The holidays don't just bring out the stress in us regular folks – even the glitzy stars of Hollywood have their fair share of Thanksgiving mishaps. From Martha Stewart's turkey fiasco to the Baldwin family's photo frenzy, these celebrity holiday blunders remind us that no one is immune to a little chaos.
Long before she became the domestic goddess we know today, Martha Stewart had her first Thanksgiving disaster as a newlywed. In a bold attempt to impress her in-laws, Stewart preheated her oven to a whopping 500 degrees and forgot to lower it, waking up to smoke and flames. "I woke up to smoke and flames," she recalled. Not to be defeated, she managed to snag the last turkey from a nearby farm, salvaging the stuffing from the charred bird and saving dinner – albeit six hours late.
Guy Fieri, the flamboyant chef with a penchant for deep-fried delights, had his own fiery encounter with Thanksgiving when his deep-fried turkey attempt became a scorching spectacle. "Just like every video that you see on TikTok, it is a fireball of flames," Fieri recounted. After a mishap with measuring oil, the situation escalated, turning his patio into an impromptu barbecue. Even with his signature flip-flops melting into the stand, Fieri wasn't about to give up on the turkey chase, retrieving the scorched bird from his yard.
It's not just the cooking that goes wrong – sometimes it's the family portrait. Alec and Hilaria Baldwin's family photo in 2022 was anything but the picture-perfect moment. Amidst crying kids and chaos, the Baldwin family shared a candid glimpse of real-life holiday struggles, leaving fans applauding their honesty.
Thanksgiving 2024 turned into an unexpected trip to the ER for "Modern Family" stars Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Julie Bowen. Both ended up tending to their kids in the hospital, sharing relatable holiday woes with their followers. Ferguson wrote, "Seeing I wasn’t the only one with a kid in the ER on Thanksgiving was comforting." It was a somber reminder that sometimes the holidays don't go as planned.
Cooking calamities continue with Chrissy Teigen and Caroline Bryan, who both had Thanksgiving kitchen blunders of their own. Teigen's sweet potato pie went viral for all the wrong reasons, but the cookbook author took it in stride, baking a second pie and sharing a laugh with her fans. Meanwhile, Bryan shared her own kitchen disaster with a rice dish bubbling over, proving that sometimes it's best to leave the cooking to the pros.
Even wardrobe choices aren't safe on Thanksgiving, as Cardi B found out in 2022. She narrowly avoided a major wardrobe malfunction, adding a bra to her sheer dress just in time for family arrivals. "Notice my dress is super see-through before family start arriving… GOD IS GOOD!" she joked on social media.
Whether it's a fiery turkey, a chaotic family photo, or an ER visit, these celebrity Thanksgiving mishaps show us that the holidays are a time of unpredictable moments for everyone – even for Hollywood's glitterati. So, as you gather around your own Thanksgiving table, remember that perfection is overrated, and laughter is the best way to handle the chaos that sometimes comes with the season.