13 Celebs Who Used Their Own Clothes, Pets, Houses, And More In These TV Shows And Movies
1.First, in A Star Is Born, Lady Gaga's wardrobe for Ally was a mix of custom pieces, vintage finds, and items from her own closet IRL. Costume designer Erin Benach revealed that one item in particular from Lady Gaga's personal closet was a multicolored shawl.
Erin said, "You know what piece is Stefani Germanotta's? When she's [in the recording studio] and she's got a multicolored shawl on. That was from her closet."
2.Da'Vine Joy Randolph said that most of the clothes she wore as Destiny in The Idol were from her own closet. She told NPR, "A lot of times, you know, TV moves fast, and also, because I'm a specialty size, sometimes it was like, 'We don't have time to custom-make this or that.'"
"No problem. I got it in my closet. No problem. I went ahead and bought it. Do you know what I mean?" she added.
3.In All of Us Strangers, director and writer Andrew Haigh used his real childhood home to film the moments when Adam encounters his parents, who died years ago. He explained, "I was rooting [the story] to the idea of a childhood home, and then, as we started trying to work out where to shoot it, I was like, 'Well, why wouldn't I go and shoot it there?'"
Andrew continued, saying, "I knew it would be a strange experience, but I like how I feel when I'm a little bit terrified and emotionally fragile. The interesting ideas come from that." Speaking about when he first walked through the door of his old home for filming, he said, "When ... I sat in what would have been my old bedroom and looked out the window, you just remember things."
4.In Rocky, Rocky's beloved dog, Butkus, was Sylvester Stallone's dog in real life. In fact, when Sylvester was running out of money before selling the screenplay for Rocky, he sold Butkus for $40 to make ends meet. He eventually bought Butkus back for $15,000 and put him in the movie, too.
In an Instagram post from 2017, Sylvester wrote, "A modern day miracle, the screenplay for Rocky sold, and I could buy and buy [Butkus] back, but the new owner knew I was desperate, and charged me $15,000 … He was worth every penny!"
5.In Daisy Jones & the Six, the guitar Daisy Jones uses throughout the show is Riley Keough's real guitar. She told BuzzFeed, "It was my personal guitar, and I wanted to use it in the show."
The patterned guitar strap Daisy uses in the series is also a replica of the one Elvis Presley famously wore in his NBC special '68 Comeback Special. Of course, Riley is the daughter of Lisa Marie Presley, and Elvis's granddaughter.
6.In Twilight, costume designer Wendy Chuck said that director Catherine Hardwicke's personal style influenced the movie's wardrobe quite a bit. So much so that some of her personal looks were included in the movie, whether they were directly from her closet or copies made by the costume team.
Wendy added, "Catherine threw in a lot of her own personal looks. That was an interesting twist because I think we all do that. We all add a piece of ourselves into movies, whether it's just an idea or it's a visual reference."
7.In Notting Hill, after reportedly disliking the costume that was picked out for her character, Anna, in the famous "just a girl" scene, Julia Roberts had her driver pick up a bunch of clothing from her own closet to wear instead. She recalled, "I said, 'Go into my bedroom and grab this, this, and this out of my closet.' And it was my own flip-flops and my cute little blue velvet skirt and a T-shirt and my cardigan."
In a recent interview with British Vogue, Julia even pointed out that the blue cardigan she wore to a Vanity Fair party in 1994 was likely the same one that ended up in the famous Notting Hill scene.
8.In High Society, Grace Kelly's character, Tracy, notably wears a massive engagement ring, which is even commented on in the film. In reality, the massive 10.48-carat ring was her real engagement ring from Prince Rainier III of Monaco.
According to Vogue, the ring has inspired versions belonging to Elizabeth Taylor, Beyoncé, and more. Right after filming wrapped on High Society, Grace notably traveled to Monaco for her wedding.
9.In All Too Well: The Short Film, when Sadie Sink walks through a house wearing the infamous red scarf, many fans speculated that parts of the short film were filmed in Ryan Reynolds and Blake Lively's home. The stained glass window seen in Taylor Swift's film was also seen in an Instagram post from Blake.
10.In Lost in Translation, Scarlett Johansson revealed that some of the clothes she wore while playing Charlotte were from director and writer Sofia Coppola's closet. Scarlett said Charlotte's style in the movie was influenced by Sofia's in real life.
In addition to some of Sofia's clothing, Scarlett said her wardrobe for Lost in Translation was made up of A.P.C., Agnes B, and other "Frenchy brands."
11.In The Princess Diaries, four different cats played Mia's adorable Fat Louie, with one of them reportedly belonging to Anne Hathaway IRL.
Apparently, each cat was used for a different purpose in the movie, with one liking to be carried, one who sat still, one who did stunts, and more.
12.In Bewitched, because of the TV show's reported lack of budget for costumes, Elizabeth Montgomery used a lot of her own clothing for her character, Samantha, to wear onscreen. In 1968, Elizabeth revealed that she had been wearing a lot of her real-life clothing on the show for years.
Kasey Rogers, who played Louise Tate on Bewitched, reportedly recalled seeing Elizabeth bring her own clothes to the set weekly during filming.
13.And finally, Cary Grant notably wore his own suits in most of his movies, including The Philadelphia Story and To Catch a Thief. He reportedly revealed to GQ that "all men paid for their own wardrobes" at one point, so he often purchased multiple versions of the same suit to wear in films.
In an op-ed in GQ in 1967, Cary wrote, "Some of my suits are ten to twenty years old, many of them ready-made and reasonably priced. Those that were custom-tailored were made by many different tailors in many different cities: London, Hong Kong, New York and Los Angeles."
A majority of Cary's suits were donated anonymously after his death in 1986 to a charity for men seeking work.
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