25 Celebs; 25 Secrets They Kept From Us

Secret weddings, women, Botox and children, the stars just love keeping us in the dark!
Getty ImagesBelieve us when we say that Vin Diesel wasn't always the car-racing-latin-charmer hunk he is known for. As a teen, Diesel had a passion for all things geek and break dancing. Granted is hard to see how these go together, but he rocked both. The actor has been playing Dungeons&Dragons for over 20 years and geeked the hell out about it at the Shootout Show in a 2006 interview, he even wrote the preface of a famous book that celebrates the 30 years of the game. And Diesel seems like an overachiever in everything he tries, because his love for breakdancing scored him a role in a 80s documentary about the freestyle dance, called "Breakin' in the USA: Break Dancing and Electric Boogie Taught by the Pros" . Epic.
Rex FeaturesLeighton Meester has a real life story that not many know about. The actresses mother was serving federal time for for being part of a major drug ring in Texas, when Leighton was born. Along with her mother, her grandfather, her father and her aunt were all incarcerated in 1983, for smuggling a 1.200-pound shipment of marijuana out of Jamaica. Leighton's aunt, Judy, escaped prison and was the first woman in the to join the U.S. Marshals' 15 Most Wanted List.
Getty ImagesAfter the assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. in 1968, a young Samuel L Jackson attended the funeral as one of the ushers. Determined to fight for equal rights and not long after participating in the famous Memphis march for equal rights, the actor and a group of other students of the Morehouse College, held the members of the board of trustees hostage for two days. Martin Luther King Sr. was one of the hostages. The students demanded a reform in the school's curriculum and governance. Jackson was convicted for a second-degree felony and suspended from the school. Two years after he would return to pursue his degree in Arts and Drama.
Seems like Samuel L Jackson is not just a badass on-screen.
Getty ImagesThe squeaky-clean High School Musical star completed a secret stint in rehab for cocaine abuse back in 2013. And it was not the first time the star had sought professional help for the addiction, the 25-year-old actor had previously very privately checked into a treatment centre to help him deal with his various substance dependence.
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Getty ImagesJack Nicholson was born in 1937 and raised by whom he believed were his parents, John and Ethel May Nicholson. The actor also had alleged sister, named June, who died of cancer when the actor was 26 years old. Eleven years after his "sister" passed away a TIME magazine journalist, doing a story on Nicholson, found out that June was actually Jack's mother and John and Ethel were his grandparents, who agreed to raise Jack as their own son since June got pregnant at 17 years-old.
Rex FeaturesBatman's very own Christian Bale had a very particular childhood. Christian lived in over 15 different European cities, traveling with his family and a... circus. His mother, Jenny was carnival worker, performing as a clown and a dancer while Bale grew close to the stages. Maybe that's where he inherited the desire to perform from.
Rex FeaturesIt turns out that the chemistry between Star Wars leads Carrie Fisher and Harrison Ford as friction-fuelled lovers Princess Leia and Han Solo was totally legit - they had a fling during filming. Fisher recently confirmed it in her memoir The Princess Diarist and on an interview with People: "It was so intense. It was Han and Leia during the week, and Carrie and Harrison during the weekend."
Rex FeaturesAngelina Jolie kept the fact that she was expecting twins a secret. Well, until her Kung Fu Panda co-star, Jack Black, announced it in Cannes. "You're gonna have as many as [the] Brady Bunch when you have these," he said to the actress – in front of a canny interviewer.
Rex FeaturesOne celebrity secret that’s still closely guarded is the mother of Michael Jackson’s youngest son, Blanket. Some rumours suggest she is a Norwegian dental hygienist, others say she is a woman called Helena, who was paid $20K to become a surrogate. But no one knows for sure.
PA PhotosDespite the media furore surrounding their break-up, and the resulting war of words, neither Peter Andre nor Katie Price revealed the REAL reason behind their split. Instead, the Australian singer has left us guessing, saying only that the truth will out in time: "When you see the whole story you'll realise why I lost all [my] confidence. And I do think it will come out eventually, just not from me."
Rex FeaturesIn 2005, former best friends Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie fell out. Dramatically. "It's no big secret that Nicole and I are no longer friends. Nicole knows what she did, and that's all I'm ever going to say about it,” Paris announced at the time. The pair never spoke publicly about the argument, although rumours suggested they fell out when Nicole showed Paris’ sex tape to a group of friends. Of course, in 2006, they air-kissed and made up – but neither has revealed what really happened since.
Rex FeaturesAnother young love story that we would never have guessed! Justin Timberlake and Fergie dated before they hit the big time. “I used to go out with Justin a long time ago,” the Black Eyed Peas singer let slip. “Although I didn’t see him for many years, we’ve never had a serious falling out.”
WENNWith all the furore around Jennifer Aniston’s marriage and divorce who can blame her co-star David Schwimmer for wanting to keep his nuptials a secret? The Friends star secretly wed British photographer Zoe Buckman at a private ceremony in June 2010.
