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They dine in the best restaurants, fly in private jets and have a team of security, however A-listers have one habit that makes them like us. After a busy day at work, sometimes they crave fast food. Here’s a look at the celebs you’re most likely to spot in the line for the drive-thru at Taco Bell, McDonald’s and Wendy’s.



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Chrissy Teigen: Taco Bell

Model and cookbook author Chrissy Teigen is often found posting about her favorite food on social media and shared the genius idea that Taco Bell should deliver taco meat and shells packaged separately to prevent soggy tacos. The Mexican-inspired chain took the feedback on board and released the At-Home Taco Bar: a kit with shells, wraps, chips, salad, meat and dip in separate boxes, in time for lockdown 2020.



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Meryl Streep, Florence Pugh, Greta Gerwig and Timothée Chalamet: Wendy’s

After a long day’s work, there’s nothing better than takeout. The feeling is no different for celebrities, as the cast and director of Little Women including Greta Gerwig, Meryl Streep, Florence Pugh and Timothée Chalamet demonstrate in this behind-the-scenes shot of them tucking into Wendy’s fries.



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The Kardashian Wests: The Cheesecake Factory

When one of the world’s most famous families has a weekend to spend together, they go out for a meal. Not to a fancy Michelin-starred restaurant, but American chain The Cheesecake Factory. Kim, Kanye and their children were spotted there two days in a row sharing a strawberry cheesecake while in Dayton, Ohio.



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The Beckhams: McDonald’s



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Lily Allen: In-N-Out Burger

What do you do when you’re a British pop star marrying an American actor in a global pandemic? Have a Vegas wedding complete with a reception at In-N-Out Burger, of course. The chain, based in California and the Southwest, is famed for its Double Double (two beef patties, American cheese, salad and sauce in a bun). Check out this snap of Lily Allen, seen taking a big bite while wearing her white Dior dress.



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Bill Gates: Dick’s Drive-In

Despite being a billionaire, the Microsoft founder still has down-to-earth days and one of his favorite lunches is a takeout burger. He’s a known McDonald’s fan but when Bill Gates is in the Wallingford neighborhood in Seattle, he heads to Dick’s Drive-In, a local chain that has been around since the 1950s. A deluxe burger costs $3.85, fries $2.10 and a large coke $2.30, and he waits in line like the rest of us.



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The Crawford-Gerbers: IHOP

When family of supermodels Cindy Crawford, Rande Gerber and their children Kaia Gerber and Presley Gerber get together, nothing beats popular pancake spot IHOP. They even celebrated Father’s Day 2019 there and “ordered every picture on the menu”.



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Justin Bieber: Taco Bell

He’s able to afford the best restaurants but the multi-millionaire pop star still craves Tex-Mex every once in a while. Justin Bieber was seen stopping by Taco Bell in Van Nuys, California, in 2018. He opted to order in store, before carrying a big brown Taco Bell takeout bag back to his Lamborghini.



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Hailey Bieber: Shake Shack



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Donald Trump: McDonald’s

It’s no secret that Donald Trump is a whopping fan of McDonald’s. Aides revealed that during his 2016 presidential campaign, his order consisted of “two Big Macs, two Filet-O-Fish and a chocolate malted.” He even got the fast food joint to cater a banquet for the Clemson Tigers football team and was pictured next to a table stacked high with Filet-O-Fish, McNuggets, Quarter Pounders, Big Macs and sauce.



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Gayle King: Popeyes

TV personality Gayle King was so keen to try the new Popeyes chicken sandwich when it was released in 2019, she tried calling a total of 15 branches to find a location where it was in stock. The sandwich (which features a crispy fried chicken breast, pickles and mayo or spicy Cajun sauce in a brioche bun) was sold out in all of them.



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Ben Affleck: Jack in the Box

Actor Ben Affleck has been spotted at fancy sushi restaurant Nobu, but is equally likely to enjoy Jack in the Box from time to time. He was seen at the drive-thru twice in one week in 2018. First with his girlfriend of the time Shauna Sexton and the second time with his ex-wife, actress Jennifer Garner.



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Kylie Jenner: McDonald’s

In 2019, restaurant delivery service Postmates revealed reality TV star and beauty mogul Kylie Jenner spent a massive $10,000 over the course of a year. The receipt included some very regular orders including a McDonald’s Oreo McFlurry, Chicken McNuggets and French fries.



