You bought WHAT?
WOMAN'S OWN|December 25, 2023
These A-listers' lavish Christmas gifts put our chocolates and slippers to shame
You bought WHAT?

‘SPOILT’ BY SIMON

Music mogul Simon Cowell is said to be worth £478 million, but it seems that having all the money in the world can’t help perfect the art of gift-giving. One year, the 64-year-old didn’t please former X Factor host Dermot O’Leary with his choice of present. In 2015 Dermot, 50, revealed, ‘The worst gift I ever got was a couple of years ago – a voucher for Botox from Simon Cowell.’ He added, ‘Charming, and unused.’ Not everyone wants the same as you, Simon…

ROD: 'I FELT SO STINGY'

Prior to their infamous feud, Sir Rod Stewart revealed that his long-time friend Sir Elton John, 76, put him to shame one-year thanks to his rather impressive festive gift.

Rod, 78, shared, 'For Christmas, I bought him a pop-up fridge from Harrods. You pressed a button and there'd be steam and lights and a bottle of champagne.

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