The Rock responds to “weird” criticism of its bathing habits

Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson is adamant he isn’t a “stinky” star, following bathing revelations from a few of his Hollywood peers.

Over the past month, Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis, Dax Shepard and Kristen Bell and even Jake Gyllenhaal have all made headlines for revealing how little or how little they bathe, leaving many fans wondering what there was in the water in Hollywood.

As the stories continued to pile up, some also asked what other stars could possibly be in the club without a shower, with one writer tagging Johnson and proclaiming he couldn’t “maybe be one of those stinkers.” “and adding that” we would all be strangely sorry to find out otherwise. “

Johnson saw the tweet and intervened, confirming his suspicions.

“No, I’m the opposite of a celebrity who doesn’t wash,” he said before breaking away from his routine. “Shower (cold) when I get out of bed to start my day. Shower (hot) after my workout before work. Shower (hot) after I come back from work. Face wash, body wash, exfoliation and I sing (off key) in the shower. “

When actor / comedian Gianmarco Soresi retweeted Johnson’s post and said, “It’s… stranger than not showering?” The Rock himself responded in replies. “Nothing strange about that, my friend,” he wrote, “I work out twice a day, then go to work for over 12 hours. I shower 3x. Easy to understand.”

Soresi defended himself by joking: “I was mainly referring to the cold part, comrade UMiami alum. You came to our production of Hello Dolly when I was in second grade and I had to take a cold shower after that too. . “

“My fellow Cane alum! Damn, why didn’t you say that lol,” Johnson exclaimed in the responses. “I absolutely LOVED your Hello Dolly production. I always tell people it was one of the best theatrical productions I have ever seen. Our small venue made it so intimate which made the performances that power and that mana! “

Johnson wasn’t the only star who decided to break out his pro-bath rituals as anti-bathers continued to grab the headlines. Over the weekend, Jodie Turner tweeted, “before you even ask: in this house we bathe” – while June Diane Raphael added: “I bathe myself and my children every day . “

Singer Richard Marx also tweeted: “I declare here that I bathe every day”, while an old video of Chris Evans proclaiming: “I shower all the time, I am a very clean person” also began to go viral as the conversation continued.

In a recent interview with Vanity Fair, Gyllenhaal said: “More and more I find that bathing is sometimes less necessary” – adding: “I also think that there is a whole world where not not bathing is also very useful for the skin. maintenance, and we naturally clean ourselves. “

Dax Shepard opened up about his family’s lax stance on the bath last month, telling “Armchair Expert” guests Ashton and Mila that he had tried to convince his co-host Monica Padman that she didn’t need to. to rub the whole body with soap each day.

Instead, he subscribes to the idea that it is enough to focus on “the soles and the holes”. It is a common belief held by many that too much bathing can reduce the body’s natural oils and ultimately prove to be detrimental to overall health.

Mila agreed with the sentiment, saying she always took a more lax approach to showering because she grew up largely without hot water, so it’s not like it was a pleasant experience. and relaxing for her.

As for Ashton, he said he washes just about his “armpits and crotch” every day and that’s literally it. Now that their children Wyatt and Dimitri (six and four, respectively) are growing up, they bathe, but not every day. “If you can see dirt on them,” Ashton said, “Clean them up. Otherwise, there’s no point.”

Shepard and Bell shared some more during an appearance on “The View” shortly after – Bell admitting that they often “forget” to bathe their daughters. “We bathed our kids every night, before going to bed, as a routine,” Shepard explained. But that was when the children were younger and had to be put to bed. As I got older, things changed. They share Delta, six, and Lincoln, eight.

“Somehow they just started falling asleep on their own without the routine, and through George we had to start saying, ‘Hey, when’s the last time you washed them? ? “”, he continued.

“I’m a big fan of waiting for the stink,” she explained. “Once you smell a whiff, this is how biology lets you know you need to clean it up.”

“There is a red flag. Because honestly, it’s just bacteria,” she added. “And once you’ve caught the bacteria, you have to be like, ‘Get in the tub or the shower. “”