11 Celebrities Whose Personal Records You Don't Want to Break
![11 Celebrities Whose Personal Records You Don't Want to Break](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/8/0/6/896806_320x180.jpg)
It is often said that celebrities have it all - fame, fortune, and a life of luxury. But there are some celebrities who have gone to extreme lengths to achieve their success - self-deprivation and/or self-harm. From Adele's drinking during lockdown to Bill Werbeniuk's beer-fueled snooker success to The Rock's 27-year candy-free streak, these 12 celebrities have achieved feats that are nothing short of stunning.
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In this list, we will explore the stories of these celebrities and their remarkable achievements. From Nat King Cole's amazingly heavy smoking (well, by modern standards, anyway) to Usain Bolt's 1,000 Chicken McNuggets to Eminem's near-death experience, these celebrities have pushed the boundaries of what is possible and have made an indelible mark on our culture.
So, without further ado, let us dive into the world of self-deprivation and self-harm by extremely famous people, and explore the stories of these 12 celebrities who have achieved the unimaginable (and usually the very, very undesirable).
76 cans of beer? Sure, why not.
![CRACKED BILL WERBENIUK Werbeniuk, a Canadian snooker player, was famous for drinking an incredible amount of beer during one match - a whopping 76 cans. It was an officially sanctioned match, too.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/1/896371.jpg)
3 Athletes Who Were Famous for Drinking A Hundred Beers in A Single Sitting / Snooker Central
Beer-fueled?
![CRACKED ANDRE THE GIANT Andre the Giant was known to be able to drink an incredible amount of beer. It's said that he once drank 156 beers in one sitting, and even managed to down 119 bottles or cans of beer in just six hours.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/2/896362.jpg)
3 Athletes Who Were Famous for Drinking A Hundred Beers in A Single Sitting / Looper
Legend ... and livers.
![CRACKED WADE BOGGS Boggs, a 12-time All Star, World Series winner and Hall of Famer, is famous for supposedly drinking 107 beers on one plane trip. DEVIL RAYS](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/8/896368.jpg)
3 Athletes Who Were Famous for Drinking A Hundred Beers in A Single Sitting / NBC
Adele: "Wine o'clock!"
![CRACKED ADELE'S DRINKING DURING LOCKDOWN Adele had a lot to drink one time during lockdown -- she said she had four bottles of wine before lunch. And it wasn't a late lunch, either - she was done with all four bottles before noon. 22 Paradive](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/7/0/896370.jpg)
Extreme dieting achieved.
![CRACKED CHRISTIAN BALE Christian Bale slimmed down a lot for his role in The Machinist, dropping 62 pounds and getting down to a nearly skeletal weight of 120 pounds.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/4/896364.jpg)
Finally, a sweet victory.
![CRACKED THE ROCK The Rock hadn't had any candy for 27 years, since eating some Twizzlers in a movie theater in 1989. His first sweets after that were consumed on Jimmy Fallon, and he said, So that's what candy tastes like? Wow, it's amazing.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/1/896361.jpg)
"Breathtaking" achievement.
![CRACKED DAVID BLAINE David Blaine broke a world record for holding his breath underwater on Oprah's show - he didn't breathe for over 17 minutes, beating the previous record of 16 minutes and 32 seconds set in Switzerland.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/5/896365.jpg)
Rodman: Not so lucky in love.
![CRACKED DENNIS RODMAN Rodman has had his penis injured during sex three times. Yes, three separate times, with different women. Now, he says, his dong looks like a big f*cked up carrot.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/7/896367.jpg)
Breaking down barriers, one hit at a time.
![CRACKED NAT KING COLE Nat King Cole smoked up to three packs of Kool menthol cigarettes every day for years, which sadly caused his death from lung cancer at the age of 45. Supposedly, the smoking gave his voice a deep, full sound. Supposedly.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/6/896366.jpg)
Fast food, fast feet.
![CRACKED USAIN BOLT Usain Bolt ate 1,000 Chicken McNuggets in 10 days during the Beijing Olympics, and still managed to win three gold medals. Man, I should have gotten a gold medal for all that chowing down, he wrote later.](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/3/896363.jpg)
Eminem: "Almost died" from pills.
![CRACKED EMINEM Eminem almost died after taking too many pills that he got from someone he knew. My doctor told me the amount of methadone I'd taken was equivalent to shooting up four bags of heroin. Even when they told me I almost died, it didn't click, he said. WANGOL](https://s3.crackedcdn.com/phpimages/imageset/3/6/9/896369.jpg)