Housekeepers, bodyguards, nannies, drivers, chefs \u2013 celebrity staff have a through-the-keyhole insight into their employer’s personal lives.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-name” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”Black Han Sans|||on|||||” text_text_color=”#000000″ header_4_font=”|||on|||||” header_4_text_align=”center” text_orientation=”center” custom_margin=”||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”]
Words by Nikki Peach<\/strong><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_image src=”https:\/\/flatplan-plus-content.s3.eu-west-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2024\/11\/imago0766479016h-1-scaled.jpg” alt=”Jennifer Aniston” title_text=”Lady Gaga bei der Premiere des Kinofilms Joker: Folie \u00c3 Deux im TCL Chinese Theatre. Los Angeles, 30.09.2024 *** Lady Ga” force_fullwidth=”on” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_image][et_pb_text _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” hover_enabled=”0″ global_colors_info=”{}” sticky_enabled=”0″] One thing we can be sure of when a celebrity purchases a new multi-million-pound home is that they won\u2019t be the one cleaning it. They probably have state-of-the-art designer kitchens they seldom ever cook in, lawns they don\u2019t mow, sheets they don\u2019t change and washing machines they don\u2019t know how to use, right?<\/p>\n That\u2019s where celebrity housekeepers come in. Tasked with maintaining their private spaces and witnessing how the rich and famous live behind the scenes, these people are granted access that fans and reporters could only dream of.<\/p>\n Most celebrity staffers have to sign non-disclosure agreements and go through background checks before landing the job. They are often forced to work round the clock, are not always treated well and are expected to meet their employer\u2019s most outlandish demands.<\/p>\n According to unchecked \u2018sources\u2019 on the internet, some of these alleged demands include that Ariana Grande has her bodyguard carry her around her house like a baby when she doesn\u2019t feel like walking. Demi Moore insists on \u2018perfect lighting\u2019 in her house. Serena Williams gets her housekeepers to watch her matches and offer feedback (but it has to be praise). Ryan Gosling doesn\u2019t stand when he pees. Jennifer Lopez is a bad payer. Miley Cyrus\u2019s pets aren\u2019t housetrained. Taylor Swift\u2019s house is littered with cat memorabilia. Sandra Bullock likes to keep her curtains closed. And Naomi Campbell likes to have 25 candles in every room.<\/p>\n One anonymous housekeeper even remembers being asked to set up a filing system for a client under the categories, \u2018types of murder weapons\u2019, \u2018easiest way to kill someone without being traced\u2019 and \u2018types of poisons\u2019. Luckily, it turned out the client was a successful murder mystery writer.<\/p>\n \u2018Your cleaning lady knows everything\u00a0about you \u2013 your desires, all your most well-hidden secrets, your temper, virtues, and defects,\u2019 as celebrity housekeeper, Daysy Rodrigquez, puts it. She has worked with reality stars including Lisa Hochstein from The Real Housewives of Miami<\/em>, who she says is \u2018the most beautiful person inside and out\u2019, as well as business tycoons and famous athletes.<\/p>\n Speaking to The Sun<\/em>, Rodriguez said her worst experience was when a 28-year-old NBA star hired her to throw a 50-person party at his house, last minute, and never paid for it. \u2018He only reimbursed me for the receipts,\u2019 she added, \u2018but refused to pay for my total concierge fee services.\u2019<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text module_class=”custom-quote” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” header_2_font=”Libre Bodoni|||on|||||” header_2_text_align=”center” header_2_text_color=”#333333″ header_2_font_size=”40px” header_2_line_height=”1.2em” global_colors_info=”{}”] Far from uncommon, celebrity staff are often expected to work round the clock to appease their employers. Lady Gaga\u2019s former assistant Jennifer O\u2019Neill made claims that she worked a 24-hour day back in 2013 and was even expected to sleep in Gaga\u2019s bed because the singer \u2018didn\u2019t sleep alone\u2019. O\u2019Neill eventually sued her for unpaid overtime and after a lengthy, dramatic court case the dispute was settled for an undisclosed amount. Yikes.<\/p>\n One of Gaga\u2019s rebuttals was that her assistant worked an eight-hour day, but those hours were sometimes spread across 24 hours. Apparently, it\u2019s not uncommon for celebrity staffers to be paid a flat salary while expected to work \u2018flexible hours\u2019 \u2013 otherwise known as all hours of the day.