Some celebrities seem like they’re larger than life: too cool for school, too talented to understand the masses, too beautiful to possibly ever take a selfie with you. We hold these stars aloft, put them on pedestals and give them an almost deity status. We love them, but they are untouchable.
Then, there’s the other kind of celebrity: the kind that seems totally down-to-earth and human, the ones that don’t mind being goofy or sharing their feelings, the ones who post Instagram pictures without makeup on. These are the stars we dream about in a different way. We imagine ourselves grabbing brunch with them on the weekend, watching movies and pulling pranks on mutual friends. These are the celebrities who we know would be just as cool hanging out with some snacks and a ton of Netflix movies on a weeknight or going out and getting into all kinds of hijinks on the weekends. These are the kinds of celebs we’d like to be BFFs with.
So, who exactly is BFF material? Well, let’s take a look at our 15 top picks for celeb best friends.
Anna Kendrick
Anna Kendrick is an extremely serious actor — who doesn’t take herself seriously. Whether she's telling a funny story on a late-night show or being perfectly deprecating on her winning Twitter feed, we just feel like we can relate to what she says and what she’s feeling. How could you not want this mix of sincerity and humor and warmth in your squad?
Benedict Cumberbatch
He’s perfected the Cumberbomb — and that should be enough for us to want him rolling with our crew. He can also be totally goofy and totally heartfelt too, depending on when you catch him. He doesn’t mind opening up for fans, whether he’s talking about his experience as a star or talking about his love for his wife, Sophie Hunter. We know he would be the perfect addition to a movie marathon sleepover.
Jennifer Lawrence
Jennifer Lawrence is an Oscar-winning actor whose talent and beauty are almost too hard to process. And yet she also manages to be one of the most real people in Hollywood. From fangirling over Jack Nicholson to sharing her stories about being bullied, Lawrence seems to know exactly how we feel and doesn’t hide behind an impossible image (like she totally could). We wish we could call her next time we go through a breakup.
Jonathan Van Ness
Last year, the Queer Eye reboot stormed onto the scene, and everyone fell in love with it (while also shedding buckets of joyful tears). We love every last member of the Fab Five equally, as a mother would, but… when it comes to who we would want for our very best friend, the answer is clear: Jonathan. Jonathan. Jonathan. Just think about it. He could call us pet names and give us utterly sincere compliments all while playing with our hair and asking about our day.
Mindy Kaling
If you’ve read Mindy Kaling’s memoir, Is Everyone Hanging Out Without Me? and you don’t want to be her best friend forever, you should probably go see a doctor, because something is wrong with you. Mindy Kaling isn’t just a successful actor, writer, director and producer, she also totally seems like just a normal person who gets how we feel and what life’s like.
Dwayne Johnson
Johnson's life has been anything but normal. He’s gone from being a star football player to a professional wrestling champion to a Hollywood A-lister — and he’s kicked butt at them all. But through it all, he has always seemed perfectly down to earth, perfectly kind and perfectly perfect to be your best friend.
Michelle Obama
OK, so maybe we can’t imagine a world in which Michelle Obama would even be in the same room with us, but if we could, we would wish for her to be our very best friend ever. She’s strong and soft, silly but serious and seems like she would always know exactly the right thing to say when we’d go to her for advice. And just think: If she were our bestie, we’d likely also get to hang out with her best buddies: Barack and Joe.
Nicole Kidman
How could we not? Even though Nicole Kidman is basically almost a goddess, she also seems like one of the most real people in Hollywood, and she’s been that way for literally decades. Through her dramatic relationships, her kids and her career ups and downs, she’s always handled everything with openness and grace. We need that in our lives!
Pink
Pop princesses often seem totally untouchable: perfect in every way, impossibly blond, effortlessly cool. Then Pink came along in 2000 and showed us that you can belt out chart-toppers and also be a totally down-to-earth person who is open about her flaws and unapologetic about who she is. We have a feeling that Pink would understand us — and that she would be super-fun to go on a road trip with.
Chris Pratt
He may be the star of megahit Jurassic World, but he's super down-to-earth and relatable — and funny to boot. He came up to his superstar status the hard way — through a lot of odd jobs and hard work — and maybe that’s why he still seems to have kept it totally real despite his fame and fortune. We are totally sure that if Chris Pratt was our best friend, he’d always be offering to pick us up so we don’t have to drive.
Lakeith Stanfield
Lakeith Stanfield is our new favorite person, especially after his roles in Atlanta, Get Out and Sorry to Bother You. Not only is the man superbly talented, he’s also a total nerd and a total goof — not to mention a poet and a rapper. We swear if he were our friend, we would go to all of his performances, and in turn, he’d be happy to say some encouraging things about whatever creative endeavors we’re starting.
Ali Wong
Comedian Ali Wong tells it like it is when she’s onstage, especially when it comes to relationships, pregnancy and motherhood. Nothing is funnier than the truth, and Wong never holds back. We need this in our life. If she were our best friend, we’d have someone to call whenever something went wrong — and she’d not only be able to tell us the truth about it but make us laugh to boot.
Kristen Bell
Help! We have been obsessed with Kristen Bell ever since her breakout role in Forgetting Sarah Marshall, and we don’t know what to do. She doesn’t seem to have an insincere bone in her body, and she seems like a delight to work with. We want to split milkshakes with her and then sneak into the movie theater and then paint our nails together.
Chrissy Teigen
Model and writer Chrissy Teigen would be our friend who absolutely tells it like it is. We know this because she always tells it like it is, whether it’s in an interview or on social media. She is the woman to ask if we look OK in a dress or if we have something in our teeth or if our new boyfriend sucks. She would tell us, and we would be totally cool about it.
Lin-Manuel Miranda
Writer and musician Lin-Manuel Miranda is already our very best friend in our minds, so why not just take the extra step and make it true in real life too? He is so passionate about what he does and so compassionate and at the same time tells a great dad joke. If he is one-tenth as nice and heartfelt as he is on Twitter, we would make him a friendship bracelet and he would never ever take it off.
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