Being a public figure of any kind is a dangerous gig. Sure, the money and the fame are nice, but your safety is always on the line. Plenty of celebrities have had horrifying experiences with stalkers, aggressive paparazzi, and dangerous "fans." The only way a celeb can feel truly safe is behind a burly security guard. These are some of the best of the best!
Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner is the youngest of the Kar-Jenner family and possibly one of the most successful of the bunch. She enlisted the help of the family bodyguard- Tim Chung. He was previously the bodyguard for Kim but has since been seen with Kylie. When he's not helping out the youngest Jenner, he's walking the runway as a fashion model.
Naturally, Chung's attractiveness got him in a bit of trouble when Jenner had her daughter, Stormi. A lot of people were saying that Stormi resembled Chung more than she resembled her father, Travis Scott. Obviously, the rumors are not true but this definitely made things awkward!
Taylor Swift
It's very well-known that Taylor Swift loves her fans and adores meeting them. Her one bodyguard wasn't quite a fan of that behavior. Greg Dent, one of her former bodyguards, once said that she was too "fan-friendly."
He once said, "I was always of the opinion she was too fan-friendly... She would stop for them under any circumstances. Too fan-friendly for me." That probably makes his job pretty hard!
Jennifer Lopez
JLo has many adoring fans which means she needs some high-security bodyguards on her team. Her bodyguard is only known as "Anthony," a mysterious tattooed man who is best known for his "cool guy" aesthetic.
Some tabloids have wrongly mistaken him for a celebrity, and therefore making up rumors about his relationship with the singer. To be fair, he does have quite the aesthetic to him! It makes sense to mistake him for a celeb.
Kate Middleton
It seems that Sergeant Emma Probert is the only female bodyguard on this list. She was assigned by the Royal Family to protect the Duchess of Cambridge, Kate Middleton. Middleton and Probert have been seen together all over the world.
The Royal Family has a history of close calls with the wrong people getting too close. As a family that serves the public and the people, it's difficult to decipher who has good intentions and who doesn't... Well, that's what a bodyguard is for!
Britney Spears
The pop diva herself has had plenty of bodyguards, but it seems that this is the one who frequented her side the most. He has remained nameless throughout her career but has always been close by to the pop star. It's pretty adorable that they're holding hands as he pushes his way through the violent paps.
Spears has had her fair share of awful run-ins with paparazzi. One time, she ran over the foot of a photographer because he kept moving in front of her car. That was a harsh lesson to learn, and now Spears needs to be protected whenever she is out and about due to the awfully toxic paps who try to stalk her.
Kim Kardashian
This bodyguard in particular caught the attention of many fans since he was just "so handsome." The Kardashians don't hire bodyguards in terms of looks, though, since they all have had horrifying experiences with fans and paparazzi. This photo was taken in 2018 while Kim was in New York City. This was two years after her experience in Paris, where she was tied up and robbed.
According to Kardashian, two men posing as police officers entered her suit in Paris. They had the night man with them, tied up. They were armed and dangerous, demanding that she give them everything that she had. They tied her up with plastic cables, taped her hands, and taped her mouth and legs. Sadly, her bodyguard, Pascal Duvier, was out with her sister Kourtney at the time since Kim was "safely" in her residence.
Kendall Jenner
Sadly, Kendall Jenner is another celeb who has had horrifying stalkers get way too close for comfort. The young model has a ton of hired help. Most of them are at least a head taller than her and twice her size. There's no way you're getting close to her!
Kendall Jenner has had an awful time with stalkers. She's gotten one deported, one in jail, another with a restraining order... The list goes on. Recently, she had a 23-year-old man scale the wall of her home. He was arrested, taken to jail briefly, and released.
Gigi Hadid
Gigi Hadid once had a horrifying incident with a rabid fan who ran over and picked her up. She handled it by elbowing him in the face, but she's since upped her protection. Hadid goes back and forth between her small-town home in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, and New York City. She's always protected, no matter where she goes.
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In 2019, the supermodel was at Milan Fashion Week when a "prankster" grabbed her and picked her up and tried to carry her as she was out in public. She was 21-years-old at the time with two years of experience in boxing. She said that the elbow she threw was pure instinct. "Practicing self-defense is important so that when you're in the moment, reacting from muscle memory comes more naturally to you than freezing up."
Justin Bieber
This man wasn't actually Biebers personal bodyguard, but the story behind this picture is too good to ignore! Fans went wild after photos of Boy (yes, that's his name) surfaced. He worked security for a show of Bieber's in the Netherlands.
Apparently, fans found him quite attractive and blew up his face all over the internet. "The past days were crazy! My phone has exploded with messages. I don't know what's going to happen.. but it's going to be crazy I think."
Tom Cruise
Mark Billingham is Tom Cruise's ultimate protector. The bodyguard (pictured above) remembers one interesting story about when Cruise was rushed by a "fan" and Billingham was there to intercept...
"With Tom under one arm and the suspected attacker under the other, I pushed towards the door, and we fell inside the hotel doorway. It was all reactive. I looked around to check Tom was OK, but something didn't add up. Tom was smiling. But he wasn't smiling at me. He was smiling at the person I had under the other arm. I turned and realized that under my other arm was one of the world's best-known actresses..." He was talking about Penelope Cruz. Whoops!
