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Jennifer Aniston has kept a diary since she was 13 years old as a form of therapy. She used to write in it about her boyfriends.

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The ‘Friends’ star revealed that she doesn’t keep a diary anymore because she’s terrified of someone reading it.

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Lady Gaga -

Lady Gaga has also been reported to keep a diary during her tours, documenting what happens. With all the noise and excitement, it’s probably wise to vent it somewhere. 

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The creative genius is rumored to keep sketches, lyrics, ideas, and even letters from her mom in her secret diary. 

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Unlike most stars, Emma Watson has been quite vocal about her keeping of a diary. She has used journals and diaries since a very young age. She keeps a separate diary for yoga, for people she’s met, and for things people have said to her. 

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Watson says that keeping diaries, of which there are ten in total, helps her reflect and maintain a balance between “being a world-famous celebrity and a regular muggle.”

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Meghan Markle had to give up many things when she became part of the British royal family, but keeping a journal wasn’t one of them. 

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The American Duchess of Sussex has a secret diary that would be worth millions to publishers. Still, due to the content that’s likely in it about the royal family, it will probably never be published. 

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American singer Jessica Simpson keeps a diary, which also doubles as a place to write lyrics for songs. The diaries must have been useful when she was working on her book. 

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Regarding writing in her diary, Simpson said, “There is a lot about heartbreak, there is a lot about perseverance.”

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Matthew McConaughey -

While promoting his new book ‘Greenlights,’ Matthew McConaughey spoke about the process, which wouldn’t have been possible without his journaling habit. 

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For many years, McConaughey has been keeping journals, writing about his experiences and life lessons, and it also serves as a place to store bumper stickers that he likes. 

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Michelle Obama -

It was Michelle Obama’s journal keeping that informed the process of writing her memoir. 

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With so much widespread interest, adoration, and admiration for the former First Lady, her journal titled ‘Becoming: A Guided Journal for Discovering Your Voice’ was a big success. 

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Virginia Woolf -

Literary icon Virginia Woolf kept sporadic journals from a young age but didn’t take her journaling seriously until she was 33 years old. 

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It was also an autobiographical tool for Woolf, who also argued that it was an essential tool in developing her writing style. She left behind 26 volumes, which were written by hand and littered with grammatical errors.

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Mindy Kaling -

Mindy Kaling isn’t just a talented actor; she’s also an accomplished writer. Her diary keeping has helped her to write and publish five books at the age of 40.

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Mindy Kaling isn’t very embarrassed about sharing her personal life. Kaling said that she would rather have someone read her diary than look at her music playlist. 

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Courtney Love -

Courtney Love has also been keeping diaries from a young age. ‘Dirty Blonde: The Diaries of Courtney Love’ is a memoir by the rock musician.

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The inspiration for publishing this memoir is presumably to clear up, once and for all, the many parts of her life that have been heavily criticized by the public.

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Che Guevara -

Che Guevara kept a diary of what happened during the guerrilla campaign in Bolivia, which is now published. 

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‘Diary of a Combatant’ covers 1956 until late 1958, beginning with Guevara's arrival in Cuba aboard the yacht Granma with Fidel and Raúl Castro.

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Nelson Mandela -

Nelson Mandela kept journals, letters, notebooks, speeches, correspondence, and more. Photos of a lot of his material can also be found online. 

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The material offers a clear insight into the mind and life of one of the most outstanding leaders of all time. For example, his prison journal reads that he was made an Honorary Citizen of Olympia in Greece.

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Thomas Edison -

Thomas Edison wasn’t known to keep a diary for his entire life, but he kept one around 1885, exploring his feelings and thoughts. Photographs can be viewed online of the pages. 

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In his journal, he also made observations on religion, art, literature, dreams, and how he felt towards his wife, Mina Miller. 

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Oscar Wilde -

Oscar Wilde said that he never traveled without his diary, saying that “one should always have something sensational to read on the train.”

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Wilde said that he kept a journal to document all the beautiful secrets in his life because he would have otherwise forgotten them. His journals also informed a lot of his official writings. 

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Keeping private lives private -

There are probably plenty of more living celebrities who keep diaries that we don’t know about. Diaries are, by nature, secretive, and in the interest of keeping their personal lives personal, they’re best to keep their journaling to themselves. 

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Some other notable diary keepers -

Many other famous figures' journals and adaptations of their journals are available to read today. Some of these notable figures are Leonardo da Vinci, Ludwig van Beethoven, and Marie Curie.

Sources: (The Diary Review)  (Daylitude) (Her) (Minte Studio) (Showbiz Cheat Sheet) (Time)

See also: Celebrities who have given up social media

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