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LOOK: Here's how local and international stars celebrated Thanksgiving 2023

By John Patrick Magno Ranara Published Nov 24, 2023 9:26 pm

These stars made sure to count their blessings as they celebrated Thanksgiving with their nearest and dearest.

Thanksgiving Day is marked every fourth Thursday of November. While it may not be a big deal in the Philippines, it’s quite the opposite in the United States, and several local and international celebrities made sure to show it.

Here’s how your favorite stars are commemorating the day for gratitude, loved ones, and food:

Michelle Madrigal

Former actress Michelle Madrigal spent her Thanksgiving by giving back all the goodness she have received this year through charity work.

"Volunteer with me on Thanksgiving Day! The feeling of giving back and contributing to society is unparalleled. My heart is full today," she captioned her video documenting her good deed.

"It's called Operation Turkey and they do this annually. I hope you guys have an amazing day, and you spend this day with your loved ones," Michelle said in the video, which showed clips of homeless people being given food such as pies to fill their stomachs.

Bretman Rock and Bella Poarch

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Bretman Rock and Bella Poarch celebrated the occasion by making their familial bond even stronger with karaoke.

Bretman posted a series of Instagram stories showing him and Bella singing their hearts out to Alicia Keys' If I Aint Got You and Lady Gaga's Bad Romance. He was also seen preparing treats for the special day.

Paris Hilton
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Paris Hilton is just bursting with gratitude for every good thing that has happened to her and her family for the past year.

“I am so grateful for this beautiful life. This year has brought so many amazing blessings, the most incredible being becoming a mom,” the American socialite said in an Instagram post, referring to how she welcomed her first baby Phoenix via surrogate in January this year.

“I am truly so thankful to be surrounded by such an incredible family, supportive friends and a loving husband. To many more years of love and thanks!” she added.

Aside from this, she also marked the occasion by announcing that she is set to welcome her second baby soon, having teased a picture of a pink baby outfit along with heart-shaped sunglasses and an adorable stuffed toy.

Bruce Willis

Bruce Willis was surrounded by those he holds close to his heart for his first Thanksgiving since his battle with frontotemporal dementia was made known.

On Instagram, his wife Emma posted a group picture of their family enjoying the occasion with wide smiles on their faces.

“I'm grateful and thankful to know this kind of love. Wishing you all a Happy Thanksgiving,” she captioned the post.

Back in February, Bruce's family revealed that he has been diagnosed with frontotemporal dementia, an umbrella term for disorders affecting the areas of the brain that deal with personality, behavior and language. The sickness is untreatable, and it happened less than a year after Bruce retired from acting because of growing cognitive difficulties.

Martha Stewart
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True to her passion for cooking, businesswoman and television personality Martha Stewart observed Thanksgiving by preparing a big feast.

On Instagram, Martha shared her achievement of having completed another "marathon" baking session, where she made a total of 30 heavenly pies of various flavors.

"Finally finished a two-day pie marathon! Baked thirty pies: lemon curd, pecan, chocolate pecan, pumpkin and cranberry. I haven't tasted any of them yet, but tomorrow I will report on taste and texture and appearance,” she wrote in her post.

“The pies are all spoken for - gifts for my employees and their families for Thanksgiving," she added.

Martha also did a baking marathon in 2021, wherein she baked 30 pies in 20 hours.

Khloé Kardashian
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Khloé Kardashian was every bit thankful for all the blessings she received in the past several months, as she detailed in a lengthy Instagram story.

“Today, I am thankful. For the big things, the little things, the beautiful everyday moments that make me smile and bring me peace. The things that try to break me, the things that challenge me, the things that bring me to tears, happy and sad,” Khloé wrote.

“I am thankful for the people in my life, past and present. The family and friends who love me unconditionally. The little humans whose laughter makes my soul tingle. I am thankful for the people whose actions made me stronger,” she added.

The model and media personality ended her message by emphasizing how her fans’ words of encouragement mean so much to her over the years.

Jeremy Renner
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Jeremy Renner has much to be thankful about this Thanksgiving, especially after his near-fatal snowplow accident that left him recovering for a big chunk of 2023.

On Instagram, the Marvel star posted a picture of himself playing the piano next to his daughter. He captioned the post with what seemed to be a song that he wrote, highlighting everything he is grateful about.

"I am thankful. For your thoughtfulness, it seeds my hope within. I am thankful for the memories, of the life I get to lead again. I am thankful [for] this family, the friends that fill this home. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be, except with you, in this 'garden of stone,’” he wrote.

“Happy Thanksgiving to you all from my family to yours,” he added.

The actor was hospitalized for blunt chest trauma and orthopedic injuries at the start of January after his Sno-Cat, a large snow plow that weighs at least 14,330 pounds, ran him over. He has since been doing his best to recover.

Travis Kelce
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The man who captured the heart of Taylor Swift, football star Travis Kelce, shared that he’ll unfortunately not be in the arms of his girlfriend for Thanksgiving and will instead be spending the holiday on his own.

Sharing his plans in his weekly podcast together with his brother Jason, Travis said that he'll "be feasting on KFC” because he’ll be by his lonesome in his place in Missouri.

Taylor and Travis were first linked to each other in July when the football star was spotted at the singer's Eras Tour stop at Arrowhead Stadium. They have since been developing their relationship in the last few months.