Aquaman 2 Star Nicole Kidman Has a Phobia of the Cutest Creatures on Earth
Humans can have fears and phobias related to a wide range of things. Common fears include spiders, snakes, insects, heights, flying, and public speaking. Fears and phobias highly vary from person to person. For instance, things we find cutest can be someone else’s fear.
Fears can also be developed from virtually anything and are often quite irrational and may stem from past traumatic experiences. And for celebrities, fear is no exception. In the case of renowned actress Nicole Kidman, fear lies in an unexpected place: the cutest creature on earth, butterflies.
Nicole Kidman is scared of the cutest thing on Earth.
Fear is a common quality in all creatures on earth, and actress and movie star Nicole Kidman has a bizarre fear of butterflies that she can’t overcome. Despite their adorable and vibrant appearance, butterflies often trigger a phobia in Kidman, which she openly expressed to her fans. In scientific terms, the fear of butterflies is called lepidopterophobia.
The Aquaman actress has developed a fear of butterflies since her childhood. Despite her endless attempts to conquer her phobia, the actress couldn’t overcome and still can’t tolerate these pretty insects. She told IMDb,
“Sometimes when I would come home from school, the biggest butterfly or moth you’d ever seen would be just sitting on our front gate. I would climb over the fence, crawl around to the side of the house—anything to avoid having to go through the front gate”.
In an attempt to overcome her phobia, she even tried to walk into the big butterfly cage at the American Museum of Natural History and have the butterflies on her, but it didn’t work, and her scare persists.
“I have tried to get over it (the phobia). I walked into the big butterfly cage at the American Museum of Natural History and had the butterflies on me, but that didn’t work”.
In contrast, she is ready to face any daring activities like “I jump out of planes; I could be covered in cockroaches; I do all sorts of things”. But she can’t deal with butterflies.
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According to Very Well Mind, phobias like lepidopterophobia are developed in single or repetitive events. These fears arise during unpredictable events or when the person experiences an unexpected interaction with these creatures. To address these phobias, the most effective way is to face the fear.
Besides Kidman, celebrities like Scarlett Johansson have katsaridaphobia, a fear of cockroaches; singer and songwriter La Toya Jackson is afraid of cats; and actor Matt Damon is scared of snakes.