Adele
Adele quickly rose to stardom as a young 21-year-old. With no real media training or grasp on how to deal with such quick fame, her team quickly hired one of the best bodyguards in Europe: Peter Van Der Veen. He is a former Dutch police officer who holds the 2005 title of Mister Europe (a European bodybuilding contest). Van Der Veen was also a bodyguard for Lady Gaga.
Heidi Klum
Not only is Heidi Klum a world-famous model and popular television show host, but she is also a mother. She has enlisted the help of Martin Kirsten to help keep her and her family safe. Kirsten was commonly seen with her children out in public, and they seemed to adore him. He really knows how to keep the paps off of their track!
Kristen Stewart
Kristen Stewart had been thrown into superstardom thanks to her stint in Twilight. She quickly hired a bodyguard who ended up popping up all over social media pages. He also helped guard Melissa McCarthy and Nina Dobrev.
Daniel Radcliffe
Ever since his Harry Potter days, the young wizard has had his bodyguard, Sam, by his side. As a child actor, it was important to make sure Radcliffe's personal safety was first in line on the priority scale. Sam leads a very private life, but it's obvious that he takes very good care of his high-profile client.
Ezra Miller
You didn't expect Ezra Miller's bodyguard to be some Joe-Shmo, did you? The eclectic and fashion-forward actor always has his just as colorful and outgoing bodyguard, Gu Rubee, by his side. The two obviously mesh well, and Rubee takes Miller's personal safety very seriously.
Selena Gomez
Being a young teenager in the spotlight can get really scary. Not only does Selena Gomez need a bodyguard, but she needs one that she can trust to protect her in every way possible. Luckily, she found that with her bodyguard who has remained nameless. She was even invited to his wedding where she gave the most heartfelt speech.
Karl Lagerfeld
Karl Lagerfeld is the creative director and godfather of the famous fashion brand, Chanel. He's been with his personal bodyguard, Sebastien Jondeau, for over 20 years. Obviously, Lagerfeld trusts Jondeau with his entire life. That's pretty impressive!
Beyoncé
Even before Beyoncé, Julius De Boer was listed as one of the best bodyguards out there. He founded his own personal bodyguard company with offices in New York, London, and Abu-Dhabi. He can speak five languages and strike fear into any paparazzi that looks at him. Beyoncé and De Boer are definitely close-knit!
Justin Beiber
Justin Bieber isn't the biggest guy out there, so he's going to need some extra muscle when he's out and about. Evert Viera is another one of Bieber's bodyguards. He's built like a tank!
Justin Bieber
Another one of Justin Bieber's bodyguards is Michael Arana. The two don't have a strictly business relationship. It seems that they are actually personally close, so much so that Arana always finds the time to congratulate the singer on his feats via social media. Arana is also the head of Bieber's protective group.
Katie Holmes
Katie Holmes commonly used this bodyguard while she was still married to her husband, Tom Cruise. In 2012, they divorced, and she parted ways with her bodyguard saying that he was better off staying with Cruise. He always did his job well, though!
Cardi B
Cardi B is famous on virtually every platform. She got her fame through reality TV, went viral on social media, and ended up infiltrating the music scene with her smash hits. Naturally, the New York native is going to want to have some protection with her, so she brings around her bodyguard, Price, everywhere she goes.
Ellie Goulding
The Beckham family bodyguard also has another body to protect... his girlfriend, Ellie Goulding. Funny enough, Goulding has a boyfriend and bodyguard all in one package! That probably makes wandering around town pretty effortless.
Jason Momoa
"Jason Momoa's bodyguard" sounds like an oxymoron, doesn't it? After all, the actor is always going to be twice the size of any bodyguard who is hired to protect him. That's also probably why Momoa is usually seen with two or three bodyguards... They need a lot of men to cover his back!
Katy Perry
Pop singer Katy Perry loves her fans and needs a muscular bodyguard to help her interact with them. After all, she needs to be kept safe! Her bodyguard isn't known by any name, but a lot of people like to point out his uncanny resemblance to Hugh Jackman.
Bella Hadid
Supermodels need extremely tough bodyguards. Their fans tend to get too handsy and way too personal. Bella Hadid's bodyguard has remained nameless, which only adds to the terror that he strikes in ill-meaning individuals. He's probably a nice guy, though!
Brooklyn Beckham
When your mom is a British pop star and dad is a super-famous football star, you're going to have to have some hardcore security. Brooklyn Beckham, son of Viktoria and David Beckham, can be seen with his top-notch bodyguard Justin Riblet. Riblet received a bachelor's degree in criminal justice from Rutgers University and served as a special forces weapons sergeant in the Army. This guy is all business!
Jennifer Lawrence
Funny how this particular bodyguard looks just like her co-star in Silver Linings Playbook, Bradley Cooper. Just a bit, anyway. Her bodyguard's name is Greg Lenz. He was mostly tagging along with her during her time filming The Hungers Games. She was one of the biggest actors at the time.