PA PhotosWe could have guessed this media-shy pair would shun the limelight when they tied the knot. And they did. Penelope Cruz and Javier Bardem married in a low-profile wedding in the Bahamas. And then waited two weeks to announce the news.
Bigpicturesphoto.comWith her personal life in turmoil, it’s easy to see why Sandra Bullock kept quiet about adopting baby Louis. The actress even shunned close friends in case they got wind of her new addition. “People that I had worked with for years couldn't understand why I wouldn't let them into my house for [Oscar ceremony gown] fittings,” she said.
paTiger Woods kept his numerous affairs secret from just about everyone – including his poor wife. In November 2009 it all came out and Elin Nordengren has since divorced him.
rex featuresKatie Price admitted secretly staging paparazzi shots when she split up with ex Peter Andre. "I did it and got 50 grand for it and it went in The Sun, and I thought, 'F**k you lot, I've got the picture so p*ss off.'"
PAOrlando Bloom and Miranda Kerr have been together since 2007 so they really caught us off guard when they tied the knot in an “intimate ceremony” just a month after announcing their engagement.
PA PhotosMel Gibson and his wife Robyn were married for 28 years so we were more than a little surprised when they announced they’d been separated for three years; and Russian singer Oksana Grigorieva revealed that she had been the star’s secret lover for two of them.
Rex FeaturesMark Owen’s squeaky-clean image was tarnished after he admitted secretly cheating on girlfriend Emma Ferguson for five years. “I don't know how many girls there were in all. Maybe ten,” he said. “I'm so deeply sorry for the pain my actions have caused my family and friends.”
Getty ImagesGavin Rossdale is a devoted family man so we can see why he kept a young dalliance under his hat. The Bush frontman revealed in 2010 that he had a relationship with male New Romantic star, Marilyn. “It's just one of those things: Move on. When you're 17, Jesus Christ. I don't think there's anything strange about any form of anything - you're learning about life. It's a part of growing up. That's it. No more, no less.”
Getty ImagesNicole Richie has a very famous father but, “for confidentiality reasons”, the star has always kept the identity of her biological parents close to her chest. Her father is thought to be 1980s pop musician Pete Escovedo Jr, while her mum is rumoured to be Lionel Richie’s former backstage assistant.
Getty ImagesCher and Tom Cruise certainly kept their romance in the 1990s under wraps. In fact we didn’t even get wind of it till 2008 when the singer admitted to Oprah Winfrey that she dated Tom when he was just a “shy boy”.
Getty Images/ Rex FeaturesRussell Brand managed to keep schtum about his romance with Kate Moss for four, whole years. Pretty impressive. Unbeknown to us, the pair apparently hit it off when Kate went to one of Russell’s comedy shows. "When I saw she was there [at the gig], I felt totally overwhelmed because she is obviously incredibly beautiful and she is Kate Moss... She sort of looked at me and smiled, then she sent me a text message a bit later, saying, 'Do you wanna meet up?' I said, 'Yeah, I'll come round'. I did go round... It was mad that was," he revealed.
Getty Images/ Rex FeaturesWe never would have put these two together! But, Shia LaBeouf and Rihanna did in fact go out (albeit it once) back in 2007. "It never got beyond one date," the Transformers star revealed. "The spark wasn't there. We weren't passionate about each other in that way, so we remain friends." So there you go.
Rex FeaturesLiz Hurley and Shane Warne were spotted together at Goodwood last summer – but they kept their romance (and their respective marriage break-ups) well under wraps until photos emerged of them kissing.
PA PhotosWe didn’t have Cristiano down as the paternal type so imagine our surprise when the footballer announced that he had a secret son. The baby, named Cristiano Ronaldo Jr, was born via a surrogate, who has reportedly been paid to remain anonymous.
Rex FeaturesApparently Nicole Kidman’s statement flawless, creamy skin isn’t as natural as we first thought. The actress admitted once using Botox to look younger. "I've tried a lot of things, but apart from working out and a good diet, most things don't help," said the new mum. "I even tried Botox." But the actress wasn’t that impressed: "I didn't like how my face looked afterward," she said. "Now I don't use it anymore — and I can move my forehead again."
Getty ImagesVictoria Beckham made a bit of a boob when she inadvertently admitted having breast implants. The singer said: “No torpedo bazookas, either. Gone.” But, realising her mistake, Posh refused to elaborate any further.
PA PhotosWhen Heidi Montag and Spencer Pratt announced they were divorcing, we weren’t entirely sold. They did a pretty good job of convincing us though by bashing each other in the press and over Twitter. Lo and behold, it was all a secret sham. “Divorcing was the only way to keep Heidi's career going," claimed Spencer when they were found out.
PA PhotosIn a tell-all book, the ever-modest Bobby Brown let slip that, during his career peak, he had “probably dated half of the industry, including Madonna.” Oops!