9 Celebrities Who Believe Ghosts Are Real
When you hear a creak in the dark hallway, you’ll probably blame the floorboards, the old pipes, or maybe the wind pushing against the window. Most of us try to find a logical explanation first, because admitting that something invisible might be wandering around the house is not exactly comforting. But some celebrities hear the very same sound and immediately start wondering whether a ghost has entered the room.
And the surprising part? Many of them are completely serious about it. For these stars, paranormal experiences are not just funny stories for interviews or spooky anecdotes to entertain fans. Some claim they have seen ghosts, felt strange presences, lived in haunted homes, or experienced moments they simply could not explain. Whether you believe them or not, their stories are often weird, dramatic, and strangely fascinating.
So, turn the lights on and get ready for a few chilling celebrity confessions.
Here are 9 celebs who truly believe in the paranormal.
Lily Collins
Lily Collins has had more than one spooky story to tell everyone. While preparing for Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile, she said she kept waking up around 3:05 a.m. and came to feel that the spirits of Ted Bundy’s victims were visiting her. She claimed it wasn’t to scare her, but to support the story being told. Years before that, Collins had another run-in with the supernatural when she heard giggling and doors slamming outside her hotel room. The sound definitely wasn’t a draft or anything. It must have been a creepy little ghost.
Jenny McCarthy
How freaked out would you be to see a piano playing by itself? Jenny McCarthy witnessed that phenomenon inside her very own house, so it wasn’t one of those self-playing instruments, at least. She immediately claimed her house was haunted, and the clip from the security cameras went viral in certain circles. The Internet detectives concluded that the sound was probably coming from a Google Home device and not the piano. So was it a real ghost pianist, or was it just a smart-home confusion? Either way, it’s one of the more recent paranormal stories on the list.
Olivia Newton-John
Olivia Newton-John believes in ghosts, but not because they haunt her bathroom, but because the spirits help her out. The actress claims she felt “the presence of loved ones and close friends” who had passed away multiple times. She spoke of ghosts of Karen Carpenter and John Denver as spiritual helpers who stayed around her and gave her strength. There is no way to prove this, but hey, if that makes life easier somehow, let her talk to all the spirits.
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart’s take on ghosts is just as emotionless as most of her characters, and yet weirdly believable. She claims to be very sensitive to “energy” in places and around people, and while staying somewhere strange, she’ll actually address whatever entity might be there and ask not to be bothered. The general emotional residue that people leave behind seems to tie the supernatural to her. In other words, she treats ghosts like troublesome roommates with boundary issues, rather than nightmarish monsters from the great beyond.
Courtney Love
Courtney Love’s most memorable encounter with a ghost was after moving into a house in Hancock Park. According to her, none other than Kurt Cobain was right in front of her, sitting in a chair. He said hi and poofed into thin air. No dramatic speech, no rattling of chains, not even a bit of thunder, just a brief “howdy” from the ghost of Cobain. Maybe he forgot to turn on his ghost cloaking thing until it was too late. Or maybe Courtney was just tired.
Bill Hader
Bill Hader’s ghost story is probably the funniest one here. When he starred on Ellen, he spoke about staying in this crazy hotel room in Ohio. Some very strange things kept happening inside, like a plant getting knocked over or a sink mysteriously filling up. When he mentioned it to the staff, they apparently told him the room was haunted, but Hader thought that it felt more like a cat was doing all that. Alternatively, it could be the ghost of a cat, at least. He’s just being playful and demanding attention, like all cats do.
Dan Aykroyd
If there is anyone on this list who seems genuinely interested in ghosts, spirits, and aliens, it is Dan Aykroyd. He may be best known for starring in Ghostbusters, but his fascination with the paranormal goes far beyond that famous franchise. Aykroyd has often described himself as a spiritualist and has said that he comes from a family with a long history of interest in spiritualism. He has also spoken about living in a house where unusual and unexplained things reportedly happened. Even his Crystal Skull vodka brand was closely connected to supernatural themes and mysterious symbolism. Whether people see it as part of his personal beliefs, his public image, or simply a clever creative direction, Aykroyd appears to have a real and lasting curiosity about the subject. In that sense, his connection to paranormal stories feels less like a coincidence and more like a natural part of his personality and career.
Miley Cyrus
Back in 2013, Miley Cyrus revealed that a rented apartment in London felt “wrong” almost as soon as she moved in. According to the singer, things became seriously unsettling when she saw what looked like a little boy sitting on the bathroom sink while she was taking a shower. That kind of experience would be enough to scare almost anyone, even the most skeptical person in the room. It is exactly the sort of story that makes you laugh nervously, insist you do not believe in ghosts, and then secretly refuse to shower alone.
Vanessa Hudgens
Being open-minded about ghosts and the supernatural is one thing, but talking about them like it’s your casual hobby is quite different. In 2022, Vanessa Hudgens revealed that she had been experiencing paranormal events for years and had grown accustomed to them, treating them as if they were insignificant. And those weren’t just sounds and voices either. Once, she claims she saw a toy moving by itself when she was a kid. With time, she even got some ghost-related gear and was ready to join one of those ghost-catching teams on TV.