “makes the most yummy tender turkeys. He makes a spicy version — seasoned with fresh jalapeños — and a classic version with all the fixings.”
4. Mila Kunis — No presents for the kids from their parents
Christmas is a magical time, but it can also lead to needless excess. This is why in 2017 Mila Kunis told Entertainment Tonight that she and husband Ashton Kutcher had decided “our tradition is no presents for the kids.” She explained, “Last year when we celebrated Christmas, Wyatt was two and it was too much. We didn’t give her anything — it was the grandparents. The kid no longer appreciates the one gift. They don’t even know what they’re expecting; they’re just expecting stuff.”
