From eating snails and weeds to drinking urine and butter, find out the bizarre eating and drinking habits of some of the most successful people in the world.

Not the ideal diet before a red carpet event but the Oscar winner does take the binge cheat meal to a whole new level. She calls it the Spaghetti-Chili-Pizza Sandwich, and makes it with noodles tossed in southern chili sauce then sandwiched between two pieces of pizza.

The eating habits of the world’s fastest man are not what you’d expect. The Jamaican sprinter ate close to 100 chicken nuggets a day while competing in the Beijing Olympics. He confessed in his autobiography that he ate 40 nuggets the first day then about three boxes of 20 the next. He also enjoys eating boiled yams, which are high in Vitamin C and potassium.

The Playboy founder was a creature of habit: he enjoyed a bowl of Lipton chicken noodle soup just about every day. He also ate at rather odd hours, with breakfast at 11.30am, lunch at 5.30pm and dinner about 10.30pm.

For some the saying goes ‘it’s never too early for a drink’, and it seems this UK Prime Minister stood by this adage. He would start his day with orange squash and a whisky soda after eating a grapefruit with sugar and a more traditional breakfast of poached eggs and toast.

While trying to shed weight after giving birth to twins, the diva turned to a diet where she would only eat purple foods like grapes and eggplant a few days a week.

After moving to Paris Saint-Germain, the famous footballer revealed that he had developed a love for eating snails, a typical French delicacy.

The former Indian prime minister practised urine therapy, where he would drink a pint of his own pee every day. He believed it was the perfect medical solution for the millions of Indians who couldn’t afford medical treatment.

She may sing about melting popsicles but this pop singer’s food fetish is less sweet and of the fungi kind. Perry is obsessed with mushrooms, her favorite being the wildly expensive truffle.

The diet of the American president mirrors that of a young teenage boy with McDonald’s menu items a staple, as well as pizza (minus the crust). Other favorites include meatloaf, well-done steak and cherry vanilla ice cream.

A cheat day for the Magic Mike star involves what he calls the ‘perfect’ sandwich made with peanut butter, grape jelly and Cheetos on white bread. 

 

The famous musician munched on laxatives. The habit came from his mother who would tell family members to consume laxatives because they'd often eaten rotten food. His favorite laxative was Swiss Kriss, a collection of herbs that he’d often give away to people in small envelopes.

The Apple founder would only eat one type of food, like apples or carrots, for weeks on end. He once ate so many carrots his skin turned orange. Jobs apparently believed a vegan diet prevented body odor that allowed him to only wash once a week.

An unusual celebrity eating habit gallery wouldn’t be complete without the King. His favorite peanut butter, banana and bacon sandwich has almost become as iconic as himself. This variation of Fool’s Gold Loaf lived on after his passing with former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg citing it as his chosen ‘last meal’, while singer Lisa Loeb added honey to the dish.

The Kardashian sister drinks ghee tea every morning. Ghee (butter that's been melted then had the white, milky liquid skimmed off) is used extensively in Indian cooking and is reported to give one a good appetite.

As the founder of the Ford Motor Company, Henry thought of his body as a machine and had some unique experimental food theories including eating ‘roadside greens’. He’d eat the weeds as a salad or boil them and put them in a sandwich.

While working as a programmer in the 1970s Gates drank a lot of Tang, a fruit-flavored powder which is mixed with water. However, he would often eat scoops of the powder by itself. The Microsoft frontman also drinks recycled water, having backed a project that turns waste water into potable drinking for countries lacking adequate water sources.

The tennis champ follows a strict diet where he avoids gluten, dairy, caffeine and refined sugars but he has been known to include grass in his eating habits. In 2011, when he won the Wimbledon championships he evidently dropped to his knees to eat some of the lawn on Centre Court.

Shockingly, the former American president doesn’t like ice cream. Since working at a Baskin-Robins as a teen, he can’t stand it. Instead he likes chocolate-peanut protein bars and his favorite meal is Michelle’s shrimp linguine. But when asked by a school student what his favorite food was, he was quick to reply ‘broccoli’.

We’ve all heard an ‘apple a day will keep the doctor away’ but Clinton swears by jalapeños. She eats raw jalapeños everyday to boost her immune system. It’s reported she eats them like potato chips.

The German fashion designer never drinks anything hot but is happy to drink up to 10 cans of Diet Coke and Pepsi Max a day. He also starts his day with two protein shakes and steamed apples, but he prefers to skip lunch.

In the later years of the famous artist’s life, he followed a restricted diet only consisting of mineral water, milk, vegetables, fish, rice, pudding and grapes.

In 2011, the Facebook CEO decided to only eat meat that he had killed himself. He ended up eating a largely vegetarian diet but he did slaughter goats, chickens and a pig. He gave the practice up after a year.

The author of The Talented Mr Ripley and other psychological thrillers started her day with cigarettes, coffee, a donut and a saucer of sugar. During the day she would only eat bacon, fried eggs and cereal. 

 

American billionaire businessman Howard Hughes was a germophobe who instructed that before any utensil was handed to him, it would need to be wrapped in tissue paper and sealed with cellophane tape before a second piece of tissue was used to cover the first protective wrapping.

The business magnate likens his diet to that of a six-year-old’s because it includes ice cream for breakfast, potato chips as snacks and up to five cans of Coca-Cola a day. According to Buffett, six-year-olds have the ‘lowest death rate of any group’, hence his lifestyle choice.

The actress and singer says she is ‘obsessed’ with pickles and will eat them with just about anything, including Reese’s peanut butter cups and popcorn.

Maybe Einstein’s strange eating habits were the reason for his genius. Renowned as one of the greatest thinkers, Einstein was caught eating a grasshopper by his chauffeur. He also enjoyed drinking celery punch.

When he was a Chicago Bear’s linebacker, Urlacher would eat exactly two cookies before every game as part of his pregame routine.

Unlike Obama, Washington loved ice cream and once spent $200 on the treat in the summer of 1790. His fixation came after years of eating nuts and cracking walnut shells with his teeth led to dental problems.

King always eats cheesecake before writing and says he never eats anything slippery or slimy, such as oysters.

The Black Eyed Peas singer never misses a day without drinking a shot of organic apple cider vinegar. She says drinking two tablespoons of it makes a difference on how her stomach looks.