Tom Hanks, Amanda Seyfried and Other Stars’ Bizarre Collections

Tom Hanks, Amanda Seyfried and extra stars haven’t been afraid to share the distinctive — and unusual — objects they’ve collected through the years.

Hanks is an avid collector of typewriters, a lot in order that he wrote a group of quick tales about his affinity for the old-school writing system. The ebook which is titled Unusual Kind, options 17 tales that revolve round a special typewriter. Whereas the novel focuses on typewriters, Hanks confessed that he didn’t use the basic gadget to put in writing up the pages.

“I wrote notes and some pages on an precise typewriter. However come on, for the heavy obligation work, it was laptop computer all the best way,” he mentioned in a February 2017 interview with Entertainment Weekly. “Typewriters are for private letters, for musings, for rambling stream-of-consciousness stamped-in-paper doodling.”

Whereas Hanks’ assortment of typewriters is exclusive, Seyfried’s selection in hobbies takes the cake. The actress has been candid through the years about her curiosity in taxidermy, which is the artwork of preserving an animal’s physique by mounting (over an armature) or stuffing, for the aim of show or examine.

Seyfried’s assortment of taxidermied animals consists of an owl, miniature horse, miniature zebra, chick and a deer.

Preserve scrolling to see what different weird objects celebrities select to gather:

Janet Jackson

Years in the past, the Grammy winner took up the interest of gathering pig collectible figurines — however it will definitely backfired.

“Everybody began giving them to me. I had lots of of pigs,” Jackson mentioned in a 2006 interview with Contact Music. “I imply, actually, what was I purported to do with them? So I gave it up!”

Martha Stewart

The businesswoman has so many baskets that she needed to construct a shed on her property in Bedford, New York, simply to retailer them. She dubbed the part of her house Basket Home!

“I’ve lots of,” Stewart revealed on her blog in June 2024. “Some are uncommon and vintage, some are classic and a few are extra modern.”

Emma Roberts

Roberts constructed a customized “doll wall” in her house to show a few of her favourite collectibles, like her “drunk cowgirl” Barbie and Blythe dolls.

“I’m madly obsessive about them,” she mentioned in a April 2024 interview with Architectural Digest, including, “I hope that each night time — that they’ll come wake me up. It might be so thrilling.”

Tom Hanks

The actor chosen 35 of his 300 beloved machines to look in an exhibit titled “A few of Tom’s Typewriters,” which runs till March 10 at The Church in Sag Harbor, New York.

“Each time you kind one thing on a typewriter, it’s a one-of-a-kind murals,” the actor mentioned of his appreciation for the relics. “They’re good mixtures of artwork and engineering.”

Amanda Seyfried

Seyfried has a ardour for animals — each dwelling and deceased!

“When taxidermy is completed effectively, it’s an incredible piece of artwork,” she mentioned throughout a 2012 look on The Jonathan Ross Show. “I really like animals, they usually’re very simple to take care of once they’re lifeless.”

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