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Kim Kardashian West: McDonald’s

Businesswoman and reality TV star Kim has never made a secret of her love for McDonald’s and has even been spotted there in Japan. Her usual order – six Chicken McNuggets with Honey Mustard sauce, a vanilla McFlurry, cheeseburger and apple pie – came as a surprise to fans. However, in the most recent season of Keeping Up with the Kardashians, she skipped the savory food and opted for just a McFlurry.



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Khloé Kardashian: McDonald’s



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Rihanna: Black Tap

Celebs love catering their star-studded events with fast food and at Rihanna’s post-Met Gala party in 2017, she fed guests one of her favorite foods: burgers. Supermodels such as Kendall Jenner and Karlie Kloss and musicians including A$AP Rocky and Pharrell were served platters stacked high with cheeseburgers from New York-based craft burger joint Black Tap. It was all washed down with Perrier-Jouët Champagne.



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Anna Kendrick: Taco Bell

Film star Anna Kendrick admits she’d commit “several murders” to keep certain Taco Bell items on its menu. One of her favorites is the Cheesy Gordita Crunch, a hard taco within a flatbread filled with seasoned beef, lettuce, Cheddar and spicy ranch sauce. But she also confesses she has to eat it after midnight, under the cover of darkness in her car.



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Julia Roberts: In-N-Out Burger

After the 2019 Golden Globes, Julia Roberts and husband Daniel Moder ended up at their usual spot – In-N-Out Burger. In a mix of high and low culture, the actress uploaded a photo of the pair, still in the evening’s award ceremony attire, holding a takeout bag with a caption that included “Congratulations to All! And to all a good (burger) night.”



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Lorde: Sonic Drive-In

Following Lorde’s performance at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee in 2017, she was craving a slushie from Sonic Drive-In and asked fans: “I’ve been debating what flavor to get. Any suggestions, feel free… just throw them out.” However, one benefit of being a big-name musician is you get to skip the traffic and have your own police escort there.



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Katy Perry and Orlando Bloom: In-N-Out Burger

American singer Katy Perry has been known to eat all kinds of takeout, from McDonald’s to Italian chain Olive Garden, however her most memorable fast food story is how she met her fiancé Orlando Bloom. At the 2016 Golden Globes, the Pirates of the Caribbean actor tried to steal one of her In-N-Out burgers and that’s how they started talking.



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Nicole Scherzinger: KFC

When abroad it’s good to try the local cuisine, but sometimes you just want a meal that reminds you of home. That’s what happened to singer and The X Factor judge Nicole Scherzinger after she performed for the royal family at a wedding in Singapore. She stopped by KFC in the early hours, still wearing a floor-length black sequin ball gown.



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Kourtney and Khloé Kardashian: Popeyes

It’s not just McDonald’s the Kardashians are fans of, sisters Kourtney and Khloé were famously snapped on a private jet eating Popeyes. It wasn’t a one-off event either. In 2018 Khloé tweeted about her pregnancy craving for Popeyes and the chicken chain responded by sending the celeb crispy chicken, biscuits, fries, sides and sauces. We wish we were famous.



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Chrissy Teigen, John Legend, and Kim and Kayne Kardashian West: Waffle House

Where do the rich and famous go to double date? America’s favorite waffle chain Waffle House if you’re Kim and Kanye Kardashian West, Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. The foursome were dressed up to visit the all-day breakfast spot at one of its outposts in Phoenix, Arizona in 2015.



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Bella Hadid: McDonald’s



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Paris Hilton: McDonald’s



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Britney Spears: McDonald’s

Despite her fortune, the pop singer loves fast food and is frequently papped exiting McDonald’s. However, on Britney’s 2018 tour she was striving to be healthier, sticking to “the small burgers” and “Happy Meals”.



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Travis Scott: McDonald’s

Until recently, rapper Travis Scott and fast food were not closely associated. That was until McDonald’s added The Travis Scott Meal to its menu. The first celebrity meal since the McJordan Special (Michael Jordan’s meal in 1992), it was available in September 2020 and consisted of the musician’s regular order: a Quarter Pounder with cheese topped with bacon, slivered onions and shredded lettuce, fries with BBQ sauce and a Sprite.

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