Fergie
Fergie acquired fame through her stint with the Black Eyed Peas and through her solo career. Her stardom required hardcore protection, which is where Pascal Duvier comes in. Duvier has protected the likes of Katy Perry to the Kardashian-Jenner family. He also has a pretty good grasp of Judo, so don't come for him!
Floyd Mayweather Jr.
If you ever thought having a bodyguard was a weak move, try and tell that to Floyd Mayweather. The man has won 27 boxing matches through KO and is one of the fastest and strongest boxers out there. Even he has jumbo-sized bodyguards walking around to keep him safe.
Tekashi 6ix9ine
Tekashi 6ix9ine is a rapper who talks a big game. He became one of the biggest snitches who still got a jail sentence. He was released from jail in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic and ended up amping up his bodyguard team. He's usually surrounded by three or four dudes who are triple the size of him.
Heidi Klum
After Heidi Klum's other bodyguard left for grander things, she found another handsome man to walk her around town. She hired this bodyguard in 2014, and he's been seen consistently with her ever since. He's a bit intimidating!
Kylie Jenner
It's very obvious that the Kardashian-Jenner family chooses the biggest, toughest-looking security guards out there. Her latest bodyguard, who is nameless, has taken over as their overseer. He does a pretty good job at keeping these famous ladies safe!
Paris Hilton
Paris Hilton grew up around bodyguards. Having a famous father means you need extra protection. Hilton is known for having at least six bodyguards around her at all times. When her boyfriend proposed to her, she hired another bodyguard to protect her engagement ring.
Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie has a lot of "adoring" fans. She's had some close calls with some rabid garnered the need for some high-intensity bodyguarding. With that in mind, and the fact that they have many, many children to protect, Ms. Jolie always has a few bodyguards on deck whenever she leaves the house.
Cheryl Cole
Chery Cole is a British pop star who got her claim to fame during her time with Girls Aloud. She went on to have a pretty successful solo career and even ended up having a child with One Direction star Liam Payne. All of this added fame brought the need for a bodyguard (and a big one, too). That guy definitely keeps her and her son safe!
Kylie Minogue
This isn't just a trick of the eye, Kylie Minogue is tiny compared to her burly bodyguard. Granted, the tiny Aussie singer is a whopping 5 feet tall, but her bodyguard is easily a head and a half taller than her. She's extra protected!
Madonna
Madonna is one of the most famous pop stars out there. She's a strong, independent woman who still needs a bodyguard to keep her safe from toxic paparazzi and rabid fans. She's usually surrounded by two to three bodyguards.
Jennifer Aniston
Jennifer Aniston is Hollywood royalty, that's a given. Naturally, she's going to need some bodyguards to help her get about her day. Seeing as she still lives in LA, she's definitely going to need that protection. Her bodyguards tower over her small frame, making it difficult to spot her!
Christina Aguilera
X-Tina might have the biggest bodyguard in the world. He totally towers over her and the other bodyguard on duty! The pop star is definitely well protected...
Shakira
Leave it to Shakira to be protected by two classic "tough guys." These guys are all business in their casual-wear as they lead the singer around town. Shakira, like most artists, has had some close calls with fans so it's better to be safe than sorry in terms of her own personal protection.
Jennifer Lopez
J-Lo is known for her entourage of bodyguards. She consistently makes headlines with her "team" of three bodyguards and 2 handlers (what's the difference?) Honestly, it's not totally unreasonable! You don't know what whackos are in the crowd... Especially after her horrifying stalker who lived in her pool house incident.
Geri Halliwell
Geri Halliwell's bodyguard might as well be any other Joe Shmoe. Even though he's not a "noticeable" bodyguard, she's still very much protected!
Katy Perry
While Katy Perry was out and about during her "Witness" tour in Europe, she was escorted by a young bodyguard. It's especially important for celebs traveling abroad to have a bodyguard, especially since they don't know the areas well! Perry was smart in hiring some extra guards while she explored parts of Europe.
Kristen Stewart
When Kristen Stewart accidentally matched her handsome bodyguard. The Twilight star was walking around Manhattan in late 2017 with her stylish bodyguard. Do you think they did it on purpose?
Rihanna
This bodyguard has been with the pop-star-turned-fashion designer since 2015. Obviously, he does his job well! In this photo, he's escorting the celeb through New York City in a comfy casual outfit.
Taylor Swift
Taylor Swift famously lives in New York City. She's got a pretty recognizable face, so she's always going to be noticed. It's also known that fans line up outside of her apartment in Tribeca, which is extremely dangerous. She always has an entourage in tow.
Lady Gaga
Lady Gaga would have a dangerously handsome bodyguard. This is Peter Van der Veen. He's also been the bodyguard of Adele. He's a very busy guy!
Cara Delevingne
This photo was taken in 2017. Model/actress Cara Delevingne was escorted by this all-business bodyguard who kind of looked like he was in the mob. She definitely needs a tough guy for a bodyguard since she has also had some horrifying encounters with "fans."
Udo Lindenberg
Udo Lindenberg is a German rock musician. His hardcore, female bodyguard is super anonymous, but they seem to be very close. Fans love her!