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Jun 11, 2013 7:27 PM
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Kristen Stewart: Horses

The Snow White and the Huntsman star had to ride horses for the role, but she's actually afraid of them! "I broke and dislocated my elbow when I was, like, 9," she explained during a press conference at WonderCon.


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Justin Timbelake: Spiders

"I'm really, really scared of spiders," the singer turned actor confessed in an interview with Britain's Smash Hits magazine. "I was staying at a nice hotel and I had to call reception because I spotted one in my room."


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Britney Spears: Reptiles

The pop star may have performed with a live python during the 2001 MTV VMAs, but she is actually terrifed of reptiles.


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Jennifer Aniston: Flying

"What scares me is taking off, because I don't understand how the plane gets up there, the actress confessed in an interview.


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Katie Holmes: Raccoons

The actress has a fear that drives her barking mad—literally. "This racoon comes right up," she tells Jay Leno during her appearance on The Tonight Show. "I didn't know what to do so I just stood up and barked at it."


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Oprah: Gum

"Do you know I have a whole thing about gum? In Mississippi, my grandmother used to chew gum, then stick it in the cabinet. There were rows and rows of Juicy Fruit and Spearmint. I was afraid of it," she said in an interview with O magazine. "Even now I don't allow gum in the building where I work."


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Madonna: Thunderstorms

The singer suffers from brontophobia, a fear of thunderstorms.


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Nicole Kidman: Butterflies

"I jump out of planes, I could be covered in cockroaches, I do all sorts of things," the Australian star has said. "But I just don't like the feel of butterflies' bodies."


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Megan Fox: The Dark and Paper

The actress revealed to Jimmy Kimmel that she is afraid of the dark. She also tells the talk-show host that she dislikes "dry paper."


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Scarlett Johansson: Birds

"Something about wings and beaks and the flapping. I'm terrifed of them," the We Bought a Zoo admits. "I was terrified of the peacocks on set."


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Jennifer Love Hewitt: Elevators

The Client List star revealed that she hates getting into elevators, especially if they are crowded, "Let's fit 90 people in and go up to floor 68—not my thing."


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Orlando Bloom: Pigs

The Kingdom of Heaven star reportedly "ran like crazy" when a pig got loose on set while filming.


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Matthew McConaughey: Revolving Doors

The actor is terrified of revolving doors. "I get anxious just being near them," he has said.

 

 


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Tyra Banks: Dolphins

The America's Next Top Model host has had a phobia of sea mammals ever since childhood. After an attempt to conquer her fear on the hit show (there was lots of sobbing involved), the former supermodel admits, "The fear is not over. I've gotten a little past it, but there is something that still lives inside me."


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Pamela Anderson: Mirrors

 The former Baywatch star reportedly has a fear of mirrors. "I have this phobia—I don't like mirrors. And I don't watch myself on television," she has told U.K.'s Daily Mail. "If anything comes on, I make them shut it off or I leave the room."


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Johnny Depp: Clowns

He's not afraid of pirates, but he's afraid of clowns. "I have this fear of clowns, the actor has said. "So I think that if I surround myself with them it will ward off all evil." What an interesting coping method!

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