Cleaning-Obsessed Celebrities

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Think celebs are only obsessed with designer shoes and botox? We found ten that cannot get enough of...cleaning. Really.

We always giggle when we see magazine spreads about how stars are just like us. Yes, they may have been caught by the paparazzi whie pumping gas or buying a gallon of milk but what about how they really act the rest of the time?

Turns out, some of them are just like us. Well, those of us who are obsessed with cleaning. When we heard Johnny Weir proclaim on "The Today Show" that vacuuming is his favorite activity, we started snooping around. Who else in Hollywood is a clean freak? Read on for ten of our favorite cleaning-obsessed celebrities.


Cameron Diaz
" ...not only does she open doors with her elbows to avoid touching germ-infested knobs - doorknobs, that is - she also admits to scrubbing her Hollywood home scrupulously and washing her hands 'many times' each day. 'I'm not scared of germs,' she explains, 'I'm just not into other people's fluids....' ''
(Time, 1997)

Britney Spears
"...I get mad if the maid does all the work. If she takes it all into her own hands, well, what's there for me to do? I'm a cleaning fanatic. Dusting is my favorite, and Windex-ing."
(The Insider, 2008)

Christina Aguilera, on her son Max Liron
"Vacuum was one of his first words! He has a cleaning fetish and he loves to run around with a rag and dust and clean, and he loves to clean his high chair after he's done eating. It's so cute! I'll lift him down and the first thing he does is to take a rag and clean off his chair. He's mommy's little helper."
(Boston.com, 2009)

Johnny Weir
"I'm from the country, I love to work hard. I love vacuuming. That's my favorite pastime."
(The Today Show, 2011)

Gisele Bundchen
"I love it. Cleaning the house is actually very therapeutic for me," she said. "Becoming a parent has given me a whole new perspective on life. I can't put into words how much I love it."
(Celebrity-mania.com, 2010)



Kirstie Alley
"My favorite room to clean in the house, believe it or not, is the bathroom, because I like it to be spotless. Do you know, when I'm in airplanes, I always get a bottle of vodka, and I go into the nasty bathrooms, and I wipe it down. I clean everything before I go to the bathroom. So if you are ever on an airplane with me, always go into the restroom AFTER I've been in there, because it will be immaculate. "
(Oprah.com, 2009)

Lee Ann Womack
"I thought once I had a record deal, everything would be done for me," she says. "I was weeding the flower bed last week and I never saw myself doing that or cleaning the house or doing dishes." Lee Ann recently shared those thoughts with friend and fellow artist Amy Grant. "I told her I love to clean the house and she said, 'Of course you do. That's because you don't have to do it all the time!'" she says with a laugh.
(The Boot, 2010)

Randy Jackson
"I'm crazy about using the SpotBot [a hands-free, battery powered cleaner]. We have two dogs, Buckwheat and Yoshi. Between the dogs and the kids, the little machine is my best friend."
(Good Housekeeping)

Helena Bonham Carter
"I've discovered the therapy of cleaning. I used to be retarded domestically but now I understand that if you put your house in order, it gets your head in order as well. I know all about (cleaning product) Cillit Bang, which I use on the cooker. I've done therapy and it was helpful, but with acting I dream every day, scream and get the tensions out. And you're paid for that rather than paying for a therapist."
(Cinemablend.com, 2010)

Alec Baldwin, actor
"I'm very OCD, I find. I'm ashamed to say that. I come home and I'm like, 'Did somebody move that book?' I just notice everything. I'm very kind of observant. I'll have to catch a plane, like I'm in a hurry to go somewhere, and I'm in my kitchen rinsing out the glasses. I have a housekeeper that can do that and I'm sitting there cleaning the glass."
(IMDB, 2004)


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