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Ben Affleck has had a fear of flying ever since the plane he was traveling in as a nine-year-old was hit by lightning, resulting in one of the engines catching fire.
This 'The Lord of the Rings' actor's dislike of air transportation, especially in helicopters, was underlined during an interview with Phase9, when he admitted to being "terrified by flying."
Megan Fox has revealed that she always listens to Britney Spears when flying—because she is convinced it will stop her from dying in a plane crash! The actress developed a fear of flying at 20 and has since made a point of loading the singer's latest album on her iPhone before she has to travel in the air.
Colin Farrell has never conquered his fear of flying. He admitted his phobia to Playboy magazine in 2003, and says he hates getting on a plane and breaks out in sweat every time he does so.
In an article in the New York Times, Sandra Bullock admits to being "deathly afraid of flying" ever since surviving a plane crash-landing in 2000.
After witnessing a mid-air collision, Whoopi Goldberg's dread of flying was such that the actress took Sir Richard Branson's course, "Flying Without Fear," and was able to overcome her phobia to a certain degree.
An incident en route to England to play the Glastonbury Festival caused Miley Cyrus and other family members real grief when the plane aborted its landing because of another aircraft in its path. Since then the singer has expressed a fear of flying, a fact her sister, Brandi, underlined during an interview with International Business Times.
Despite several years boldly going where no man has gone before, 'Star Trek' actor William Shatner turned down an opportunity to go on Richard Branson's space flight because of a fear of flying.
When Kate Winslet was married to film director Sam Mendes, the couple refused to fly on the same plane together, fearing that a crash would orphan their children, according to newspaper reports. Both had suffered previous frightening air experiences: Mendes nearly ended up on one of the hijacked planes on September 11; and Winslet was caught up in a terrifying mid-air incident that eventually proved a false alarm.
Rather than avoid flying period, Kirsten Dunst dulls the loud and scary noise of take-offs and landings by wearing headphones.
During an interview with the Irish Examiner, Jennifer Connelly opened up about her flight phobia, believing that she's the worst celebrity flyer, but too nervous to take medication to calm her nerves.
Phobias appear to follow Billy Bob Thornton around. As well as an apparent aversion to clowns and bright colors, the actor loathes flying... or at least used to. He's famously claimed that while he's no longer scared of flying, he still has a fear of crashing.
In a story carried by the Irish Independent newspaper, Take That singer Gary Barlow admits to having a real phobia of being on a plane. He even signed up for a course to tackle his fear.
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The late, great "Queen of Soul" rarely toured outside of the United States during her later years, a fact put down to her very tangible fear of flying. In 1984, the Grammy-award-winning artist was on a small plane during an extremely turbulent flight, after which she deliberately shied away from stepping on a plane unless absolutely necessary.
'Pretty Little Liars' and 'Katy Keene' star Lucy Hale has in the past admitted to having a phobia of flying. But in an interview with Hollywood.com, the actress revealed that she'd enjoyed a recent skydiving adventure. How's that for overcoming a fear of heights?
In a conversation with Cosmopolitan, singer, songwriter, and actor Nick Jonas confessed, "I hate flying. People are shocked by that because I fly all the time, but I think defying gravity is just frightening."
Shock jock Howard Stern is a nervous flyer and is paranoid that his plane will crash. Whenever he can, he discourages others from flying.
American filmmaker Wes Anderson rarely flies unless he has to; he'd rather travel to Europe by boat! But, somewhat paradoxically, he admitted to Esquire that he "sometimes loves being in plane" but only when sedated.
In his later years, legendary film director Stanley Kubrick, who died in 1999, developed a phobia of flying and refused to leave England, his adopted home for 40 years. Pretty odd considering the filmmaker had obtained a pilot's license in 1947.
Bruce Wills does fly— what self-respecting Hollywood tough guy doesn't? But as the MailOnline pointed out, Willis once refused to take a plane to London to participate in the 45th Regus London Film Festival. But perhaps he had good reason. It was a month after 9/11 and the fears of further terrorist attacks were upmost on people's minds. And apparently the actor knew people who had perished in the World Trade Center tragedy.
According to People, Jennifer Aniston has a "real fear of flying" after a plane she was a passenger in declared an emergency during a birthday trip to Mexico.
The irony is that Britney Spears herself is not so good in the air. The pop diva has admitted to being anxious during flights, and has on previous occasions panicked during take-offs and landings.
Shailene Woodley admitted on the 'Late Late Show' a few years back that she had a fear of flying. This despite her globe-trotting as an Oceans Ambassador for Greenpeace.
DJ Khaled managed to overcome his decade-long fear of flying... and earned US$67 million in two years as a result. His remarkable ascent to fame and fortune was recalled in an edition of Forbes.
Travis Barker certainly has good reason for his fear of flying after surviving a deadly plane crash back in 2008 which killed four and left him with severe third-degree burns over more than half of his body. He lost two close friends and spent three months in the hospital. The Blink-182 drummer faced his fears with the support of his fiance, Kourtney Kardashian. On August 14, the two were photographed boarding Kylie Jenner's private jet at a small airport in California and landing in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico. Kourtney held his hand as they walked up the stairs, The Daily Mail reports, and Barker flew for the first time in over a decade.
Jennifer Lawrence has opened up about the terrifying flying experience she had in 2017. She was taking a private plane from Kentucky to New York when one of the plane's two engines failed and she was informed that they had to make an emergency landing. Lawrence shared that she truly believed she was going to die and started leaving desperate voicemails for her family. "I've had a great life, I'm sorry," she told them. She only started to believe that she might survive when she saw the runway with ambulances and fire trucks waiting below, but was still convinced she was going to be severely injured. Luckily, the plane landed safely and she was unharmed. "My skeleton was all that was left in the seat," she joked to Vanity Fair.
The incident left Lawrence understandably terrified of flying.
The late actor was well known for his aversion to flying, a phobia he developed way back in the 1960s after a particularly bumpy return flight from Mexico. But you'd never have guessed it from watching 'The Right Stuff' (1983), in which he portrays famed test pilot Chuck Yeager.
For most celebrities, air travel is a necessity. How else do you get to those glittering film premieres, glamorous movie festivals, and idyllic vacation destinations in distant and exotic lands?
But believe it or not, there are some celebs who harbor a genuine fear of flying. In fact, the very thought of stepping aboard a plane can induce panic attacks and waves of anxiety, which can make even the coolest celebrity edgy and nervous. So, which stars suffer from altitude problems?
Click through the following gallery and take off through this list of celebs who are afraid to fly.
Celebrities who are afraid of flying
A-listers who suffer from aviophobia
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For most celebrities, air travel is a necessity. How else do you get to those glittering film premieres, glamorous movie festivals, and idyllic vacation destinations in distant and exotic lands?
But believe it or not, there are some celebs who harbor a genuine fear of flying. In fact, the very thought of stepping aboard a plane can induce panic attacks and waves of anxiety, which can make even the coolest celebrity edgy and nervous. So, which stars suffer from altitude problems?
Click through the following gallery and take off through this list of celebs who are afraid to fly.