Below are the top 5 lists of celebrity hotel and/or tour demands. Makes us all feel a bit more well-adjusted, doesn't it?
The final top 5 in full:
1.) Mariah Carey
· Hotel bathroom suites must be fitted with gold faucets
· A new toilet seat must be installed prior to arrival
· Mariah’s own bed linen is delivered in advance
· Both Mariah and her dog only bathe in mineral water.
· Puppies and kittens must be on hand to keep the star entertained.
· An assistant must be on hand to take care of Mariah’s used chewing gum prior to shows.
2.) Jennifer Lopez
· Hotel sheets must be Egyptian cotton with a thread count of at least 250.
· Hotel rooms must contain two humidifiers and two oscillating fans to achieve the preferred room temperature of 26°C.
· White or red roses or white lilies are J-Lo’s flowers of choice.
· Jennifer’s coffee must be stirred anti-clockwise.
· Lopez’s path must reportedly be sprayed with the scent of gardenia before public appearances.
· The diva has previously requested a white hotel room with white flowers, white tables and tablecloths, white drapes, white candles and white couches.
3.) Prince In advance of his stay at the Dorchester in 2007, Prince demanded:
· that everything in his room be black, from the walls to the furniture, curtains and carpet.
· a black M&M’s machine and an oxygen bar for his entourage.
· As a general rule, all items in Prince’s dressing room must be wrapped in clear plastic film to be unwrapped by the artist on his arrival.
4.) Britney Spears In advance of her trip to the UK for the London leg of her Circus tour earlier this year, Britney issued a number of demands to the Dorchester hotel where she would be staying. She requested:
· a room that had never been smoked in
· several humidifiers
· that the room be lit with 100 watt light bulbs and contain fresh flowers
· that magazines, chick-lit novels and Marilyn Monroe movies be provided
5.) Van Halen
· The rider that started them all, making it OK for stars to be demanding: in the 53 page rider for their World Tour in 1982, Van Halen famously requested a bowl of M&M’s. With all the brown ones picked out.
"Pink is my signature color." - Steel Magnolias
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