To each their own! While it may seem like taking a shower is a typical part of one’s day, some stars have admitted that habit can change based on circumstances.
Mila Kunis raised plenty of eyebrows when she admitted that her upbringing affected her point of view on personal hygiene because she “didn’t shower much” as a child due to a lack of hot water.
“I wasn’t that parent that bathed my newborns — ever,” the Bad Moms actress told “Armchair Expert” podcast hosts Dax Shepard and Monica Padman in July 2021.
Kunis and her husband, Ashton Kutcher, share Wyatt (born in 2014) and Dimitri (born in 2016), and later discussed taking liberties with how they stay clean every day.
“I do have a tendency to throw some water on my face after a workout to get all the salts out,” Kunis said on the podcast.
The That 70’s Show alums’ revelations inspired a widespread discussion about how others choose to bathe themselves and their children. The following month, Shepard and his wife, Kristen Bell, admitted that they reached a point where keeping track of which one of them was in charge of their kids’ bath time.
“We had to start saying, ‘Hey, when’s the last time you bathed them?’” Shepard shared during an appearance on The View in August 2021.
The pair, who share Lincoln (born in 2013) and Delta (born in 2014), joked they that they sometimes have gone “five or six days” before giving their little ones a bath.
“Once you catch a whiff, that’s biology’s way of letting you know you need to clean it up,” Bell added. “There’s a red flag, because honestly, it’s just bacteria. And once you get the bacteria, you gotta be like, ‘Get in the tub or the shower.'”
Later that month, Jake Gyllenhaal weighed in on the conversation when he explained why he decided that he could skip showers from time to time.
“I do also think that there’s a whole world of not bathing that is also really helpful for skin maintenance, and we naturally clean ourselves,” the actor told Vanity Fair in August 2021.
Although the Spider-Man: Far From Home star wasn’t a fan of daily showers, he clarified that the same rule didn’t apply to every aspect of his hygiene.
“I do believe, because Elvis Costello is wonderful, that good manners and bad breath get you nowhere. So I do [brush my teeth],” he added.
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The Late Late Show With James Corden host revealed in May 2022 that his showers last less than five minutes — partly because he only washes his hair "about every two months." The Broadway vet is “in and out in like a solid three or four” minutes, he explained, although he did note that he used soap. Magnus Sundholm/Shutterstock
“I thought, ‘America is not gonna dig deep into this and want all the intel on how often people bathe, right?’ Because there are much more important topics,” the actress told Access Hollywood in August 2021, noting how “funny” it was that she was asked about her bathing habits when her husband’s podcast kickstarted the conversation. Bell insisted that Shepard, Kutcher and Kunis were “joking” about their kids’ shower routines, adding, “The world took it seriously, so I lost a lot of faith in the human race.” The Frozen actress addressed her own playful comments about how often her kids bathe during an interview with Entertainment Tonight the same month. "We were just talking about this because there has to be a rule for everybody and it's like, 'No, there doesn't.' You know, everyone is different," she explained. "Like, if you have a workout, shower, if you want to go a couple days without [a shower], great. If you have bad hygiene, that's not on me. And if I have bad hygiene, I am going to go ahead and be honest with you, it’s not your business. I think people maybe need a little bit of a lesson of what is a joke and what is not. Because now people are acting like this is an actual Supreme Court case." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
In August 2021, the performer reposted an article about Matthew McConaughey not wearing deodorant via her Instagram Stories and noted that she "stopped using deodorant" too and has since smelled "BETTER." Anthony Harvey/Shutterstock
"First of all, if you ain't been sweating, you don't need to shower," the Brooklyn Nine-Nine star joked during an Access Hollywood interview in August 2021. "But I spend all day sweating, all the time, running and working out, and it ain't nice. My wife is like, 'Babe, babe, babe.' I'm Mr. Old Spice, you know what I mean? So I've got to get clean." After claiming his comments were "misrepresented" on social media, Crews clarified, "I am not anti-bathing." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
"I guess I'm a five-day-a-weeker with a possible sixth day,” the actress told Entertainment Tonight in August 2021 of bathing her kids. "I'm just looking for balance. I'm like, 'You were at school all day. … Bath every night.’ On the weekends, it's like, 'You're in the salty ocean. Who cares? You're fine.’" Courtesy of Kristina Bumphrey/StarPix/Shutterstock
