Celebrity Fails 2014: 15 Stars Who Made Themselves Look Ever So Silly This Year

Celebrity Fails 2014

The inhabitants of celebland love to give off the impression that they are somehow, slightly better than the rest of us regular Joes, so when they get it wrong (sometimes, spectacularly), well, it's only fair that we bask in their occasional uselessness.

And 2014 has been another vintage year for some exceptional fails on the celeb front. We're talking some seriously ill-judged outfits (and facial hair), make-up that looked like it was applied in the dark, ear-bleeding live vocals and a certain star thinking Ebola was a band.

Oh. Dear.

So dear readers, link your arm in ours as we skip through this year's most memorable celebrity fails.

Sometimes, we're REALLY glad that we're not famous.

Celebrity Fails 2014
Simon Cowell wears the most inappropriate jeans OF ALL TIME(01 of10)
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Let's face it, Simon Cowell might have all the money in the world but he's always been incapable of buying (a) jeans that fit and (b) anything remotely fashionable, but boy-oh-boy, he TOOK things to a WHOLE new when he stepped out in this no-x-ray-specs-required denim/naked torso combo in Benidorm Miami. Sack the stylist? If only he had one.FAIL SCALE: 5/5 (credit:Splash)
Bobby Norris's 'Bobby Ball Bag'(02 of10)
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'TOWIE' star Bobby, who is evidently not a fan of tan lines, debuted his new look on Es Cavallet nudist beach in Ibiza in the summer.Yes, that's right, Bobby was too embarrassed or shy to let it all hang out in public but thought nothing of trussing up his meat and two veg in a silver foil for a day out sur la mer. Our. Eyes.FAIL SCALE: 4/5 (credit:Rex)
John Travolta's teeny, tiny beard(03 of10)
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Did John Travolta run out of shaving foam? Had he entered the 'smallest beard in the world' competition? Or did he simply think it would distract the world from his fuller-than-it-used-to-be barnet? (It did, well done).So many questions. And here's another: why the heck didn't his wife, Kelly Preston, have a word before he left the house? Surely there can't be two people in the world who actually think this is a good look?FAIL SCALE: 4/5 (credit:Splash)
Lauren Goodger's clown make-up(04 of10)
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The former 'TOWIE' star was part Oompa Loompa, part Coco the Clown after overdoing the fake tan and piling on the slap before heading out to this particular showbiz bash. Less is more, Lauren, less is more.FAIL SCALE: 3/5 (credit:Rex)
Peter Andre's braids(05 of10)
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Let's face it, when two bona fide, modern day style icons (that'll be David Beckham and Cheryl whateverhernameisthisweek) can't get away with a full head of braids, then it's probably best to give them a very wide berth, but try telling Peter Andre that.Even the fact that Pete's ex-wife and nemesis, Katie Price, once had them done wasn't enough to put him off.FAIL SCALE: 2/5
Angelina's 'Bake Off'-inspired make-up(06 of10)
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The usually immaculate Angelina Jolie took to the red carpet looking like she'd just stepped off the set of 'The Great British Bake Off' thanks to some rather unfortunate slash hilarious patches of white powder on her face.FAIL SCALE: 4/5 (credit:Getty)
Mark Wright's dodgy pink sportswear(07 of10)
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How can someone called Mark Wright get it oh so wrong?The 'Strictly' star looked like he was wearing one of Katie Price's hand-me-downs as he arrived at Newcastle train station in this *checks notes* ensemble back in May.FAIL SCALE: 3/5 (credit:Flynet)
Gordan Ramsay's barnet(08 of10)
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Gordon Ramsay took the traditional 'short, back and sides' to a WHOLE new level and ended up looking like he was sporting a seriously dodgy wig as he hit the shops in London. Hair transplant, apparently. Let's hope he kept his receipt.FAIL SCALE: 4/5 (credit:Xposure)
Kim Kardashian's rare make-up fail(09 of10)
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Maybe Kimmy was simply having a bad face day (hey, we all get them) when she arrived at her sister's house with what looked like the entire contents of Boots' make-up counter caked onto her chops. It's not like her to cover up, is it?FAIL SCALE: 3/5 (credit:Flynet)
Rita Ora's embarrassing Twitter stunt (10 of10)
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Well this is embarrassing. Rita Ora asks for 100,000 retweets to unleash a new song. Less than 2000 people respond. Cue cries of 'hack' from the songstress. And cries of 'yeah right' from the rest of us.FAIL SCALE: 4/5 (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)