The Most Wickedly Fun Celebrity April Fool's Day Pranks of All Time
It's April Fool's Day, which means lots of trickery and hoaxes, and the Hollywood world is not immune. Each year, stars use the holiday to playfully mess with their fans, and the results are often hilarious.
Some, like Ellen DeGeneres, are such pranksters that we've dedicated entire galleries to their mischievous ways, but April Fool's Day brings out the inner trickster in others, too.
Scroll through some of our favorite celebrity April Fool's Day pranks ever below.
When Joe Jonas announced that he and Hailee Steinfeld were expecting a baby together.
So happy to announce @HaileeSteinfeld and I are expecting our first. pic.twitter.com/rlwHxNocfL
— J O E J O N A S (@joejonas) April 2, 2015
He really got fans riled up with this one.
When Michael Phelps tricked his fans into thinking he was coming out of retirement.
Some dreams/goals you just can't get rid of...been doing a lot of thinking n I've decided that I'm going 2 make another comeback! #tokyo2020
— Michael Phelps (@MichaelPhelps) April 1, 2017
If only.
When Bethenny Frankel debuted a new drastic haircut.
#shorthairdontcare #zerofucks #newseasonnewlook
A post shared by Bethenny Frankel (@bethennyfrankel) on Apr 1, 2017 at 7:17am PDT
Honestly, she can pull it off.
As did Gigi Hadid.
? ? ? happy April foolz fwends ;) :P
A post shared by Gigi Hadid (@gigihadid) on Apr 1, 2017 at 5:25am PDT
Not sure how she hid all of her hair, but she looks amazing regardless, fake cut or not.
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When Tom Brady posted a photo of himself in a full body cast.
Of course it was signed by loved ones.
When George Takei announced his "plan" to run for Congress.
Well, the cat's out of the bag it seems. Let's do this! #Takei2018 https://t.co/Wf7qvV1eXj
— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 1, 2017
No, I'm not running for Congress. Happy 4/1!
But Jon Ossoff is on 4/18. Help him win at https://t.co/ctCcRiYcdL. Let's flip Congress in '18 pic.twitter.com/41uj6l3yt7— George Takei (@GeorgeTakei) April 1, 2017
With so many celebrities-turned-politicians in the world, it wasn't exactly a stretch.
