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5 of the Most Outrageous Celebrity Valentine’s Day Gifts

This article is written by a student writer from the Her Campus at Virginia Tech chapter.

For most of us, a simple bouquet of flowers or a heart-shaped box of chocolates is enough to make Valentine’s Day memorable. However, how do you choose to celebrate your significant other when you have the money to buy them anything they want? Celebrities are always keeping us on our toes when it comes to over-the-top romantic gestures. Let’s take a look at the most historic V-day gifts from some of our favorite celebrity power couples.

Reggie Bush & Kim Kardashian: A Stack of Cash

Yes, you read that right. According to Capitalfm.com, the former NFL running back gifted Kim a stack of $100 bills to win her over on Valentine’s Day. Maybe not the most creative, but could anyone refuse? Probably not.

Courtney Cox & David Arquette: Antique Carousel Horse

Friends star Courtney Cox once gifted her now ex-husband David Arquette an antique carousel horse for February 14th, which begs the question: If a $45,000 toy horse can’t save a marriage, what can? In all seriousness, the amount of money isn’t the surprise here, but it’s interesting to know that Arquette is such a carousel fanatic. I mean, everyone loves a good funfair, but having one of the artifacts to decorate your living room? A little odd, to say the least.

Justin Bieber & Selena Gomez:

Way back when our favorite childhood couple was still together, a 16-year-old Bieber walked into a local florist and bought every flower in the store for Selena on V-Day. The $2000 delivery required multiple trucks and made major headlines.

Angelina Jolie & Brad Pitt: An Olive Tree

In 2010, Angelina Jolie bought a 200-year-old olive tree for husband Brad Pitt. The $20,000 gift was planted in their $60 million estates in the South of France, definitely ranking as one of the more eccentric V-Day presents we’ve seen from a celebrity couple.

David Beckham & Victoria Beckham: An $8 million Bulgari necklace

There must be some high expectations for Valentine’s Day present when you’re one of the most famous and highest-paid athletes in the world. David Beckham went above and beyond when he purchased an $8 million dollar necklace for wife Victoria, arguably the most extravagant V-day gift the public has ever heard of from a celeb. For 8 million, let’s hope she liked it!

Regardless of what these superstars did for their significant others, what matters is putting in the thoughts and emotions into anything and everything you do for your partner in a relationship.  Happy Valentine’s Day! 

Kelsey O'Connor

Virginia Tech '21

Current junior double majoring in Professional & Technical Writing and Creative Writing with a Strategic Communication minor. Likes traveling, hiking, running, watching the Hokies win, and drinking coffee at any hour of the day.