Celebrities’ favourite Xmas gifts that were career-starting, memorable, and more

Everyone remembers that one special Christmas present.

There’s always that one gift that you always wanted – or didn’t even know you wanted – that makes the holiday season that much more jolly. There are also those gifts that you regret opening and do so with a fake smile, wishing you got coal instead. But the joyous feeling of getting what you always dreamed of trumps that bad feeling.

In honour of the holiday spirit, celebrities from actors to reality stars share their most memorable gifts.

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Serene Russell

“It was Christmas 2007 I think and I was a HUGE Jonas Brothers fan,” The Bachelor in Paradise star said, “I really wanted their first album It’s About Time to add to my collection.”

The album was a limited release, and resale albums were inflated in price. Serene knew her family couldn’t afford it, and she came to terms with it until she opened her last gift.

“It was shaped kinda odd so I knew it wasn’t the CD, I open it and realise it’s a block of cheese,” she recalled, “My mom tells me to go put it in the fridge and in the cheese drawer I found the CD.”

She added: “I was so excited, my mom found one priced more reasonably and thought it was a scam but worth trying. It ended up being an original and in perfect condition! It’s really not about the gift it’s about the lengths my mom went to get me something I really wanted- and then finding a way to trick me. It’s still one of our favourite Christmas memories!”

Tara Reid

The American Pie star knows that when it’s a holiday, her boyfriend is sure to come through with an amazing gift. “My boyfriend buys me really great bracelets,” she said.

“I love bracelets and he’s bought me some amazing bracelets. Like, on my birthday, for Christmas, Valentine’s Day,” she added, “So I have a very nice collection of beautiful bracelets. So I always know some jewellery is coming my way.”

Lauren Foster

Like Tara, the Real Housewives of Miami star got one of her favourite presents from her boyfriend. She got a piece of artwork by Luis Urrabarri that reads: “I loved you then I googled you.”

“I love it because my boyfriend actually Googled me first,” she said, adding that another favourite gift was from the aforementioned artist, a piece called Blue Ripples.

She said: “I love them both because my favourite colour is Yves Klein blue.”

Plasma

The drag queen from the upcoming season of RuPaul’s Drag Race shared how her parents give her gifts to help her career. “Last year they gave me a hardshell pink suitcase with adjustable shelving inside so that when I travel for gigs I can pack wigs without worrying that they’ll get crushed!” she gushed, “I took it to Drag Race to show it off like a QVC spokeswoman – it was fabulous.”

Hershii LiqCour-Jeté

Hershii’s best friend Jared went to lengths to replace one of her prized possessions that was taken from her. “My PlayStation One was stolen from my collection some years back and he dug through every Goodwill and second-hand shop he could find and purchased me a new one so my collection could stay complete. I love him so much!” she said.

Xunami Muse

Xunami appreciates gifts that are more thought out than expensive. “My favorite Christmas gifts have always been anytime anyone gifts me video games,” she said, “It shows me that they pay attention to my happy place. I’m more of a thoughtful gift rather than an expensive gift kinda gal.” The drag queen added that she was given a portable charger once for Christmas from a friend and she felt “seen.”

Megami

Like Xunami, the self-described “thique geeky goddess” drag queen was of course going to choose something involving video games, and this one was a certified 90s throwback. “My Atomic Purple Gameboy Color with Pokémon Yellow,” Megami shared, “It had been sold out everywhere for months and somehow my parents found one for me for Christmas.”

The Habibi Twins

Stars of season one of Amazon Prime’s Twin Love Samir and Samer Akel playfully complained: “Now that we’re older, we don’t get Christmas gifts anymore!”

But they do have a fond memory from their youth. “The best Christmas gift we’ve ever received when we were younger as high school kids was our Casio watches,” they shared, “It was from our parents and they used to be a hit – you could record your voice on it and save phone numbers on it.”

Kristi Howard

TikTok star Kristi fondly remembers getting her “first Canon Camera.” She said: “I had a dream of capturing moments on video and bringing them to life, and with that I was able to start building my career on Social Media!”

“Videography has always been my passion, and being able to look back and see how much I’ve grown creatively since getting that first camera is so cool. I’ll always be so thankful my parents believed in my silly little videos!” She added.

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