The 10 most bizarre celebrity Christmas traditions: From Chrissy Teigen’s annual McDonald’s to the Royal Family’s time out at breakfast

Christmas is the most wonderful time of the year, but not everyone celebrates it in the same way.

When you think of festive traditions, it’s hard not to picture the classics: a turkey with all the trimmings, a sing-along at the local carol service and a cheeky glass of mulled wine with mince pies.

Families around the world love these staples, but not everyone sticks to the traditional script – especially in the world of celebrities.

The stars are known for doing things their own way, and Christmas is no exception.

Forget the glitz and glamour, some of your favorite celebrities have surprisingly quirky ways to mark the big day.

From unusual rituals to over-the-top extravagance, MailOnline reveals the famous faces who like to do something different from the norm.

Chrissy Teigen and John Legend

Now that Chrissy Teigen is famous for her cooking, you’d expect her to be in the kitchen during the holidays.

The social media savvy stunner has written cookbooks including 2018’s Cravings: Hungry for More: A Cookbook and Cravings: Recipes for All the Food You Want to Eat: A Cookbook.

But when it comes to food during the holidays, Chrissy’s husband John Legend revealed that this is the time of year when they treat themselves to a fast food delivery.

John explained that the family has been ordering McDonald’s on Christmas Eve as a late night snack for several years.

“It’s definitely a Chrissy tradition,” John told Postmate’s The Receipt.

He then added: ‘We’ve decided that Beef Wellington will be our favorite Christmas main dish from now on.’

Mariah Carey

She is unofficially known as the Queen Of Christmas, with her hit All I Want for Christmas Is You – the best-selling Christmas song of all time in the US.

It’s no surprise that Mariah Carey is pulling out all the stops in December.

Mariah – who famously kicks off the holidays by ‘defrosting’ and singing ‘It’s tiiiiiiime’ in honor of her festive hit – lost her signature battle to officially own the term Queen Of Christmas, but is still going all out for.

She usually goes to Aspen with her twins Morocco and Monroe, explaining, “Depending on how many of us are in it [Aspen]”We’ll get one or two horse-drawn sleds, pack our stuff and go ride in the snow under the stars.”

But her OTT festivities don’t stop there, as the singer adds, “We always drink cocoa with butterscotch schnapps to stay warm, and we sing our hearts out.”

Kate Middleton

While many families wake up on Christmas morning surrounded by their loved ones, the same cannot be said for Kate Middleton and Prince William.

According to Royal insiders, the women and men of the family spend breakfast separately and only come together for church later in the day.

Former chef Darren McGrady explained: ‘On Christmas Day the ladies generally opt for a light breakfast of sliced ​​fruit, half a grapefruit, toast and coffee delivered to their room.’

In 2017, he added to the Ny Breaking: ‘The male royals, meanwhile, come to the dining room at 8.30am for a hearty breakfast, with eggs, bacon and mushrooms, herring and grilled kidneys, to prepare. for the 11 a.m. church service at St. Mary Magdalene.”

The Jonas brothers

Many celebrate Christmas morning with a hearty feast of eggs, bacon, toast or cookies for their festive breakfast – but not the Jonas family.

The boy band likes to treat themselves to a Mexican tradition in the morning and scoff hot tamales before opening their presents.

Speaking to InStyle, Nick, 32, admitted: ‘Every year we eat tamales on Christmas morning and it’s pretty amazing,’

He continued, “My mom started it and I think it’s special because we grew up with it and it’s very similar to us having tamales at Christmas.”

A tamale is a traditional Mesoamerican dish made from masa, a dough made from nixtamalized corn, which is then steamed in corn husks or banana leaves.

Julia Roberts

Julia Roberts, 57, has some holiday traditions she can’t wait to get into.

The star previously gave an insight into how she, her husband Danny Moder and their three children celebrate Christmas.

The actress shared that she loved waking up on Christmas morning and said her family had a tradition where “nobody goes into the living room until everyone goes into the living room.”

The mother-of-three said the holidays wouldn’t be complete without “a hearty Christmas dinner” and figuring out how much to feed everyone before the festive meal.

“I enjoy the practical challenge of the Christmas morning meal because you don’t want too many and you don’t want them to spoil right away,” she explained.

“You want to maintain stable blood levels so you don’t go crazy before the big meal.”

Reese Witherspoon

Hollywood star Reese Witherspoon, 48, has revealed she is getting her Academy Award for the Christmas celebrations.

In addition to lavishly decorating her home, Reese previously confessed that her statue is getting a little festive love.

The mother-of-three revealed that the Best Actress Oscar, which she took home in 2006 for her role in Walk the Line, will look completely different on the big day.

And it’s all thanks to her children Ava, Deacon and Tennessee.

“At Christmas they put a hat and scarf on him so he doesn’t get cold,” the Morning Show actress previously said in an interview.

Stacey Salomon

Stacey Solomon has become the embodiment of Mrs. Christmas herself.

While she gets into the spirit nice and early, the British TV star, who is married to Joe Swash and has five children, likes to go against the grain at Christmas.

Instead of digging into a full English dish, the 35-year-old presenter prepares a completely different morning meal, which even she admits is quite strange.

“This is going to sound really weird… my mom would cut a grapefruit in half every Christmas morning, put some sugar on it and that was our breakfast,” Stacey revealed.

“None of my kids will eat it, Joe won’t eat it, it’s not even that great, but I just have to do it every Christmas.”

She added on an episode of Loose Women: ‘I don’t eat grapefruit all year round, but on Christmas morning I sit there with half my grapefruit and sugar and I really enjoy it.’

Peter and Emily Andre

Peter Andre and his wife Emily are set to have a magical Christmas as they prepare to celebrate with their newest addition, baby Arabella, who was born in April.

Discussing her family’s Christmas traditions, Emily revealed that her favorite festive custom is cutting up old tights – a quirky tradition passed down from her parents, Rebecca and Ruaraidh.

“It’s my favorite tradition: we make weird stockings, stockings in pantyhose,” she said OK! Magazine.

‘We cut the tights in half and stuff them. We’ve always done it since I was a kid – no idea why, but we love it.”