Celebrity Superstitions That Make Friday the 13th Feel Less Unlucky
Picture this: even A-listers aren’t immune to Friday the 13th jitters, and they’ve got rituals to prove it. Millennial Vibes style—low-key curious, slightly aloof—let’s dive into the celeb superstitions that keep Hollywood’s finest feeling “safe” on the spookiest date of the year.
Taylor Swift basically owns the number 13, turning what most deem unlucky into her personal good-luck charm. Born on December 13, 1989, she hit Friday the 13th twice by age 13, and the universe kept feeding her 13-powered wins. According to an MTV interview in 2009, her debut album went gold in 13 weeks, her first No. 1 track started with a 13-second intro, and every award she snagged landed her in the 13th seat, row or section. Fast-forward to 2020, she dropped Folklore and Evermore on the year she turned 31—“13” flipped—and fans also credit her magic number for boyfriend Travis Kelce’s 2024 Super Bowl victory (her 13th Chiefs game and a matchup against the 49ers, whose digits add up to 13).
Meanwhile, dual-force Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen and Riverdale star Lili Reinhart share Friday the 13th birthdates (June 13, 1986, and Sept. 13, 1996, respectively) and probably a lifetime supply of salt-throwing tips. But not every celeb vibes with 13. Paris Hilton courts the twin-digit phenomenon with her company, 11:11 Media—named for the “make a wish” hour. She told the Wall Street Journal she posts at 11:11 on purpose to spark good fortune and remind fans to dream big.
Then there’s Megan Fox, who confessed on Conan in 2009 that the only thing keeping her cabin-fever calm at 35,000 feet is Britney Spears on repeat. She jokes she can’t crash if B-spears is blasting in her headphones. Over on the runway side, Heidi Klum packs a bag of her baby teeth—no tooth fairy in Germany, so why not?—as shared on The Tonight Show. Likewise, Victoria Beckham told Us Weekly in 2011 she totes crystals everywhere and salutes magpies, but never crosses paths under a ladder.
Tennis legend Serena Williams goes next-level: custom shower sandals courtside, meticulously tied laces, the same socks, exactly five bounces before the first serve and two before the second (per Men’s Fitness). These “weird but comforting” habits prove that whether you’re a pop superstar or Grand Slam champion, a little ritual goes a long way when the universe seems a tad unpredictable.
So yeah, superstars lean into astrology, numerology and daily charm checks—even on Friday the 13th. Think of it as celeb-level self-care, minus the spa robe. Anyway, that’s the deal. Do with it what you will.
Sources: Celebrity Storm and MTV, Wall Street Journal, Conan (TBS), The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, Us Weekly, Men’s Fitness
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