When it comes to buying gifts, we've accepted that celebrities will have more room in the budget than any of us ever will — and many of them aren't afraid to show it off, either. It practically goes without saying that stars are going to be a little over the top with their gift giving, but some presents in the last few years have been on a whole new level — looking at you, Kardashian family!
From actual vehicles (and other forms of transportation) and live animals to custom designer purses and everything in between, we've seen celebrities both give and receive gifts that most of us couldn't even imagine getting around the holidays or for our birthdays … or honestly, for any reason at all. And more than one of them have come with price tags of well more than $1 million!
Ready to be amazed — and a little jealous? Here are 15 of the most over-the-top gifts celebrities have given each other, whether it happened to be a holiday or not. Yep, the FOMO is real!
Teresa Giudice's New Car
For Christmas 2021, Teresa Giudice's fiancé, Luis Ruelas, had a special surprise planned for the Real Housewives of New Jersey star. He gave her a new 2022 Mercedes Benz S Class sedan, which may have run him more than $100,000, according to Page Six.
Kylie Jenner's Matching Diamond Rings With Stormi
As Kylie Jenner is expecting her second child, boyfriend Travis Scott gave her and their daughter, Stormi, a special gift for no reason at all: matching diamond rings, which Kylie happily showed off on Instagram. Is baby No. 2 getting one too?
Matching Kardashian Cars
Christmas 2021 brought a whole slew of gifts for the Kardashian family, compliments of Kris Jenner. Each member of the family got matching electric cars, all in different colors (including many shades of pink). As CNN reported, these cars can be fully customized and start at $21,000.
Three Gucci Bags
For Christmas 2021, Nicki Minaj surprised Real Housewives of Potomac star Gizelle Bryant's daughters with Gucci bags — their first.
"I've never bought my girls high-end bags because I always wanted to keep them HUMBLE. Always felt like humility and gratitude is way more important than stylin and profilin for children. So for their 1st @gucci bag to be gifted by the MEGA ICON SUPERSTAR @nickiminaj for Christmas is PRICELESS!" Gizelle wrote, showing off her girls and their new bags. "Nicki my kids are screaming thru the house You have made their YEAR!"
A Custom Birkin Bag
Birkin bags in general are pretty impressive gifts, but a custom painted one is next level. They might not be together anymore, but back in 2013, Kanye West presented Kim Kardashian with a hand-painted Birkin bag of her own (worth thousands of dollars) for Christmas.
A Maybach Car
In March 2021, Nick Jonas celebrated his single "Sucker" going No. 1 by buying his wife, Priyanka Chopra, a new car. And it wasn't just any car — it was a Maybach, which has a starting price of more than $169,000. Seems like they had a lot to celebrate!
Cold, Hard Cash
Sometimes, there's no better gift than just straight-up cash. In a GQ interview, George Clooney revealed that he'd given 14 of his closest friends $1 million each — in the form of bags filled with cash.
"I just held up a map and I pointed to all the places I got to go in the world and all the things I've gotten to see because of them," he said. "And I said, 'How do you repay people like that?' And I said, 'Oh, well, how about a million bucks?'"
A Trip to Space
While they were still married, Katy Perry reportedly gave Russell Brand the opportunity of a lifetime: a $200,000 trip to space with Virgin Galactic, according to The Daily Mail. They've since divorced, and there's no word on whether Russell will still take his epic voyage.
A Lamborghini Truck
For Cardi B's birthday in October 2018, Offset presented her with her dream car: a Lamborghini truck. Of course, $200,000 is no small amount when it comes to a gift, but the real kicker here was the fact that, when Offset gave her the car, she didn't even know how to drive yet.
A Private Jet
When you're Beyoncé, you can't give just any gift — and she proved it with the present she gave Jay-Z for his first Father's Day. The Travel reported that Jay-Z's jet — a Bombardier Challenger 850 — cost about $40 million and includes a bedroom, two bathrooms, and a full kitchen.
A Swarovski Bathtub
When Beyoncé gave birth to her first child, Blue Ivy, her former Destiny's Child bandmate had a special gift lined up for her. According to a report from ABC News, Kelly Rowland bought Blue Ivy a pink Swarovski bathtub. Only the best for music royalty!
A Giant Cheese Wheel
Given how much Chrissy Teigen has always loved food and cooking, it's no surprise that her dream gift from John Legend was a giant cheese wheel!
"John got me my lifetime dream for Christmas! A cheese wheel to dump pasta and risotto in for years to come! My tableside serving game is bout to be liiiiiit!" she wrote when she shared her gift on Instagram in 2015.
A Tiny Louis Vuitton Bag
Really, we're not just talking about one bag here, either. For a Christmas gift in 2018, Kim Kardashian got all the littlest members of her family — including Chicago, True, Stormi, North, Dream, and Penelope — matching tiny Louis Vuitton bags, which are worth $1,180 each, according to Elle.
A Diamond 'Word Party' Necklace
When it comes to merchandise of our kids' favorite shows and movies, most of us stick with T-shirts and toys, but that doesn't apply to Cardi B and Offset's daughter. A jeweler custom made a Word Party diamond necklace for little Kulture. So impressive (and totally over the top)!
Kangaroos
We've seen a lot of stars receive puppies or kittens for Christmas, but this is next level. Luke Bryan gave his wife, Caroline, two kangaroos for their farm, Brett's Barn — something she totally didn't expect. The video of him surprising her with them is just too cute!