The actor has said he doesn't wear deodorant, but Yvette Nicole Brown, who worked with him on Tropic Thunder in 2008, reassured fans that he still smells good. "I remember that Matthew McConaughey said that he did not use deodorant and that he didn't have an odor. So my first thought was, 'I'm going to get as close as I can to him to see if he's right,'" she recalled during an August 2021 episode of The Jess Cagle Show on SiriusXM. "He does not have an odor. He smells like granola and good living. He has a sweet, sweet scent. That is just him and it's not musty or crazy." MediaPunch/Shutterstock
In an August 2021 GQ interview, the Stranger Things star admitted that he doesn't wash his hair and rarely gets haircuts on his own time. Instead, he lets touch-ups "simply happen" as part of his job. Patrick Lewis/StarPix for Netflix/Shutterstock
"More and more I find bathing to be less necessary, at times," Gyllenhaal told Vanity Fair in August 2021. One month later, the Spider-Man: Far From Home star said he was shocked how seriously others took his joke about not showering. "I don't know what it was," he said during a screening of his Netflix film, The Guilty, according to BuzzFeed. "I answered a question where I was being sarcastic and ironic, and it's followed me around." He added: "Unfortunately, I showered before I came here. So space ... I'm sorry." Rob Latour/Shutterstock
"I wash my armpits and my crotch daily, and nothing else ever,” Kutcher said on the “Armchair Expert” podcast in July 2021. Kunis, for her part, said, “I don’t wash my body with soap every day. But I wash pits and tits and holes and soles.” Peter Barreras/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
During an appearance on The View in August 2021, the couple explained that they used to bathe their daughter, Lincoln and Delta, “every single night before bed," but that started to change as the kids grew older. Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock
"Nope, I’m the opposite of a 'not washing themselves' celeb. Shower (cold) when I roll outta bed to get my day rollin’. Shower (warm) after my workout before work. Shower (hot) after I get home from work. Face wash, body wash, exfoliate and I sing (off key) in the shower," the Jungle Cruise actor wrote via Twitter in August 2021. Rob Latour/Shutterstock
The Grace and Frankie star confirmed in August 2021, "I bathe myself and my children every day.” Richard Shotwell/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
“I’m not starting any trends. I shower, trust me,” Momoa said in an interview with Access Hollywood in August 2021. “I’m Aquaman. I’m in the f--king water. Don’t worry about it. I’m Hawaiian. We got saltwater on me. We good.” Speed Media/Shutterstock
"Before you lot even ask: in this house, we bathe," the Queen & Slim star tweeted in August 2021. Matt Baron/Shutterstock
"I shower all the time," the Marvel actor told Today in July 2020. Broadimage/Shutterstock
In 2009, Pitt's Inglorious Basterds costar Eli Roth shared words of wisdom he picked up on set about staying clean. “I got six kids. All you’ve got to do is just take [baby wipes], a couple quick wipes under the pits. I’m getting [peed] on all day. I don’t have time to take a shower,” Pitt admitted to Roth about how fatherhood adjusted his routine. David Fisher/Shutterstock
Following rumors that the Twilight star preferred to wait when it came to washing his hair, Pattinson cleared the air, telling Extra in February 2012, "Probably. I don't know. I don't really see the point in washing your hair.” Michael Hurcomb/Shutterstock
The former Today anchor considered giving up daily showers after reading an article on the subject, later explaining on air in May 2014, "People with skin issues notice that when they forgo daily baths, it eases up eczema and dry skin." Shutterstock
As the show conversation took social media by storm in August 2021, the singer tweeted, "Going on record here that I bathe every goddamned day." MediaPunch/Shutterstock
"Well, I don't shower every day. I do what's needed," the former reality star told E's Daily Pop in August 2021. "I wash my hair every four days. But when I'm feeling icky, I'll get in the shower. Whether that's every day, that may be, but that could be every three days. I kinda keep myself clean, though. Like, if I feel like my pits smell or something, I just take some washcloths and some soap to it. I might not have to clean my whole body." Aurora Rose/OK! Magazine/Shutterstock
After a fan tweeted their concern about seeing the One Tree Hill alum trending because she possibly added to the bathing debate, the actress set the record straight. "OH MY GOD I AM CACKLING!! Nope. Just engaged ;) Also I love showers," Bush, who got engaged to boyfriend Grant Hughes, tweeted in August 2021. Andy Kropa/Invision/AP/Shutterstock
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