<\/p>\n Nor is it uncommon to hear about A-list stars degrading their staff. Basic Instinct<\/em> actress Sharon Stone\u2019s ex-housekeeper, Angelica Castillo, sued her for allegedly firing her after she injured her back unloading the actor\u2019s groceries. Castillo also alleged that Sharon refused to look at her doctor\u2019s notes and called her \u2018crazy\u2019 and \u2018stupid\u2019 for working slowly. Stone\u2019s lawyer dismissed the claims as \u2018bizarre and ridiculous\u2019.<\/p>\n One year earlier, Stone was sued by her former nanny, Erlinda T. Elemen, for allegedly belittling her on the grounds of her ethnicity and violating labour laws. Stone told CNN, \u2018This is a frivolous lawsuit for absurd claims that are made up and fabricated.\u2019<\/p>\n In an episode of Keeping Up With The Kardashians<\/em> in 2021, Kim Kardashian said her sister Kourtney Kardashian had a reputation for \u2018degrading\u2019 her staff. Apparently, Kourtney once shouted at her nanny after she told her son talking in the car was illegal. Kourtney denied yelling at her nanny but has had other nannies quit because of her children\u2019s behaviour.<\/p>\n However, Kim\u2019s not getting away scot-free. An anonymous former employee of Kim\u2019s cosmetic brand, SKKN, didn\u2019t have great things to say about her either. \u2018There was a general expectation that people were so lucky to be working for [the Kardashian-Jenners] that they knew that they could treat people like crap,\u2019 the employee said. \u2018That was very obvious.\u2019<\/p>\n In March 2022, Brandy\u2019s former housekeeper, Maria Elizabeth Castaneda, sued the signer for $250,000 alleging that she was wrongfully fired for being \u2018too old\u2019 and that she was not paid for work she had already completed. Brandy\u2019s lawyers claim that Castaneda quit voluntarily, and the case was settled for $40,000.<\/p>\n Dallas<\/em> actor Victoria Principal, however, allegedly took things to another level. Principal\u2019s former housekeeper, Maribel Banegas, sued her in 2008 after the actor allegedly pulled a gun on her after an argument. Principal responded by suing her back. The terms of the settlement were not made public, but TMZ reported that Banegas sent her former employer a letter to apologise.<\/p>\n Confronting your famous employer in any way takes guts, never mind those who do so in court. As Christopher Baker of Christopher Baker Staffing explained, \u2018If an unhappy housekeeper works for an A-lister, I can\u2019t present her to a new employer who may be in business with her old one. I need to be savvy of who\u2019s doing what are where.\u2019<\/p>\n Of course, the same is true of nannies. According to Katie Provinziano of Westside Nannies, it\u2019s becoming increasingly difficult to source and place nannies in famous families. There are plenty of cases of business being mixed with pleasure, after all.<\/p>\n Lest we forget Jude Law who had an infamous affair with his children\u2019s nanny in 2005 while he was engaged to Sienna Miller. Or Ethan Hawke who went on to marry Ryan Shawhughes, the former nanny for his and Uma Thurman’s children.<\/span><\/p>\n Gwen Stefani\u2019s ex-husband Gavin Rossdale also had an alleged affair with their nanny, Mindy Mann, which ended their 13-year marriage. Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck\u2019s ten-year marriage supposedly suffered a similar fate. Garner told Vanity Fair<\/em> that he slept with the family nanny, Christin Ouzounian, after they had already separated, but it still reflected \u2018bad judgement\u2019 on Affleck\u2019s part.<\/p>\n It turns out working in a celebrity home comes with plenty of pitfalls \u2013 and surprisingly high stakes. At least some staff members learn how to make the most of it. \u2018I know for a fact that some of my co-workers try on the clients\u2019 clothes if they\u2019re left alone in the house,\u2019 an anonymous celebrity housekeeper admitted. \u2018There\u2019s just general snooping. If you leave important papers laying around, most of us are going to look.\u2019<\/p>\n Celebrity employers take note: the next time you make a wild request, act inappropriately or \u2018forget\u2019 to pay overtime, your staff hold more power than you think.<\/span><\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_divider color=”#111111″ divider_position=”center” divider_weight=”2px” module_class=”custom-divider” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” custom_margin=”0px||0px||false|false” custom_padding=”0px||0px||false|false” global_colors_info=”{}”][\/et_pb_divider][et_pb_text module_class=”credit-texts” _builder_version=”4.20.4″ _module_preset=”default” text_font=”|||on|||||” text_orientation=”center” global_colors_info=”{}”] Photo: <\/b>IMAGO<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][\/et_pb_section]\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Ever wondered what goes on in an A-lister’s home? 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