14 Celebrities Who Spilled Their Own Sloppy Beans
Is it possible some of these were coordinated PR moves? Certainly not, please respect the sanctity of the institution of American celebrity.
Howie Mandel Was Tortured Into Revealing a Mental Health Diagnosis
While Mandel was on Howard Stern’s show in the ‘90s, Stern thought it would be funny to have a guest touch their junk and then touch the door handle. Mandel said he tried his hardest to keep his cool: “Please, Howard, you know I have… I’ve been diagnosed with something called OCD. I’m medicated, and if you don’t open the door now, I can tell that you’re gonna have to call 911. I’m gonna pass out.” He initially feared for his career, but was quickly approached by fans who appreciated him opening up about mental health.
Chrissy Teigen Doesn’t Know How to Play ‘Two Truths and a Lie’
On an episode of Andy Cohen's Watch What Happens Live, Teigen mentioned that she’d had three boob jobs during a game of “The Lies Have It.” She seemed to get confused about the rules, and brought it up again later, prompting Cohen to say, “Oh no, we know that was a lie.” But she dug herself deeper, clarifying, “It was the truth.”
Prue Spoiled the Grand Finale of Her Own Show
Hours before the Season Eight finale of The Great British Bake Off, Prue Leith tweeted out the winner. She deleted it, apologized and explained her travel schedule threw her off: “I am in a different time zone and mortified by my error.”
Prince William’s Photo-Op Revealed Sensitive Military Information
A Ministry of Defence photographer captured some candids of William serving in the British military, some of which included important usernames and passwords and were plastered all over the internet by tabloids.
Sarah Paulson Came Out on Live TV
When Cherry Jones won a Tony in 2005, she turned to her adoring partner, Sarah Paulson, and planted a big wet one on her, with a camera just feet away. Paulson, who hadn’t come out yet, said, “All of a sudden, I was outed. I didn’t really think about it in that way at the time — I was just doing what one would do when a person they love has just won a big fat acting prize. What am I gonna do, pat her on the back and say, ‘Good job, dude?’”
Billie Eilish Came Out But, Like, Come On
Eilish gushed over women, like, as a concept: “I love them as people. I’m attracted to them as people. I’m attracted to them for real. I’m physically attracted to them. But I’m also so intimidated by them and their beauty and their presence.” When asked if she’d intended to come out with that statement, she said “No, I didn’t, but I thought, ‘Wasn’t it obvious?’”
Travis Barker Was Embarrassed About the Wrong Thing
When talking about his travel plans on a podcast, Barker said in passing, “It’s the week Rocky’s due.” Realizing that he’d accidentally announced his son’s name, he spilled the beans on the poor kid’s full name: Rocky Thirteen Barker.
Katy Perry Tweeted Her Phone Number
In 2015, the space cadet posted a video of her dog captioned “BITCH BETTER HAVE MY MONEY IF BITCH WANTS SAUSAGES!,” which is embarrassing enough, but the dog’s tag also proudly displayed her personal cell phone number to 86 million social media followers.
Hoda Kotb Gave Her Number Out on Live TV
In an otherwise yawn-worthy segment about smartwatches on Today, Hoda proudly displayed her gear, revealing her phone number, which hundreds of fans dialed before the segment was over.
The Situation Meant to DM His Number
In 2012, he tweeted, “Yeah babe call me maybe: 732-939-2906-dm, don’t give out , Sitch,” followed by a rueful, “My phone is ringing off the hook. We def have a Situation.”
Spike Lee Frenched Up
Lee was Jury President of the Cannes Film Festival in 2021, and as such was asked to read out the first category. There were all kinds of French words and English translations being thrown around, and in the confusion Lee swiftly declared, “The film that won the Palme d’Or is Titane.” He explained, self-deprecatingly but not apologetically: “I’m a big sports fan. I’m like the guy at the end of the game who misses a free throw or a kick. No apologies.”
George Lucas Ruined Disney’s Big Surprise
Leading up to The Force Awakens, speculation was still rampant about whether Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford would appear in the new trilogy at all. In a 2013 interview, Lucas blabbed, “We had already signed Mark, Carrie, and Harrison —”, then trailed off: “Maybe I’m not supposed to say that. I think they want to announce that with some big whoop-de-do, but we were negotiating with them. I won’t say whether negotiations were successful or not.”
Jessica Simpson’s Bizarre Overshare
When she was pregnant with her third child, she decided to tell Jimmy Kimmel about her morning sickness, making this weird joke: “I just feel awful, I’ve been vomiting. The crazy thing is, I never knew that a wiener could actually make me nauseous.” As if that sentence made sense to anyone, she sheepishly announced, “Well, I guess I just told the world that I’m having a boy!”
A Second Grimes/Elon Baby Has Hit the Blogosphere
During an interview with Vanity Fair, interviewer Devin Gordon clearly heard a baby going off in the next room. When asked about it, Grimes said, “I’m not at liberty to speak on these things,” which is the most Musk-coded sentence since “Duffy is my muse and he also runs the cult that I’m, um, in.” Gordon pressed Grimes further, and she admitted to their second (of at least three) kids.
