Snoop Dogg has a staff member to stop his pals from getting too high, as the Daily Star revealed yesterday. But the weed-loving rapper is far from the maddest celebrity employer out there.
Here Daily Star's Meg Jorsh looks at some of the weirdest, grimmest and least hygienic demands the stars have allegedly made of their paid lackeys.
Singer P!nk employs a personal nipple pincher to get her fired up for her performances. She claims the pre-show ritual is key to her ‘perky’ on-stage persona.
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Pop star Lady Gaga hired an assistant to share a bed with her because she hated to “sleep alone.” Ex-employee Jennifer O’Neill described her nights with the star when she sued for unpaid overtime in 2013.
- Rocker Rod Stewart needs plenty of beauty sleep in total darkness to make sure fans still think he’s sexy. He even sends flunkies to check his hotel rooms before he arrives and tape over any cracks in the blinds.
- Rn’B star CeeLo Green can get a bit ripe when he belts out hits like Forget You. That’s why he employs an assistant to mop his sweaty brow, plus another to pop pieces of gum into his mouth.
- Actor Mark Wahlberg went viral in 2018 when he revealed his gruelling daily routine. It takes more than a standard alarm clock to wake him for “prayers” at 2.30am – so he hired an assistant to do it.
- Legendary diva Mariah Carey is famed for making bonkers demands of her entourage. They include a staff member to hold her champagne glass and another to walk backwards in front of her in case she trips over and needs catching.
- Ladies’ man Frank Sinatra got a bit sensitive about his bald spot in his later years. The showbiz icon relied on an underling to hide his shame by spray painting his head black.
- King Charles has never dressed himself in his life, royal sources claim. At the end of a long day, the head of state relies on a team of valets to remove his clothes and take them away. He even has a servant to iron his shoelaces.
- Telly host Oprah Winfrey employed a bra handler to keep her girls in tip-top condition, pals revealed in 2011. The expert kept a close eye on her assets and made sure they were properly supported for public appearances.
- Rapper Ludacris got a high score when it came to ridiculous demands in his 2007 heyday. His entourage included a bloke whose only job was to change the batteries in his Game Boy.
- Disgraced hip hop mogul P Diddy was famously never shy of adding to his entourage. The jailed rapper – who denies a string of sex crimes – once employed a personal umbrella holder.
- Pop hunk Justin Bieber takes a huge entourage along for every public appearance. They include a staff member who holds onto his food and drink, rather than putting it down on a table.
- Actress-turned-lifestyle bore Gwyneth Paltrow employs a team of 20 ‘holistic advisors’ to decide on her meals and fitness regime. The Goop guru claims her healthy diet has helped ease the symptoms of long Covid.
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