Superstitious Stars! Terrified Celebs' Bizarre Flight Rituals Revealed — From Jennifer Aniston to Heidi Klum and Madonna

Celebrities are just like us when flying — afraid! That's why many of them are superstitious about getting on a plane. Here are some stars' high-flying rituals!
Oct. 21 2024, Published 9:30 p.m. ET
Lauren Conrad

Conrad knits while flying.
Fashion designer Lauren Conrad had her "luggage lost one too many times" and she almost never checks a bag.
She spends time in the air knitting, noting: "By the end of the flight I usually end up with a new accessory to gift or wear."
Jennifer Aniston

Aniston always boards with her right foot first and taps the outside of the plane.
Before flying the "Friend"-ly skies, "I always have to go on with my right foot first and tap the outside of the plane", Jennifer Aniston confided.
She added: "I have always done it. For luck. Someone told me to do it, and I don't remember when that was. But it's kind of stuck."
Heidi Klum

Klum carries her baby teeth with her while traveling for good luck.
The America's Got Talent judge took her mom's hobby of saving her baby teeth and ran with it — carrying her pearly whites in a bag while traveling.
Heidi Klum said: "For me, this was kind of like my good luck charm. I don't know why, it's just something that I did."
Kit Harington

Harington has to touch the outside of the plane 'three times' before he boards.
Fearless Jon Snow of Game of Thrones Kit Harington carries a lucky pen he's had since he was a kid "everywhere, and every time I get on a plane, I have to touch the outside of the plane three times before I get in".
Cate Blanchett

Blanchett holds her breath as her plane starts to taxi off.
The Lord of the Rings star Cate Blanchett revealed: "I do this thing where I hold my breath as soon as we start to taxi off.
"I have to hold my breath thinking of my kids and my husband and all those people I love until we level out. That's the only thing I do really because I don't like flying."
Patrick Dempsey

Dempsey always flies wearing his red Puma sneakers as a good luck charm.
McDreamy would find it a nightmare if he had to fly without his iconic red Puma sneakers as his good luck charm.
A Grey's Anatomy alum Patrick Dempsey, an avid racing fan, said the shoes keep him grounded — even at 20,000 feet in the air!
Andy Cohen

Cohen wears a 'full tracksuit' as part of his traveling ritual.
Bravo bigwig Andy Cohen bragged: "I wear a full tracksuit like Missy Elliott. And I get made fun of relentlessly. But I don't care, because they're like pajamas.
"That's why I take my Ambien and my wine and go to sleep, and it's like I'm wearing my PJs."
Madonna

Madonna wears her red Kabbalah bracelet.
Material Girl Madonna is among the celebrities who don't fly without wearing a red string bracelet, which serves as a lucky charm that can also ward off bad luck in the mystical religion of Kabbalah — an important trait when soaring through the sky in a metal tube.
Mayim Bialik

Bialik eats comfort food, listens to tunes and uses lavender essential oil to keep her calm on flights.

Big Bang Theory star Mayim Bialik eats onion rings, drinks half a Coca-Cola and brings "lavender essential oil to calm down when I get scared about being in an airplane, earplugs, my iPod Nano, and some vegan sweets as comfort food".
Megan Fox

Fox listens to her favorite music when going through turbulence.
Oops, she does it again!
Actress Megan Fox said: "Even if you hit turbulence and you're like, 'I don't like how this feels', I would throw on certain music that I just knew I wasn't gonna die to. For me, that was Britney Spears, like, the archives. The Oops album."
Naomi Campbell

Campbell sanitizes anything she might touch while flying.
The supermodel's amazing ritual includes cleaning anything she might touch, topping her seat with a cover in a color that makes her happy, and donning hydration and sanitary face masks.
Said Naomi Campbell: "I really think that this helps me, my little routine."
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