14 Celebrities Living Their Best Lives
Stars open up about their guilty pleasures, quirks and top relationship advice.
Emily Blunt
Best Part of Being British
"The accent. It gets you a long way in America. I've talked my way out of a few parking tickets by batting my eyelashes and saying, ‘I'm so sorry, officer. I'm just not from here.’"
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Drew Barrymore
Best Karaoke Song
"Anything by the Beastie Boys. I probably look like a dork when I'm screaming it out, but for those few minutes, I'm so happy—I take on a different attitude."
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Dwyane Wade
Best Sartorial Obsession
"[I've become obsessed with] crazy, colorful socks. I like to put a spin on my outfits, and socks make it easy. The last pair I wore had funky African designs. They were inspired by my favorite movie,
Coming to America; I will never get tired of Eddie Murphy in those outlandish outfits."
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Mindy Kaling
Best Way to End an Argument
"Take a time-out, then watch YouTube videos of kittens falling asleep. Who would want to fight after that?"
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Joel McHale
Best Excuse
"Oh, I'm so sorry, I was having major surgery."
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Helen Mirren
Best Thing Most People Don't Know About Me
"I make clothes. They're always a bit of a disaster, but I like doing it. I'm particularly fond of buttons, and I adore darning socks."
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Elizabeth Banks
Best Vice
"A wicked mouth. And the best virtue is prudence in using it. Ladies should use F-bombs sparingly, but to great effect."
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Hugh Jackman
Best Guilty Pleasure
"Reruns of
Supernanny—the reality program where British nanny Jo Frost helped parents with misbehaving kids. I can spend hours watching that show."
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Eva Mendes
Best Dish
"I don't cook. I respect food too much."
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Harry Connick Jr.
Best Vice
"A while back, I got into the video game
Call of Duty—I'd put on the headset, dial into voice chat, and talk to anonymous strangers who were also playing. It got to the point where I was spending way too much time on this. I stopped when my wife threatened me with divorce."
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Joseph Gordon-Levitt
Guaranteed Tearjerker
"[
Dumbo is] one of the first movies I remember seeing, with my mother. That scene where Dumbo's mom reaches through the cage bars and cradles him with her trunk? So classic. I still put it on now and then, and always have a good cry."
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Sofia Coppola
Best At-Home Escape
"Looking at real estate on the Internet! My friends and I say it's like online porn for women."
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Steve Harvey
Best Relationship Advice
"You can be happy, or you can be right. If you want to be part of a couple and win every argument, you're in trouble."
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Ivanka Trump
Best Guilty Pleasure
"I DVR all the
Real Housewives shows, and I'll usually watch them at 2 in the morning if I can't sleep. I've learned to hit 'mute' if my husband walks into the room, though. The sound of those women screaming drives him crazy."
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Published 06/06/2014
