A pregnant rat and an arsenal of weapons: the most unexpected gifts that celebrities have received
'22.02.2021'
Source: Culturology
In addition to expensive and useful gifts, star-donors sometimes show wonders of creative thought. Their choice often brings not only enthusiastic emotions, but also surprises, causes laughter, and sometimes shock, says Culturology.
Classics of the genre with an aristocratic accent
Diamonds and real estate are gifts that at all times will simultaneously please the beloved and declare the corresponding status of the donor. And if everything is clear with jewelry (as they say, a girl's best friends are diamonds), then things are different with real estate. Here are some reasons.
Her husband Michael Douglas once decided to satisfy the childhood dream of her beautiful wife Catherine Zeta-Jones. Despite the fact that there was talk in the press about the possible divorce of the couple, the loving husband had been preparing a birthday present for almost a year. As he told reporters, Catherine loves the fantasy genre, which is why he decided to arrange a real fairy tale. Indeed, the actress was initially delighted with the news that she became the owner of an old estate in Wales. It is this castle that is mentioned more than once in medieval legends and historical annals.
However, delight soon gave way to another feeling. By modern standards, the legendary real estate was not so expensive - only some five million pounds, but the preliminary estimate of the restorers contained a figure three times higher.
But Cristiano Ronaldo chose a completely modern and well-kept home as a gift. Former lover Irina Shayk presented her with a villa near Madrid worth seven million euros. The couple's well-wishers rejoiced, considering this gift to be a spectacular continuation of their romance and a desire to build a cozy nest. However, pragmatic skeptics at this time recalled the European proverb “difficulties - together, payments - apart”. After all, such an expensive real estate will attract a considerable amount of tax collection!
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However, the star Cinderella still continue to dream of palaces, and the star princes continue to give them away. Our compatriot, billionaire Vladislav Doronin became famous in this matter. For his beloved Naomi Campbell, he built a mansion on the island of Playa de Cleopatra in the form of an Egyptian symbol - the eye of the god Horus. As you know, his passion is carried away by the history of ancient Egypt.
But Angelina Jolie has completely different hobbies. At one time, Brad Pitt presented his wife not just a piece of land, but a real shooting range with an arsenal of various weapons. As he later explained to reporters, his wife's work is nervous, and even plus the children's whims of their offspring - Angelina has to let off steam somewhere. Well, Jolie also did not remain in debt. Apparently, in their family, the husband calmed the nerves a little differently: for Pitt, the best gift was his own land plot with a real waterfall and the opportunity to retire.
Yachts are another way to invest in real estate. Brad Pitt presented not a boat, but a real sea yacht to ex-wife Jennifer Aniston. The craft turned out to have a history - it is about a hundred years old, and the previous owners included another Hollywood star - Elizabeth Taylor. Well, even if not such an "old", but a more modernly equipped yacht was presented to his beloved daughter by Ralif Safin. The gift for the singer Alsou cost him a million dollars.
"Mi-mi-miss" gifts
Presenting a pedigree dog, kitten, rabbit or even a pony is not a great way to please your girlfriend? For example, men presented purebred horses to ballerina Anastasia Volochkova. But a friend of Paris Hilton decided to give, so to speak, “two in one”: in a pretty box there was a cute rat, but very fat. It turned out that the animal was pregnant, and Paris became the adoptive mother of a whole rat brood. The queen of glamor had to wait almost a year to make a return gift on her friend's birthday: in addition to a rodent in an interesting position, she also presented a pregnant marmot.
But sometimes it happens that the “mi-mi-mishny” gift turns out to be a real pig. Rather, a pig - it was this animal that appeared in George Clooney's house as a parting gift from his former lover Renee Zellweger.
The Hollywood beauty in an explanatory postcard called her message the personification of the ex-boyfriend's character. And George was not even offended. He often took his grunting friend Max to the shooting, went with him to visit friends and generally allowed him to sleep in his bedroom. The pig got an expensive collar and for a long time was a real totem for a star host.
Present or mock
Sometimes the celebrity's creativity goes so far that you don't understand what it is: an irrepressible fantasy or a way to make a joke like that. Orlando Bloom once gave a friend a fake lottery ticket. And imagine - it turned out that it was he who won. The friend in the first minutes was overjoyed, already imagining himself a millionaire. It remains to be seen whether the friends maintain friendly relations after the rally was opened, and whether the failed lucky guy remained in his right mind.
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Will Smith also made a very ambiguous gift for his wife. As he said in an interview, his wife received nine trash cans for Christmas. At the same time, the actor assured that the woman was satisfied with what she received. Well, we do not know how it really was, because she made Will happy with a pleasant delicacy. The gift was huge and contained forty kilograms of his favorite chocolate.
The wife specially ordered delivery from Switzerland and paid almost ten thousand dollars. In addition to the sweetness, the gift was accompanied by a certificate for examination by the dentist.
Unusual and ridiculous gifts
It is difficult to surprise with something a person who has everything. Therefore, sometimes the gift takes on a very ridiculous look. For example, TV presenter Anfisa Chekhova received the book. However, this edition was made in 3D and contained information about masculinity. And Nikolai Baskov was presented with an unusual cake. Almost all possible poses from the Kamasutra were presented in the chocolate version.
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Yes, associative thinking among fans sometimes reaches the point of absurdity. For Irina Allegrova, they made a real throne of glass, Baskov - a diamond microphone, but Dima Bilan was presented with a flock of 900 sheep.
Mick Jagger became the owner of a very expensive but completely useless gift. A gold toothbrush may be beautiful, but brushing your teeth with a soft metal device is impossible. Therefore, according to the celebrity, now it is kept in the bank - suddenly someday you will need to “cash out” it.
PR gifts
And the stars also have a whole list of so-called PR gifts that everyone has heard about, but no one has seen. So, for example, socialite Anastasia Volochkova told subscribers about a Maybach car worth a million dollars, which she received from a secret admirer. However, no one saw him after the photo session. Some say that the car was stolen, others that the star sold it, and still others that the car never belonged to her.
The same gift that fans saw only once in the form of a photo can be called a gorgeous present from Victoria Beckham. However, her husband David has never been seen in a Ferrari Scaglietti.
