We are all afraid ...

Famous people have phobias like the rest of us, and sometimes they seriously affect their lives.

Winona Ryder, American actress

Winona Ryder has been afraid of 1) ………………. since 1983. When she was 12 years old, she nearly died when she fell into a lake. Fortunately, there was someone close by who pulled her out and brought her back to life. This phobia can be a real issue when she’s making a film. For example, when she was making Alien III, she was terrified when she had to go in a boat.

Rupert Grint, British actor

Rupert Grint has had a phobia of 2) ………………… since childhood. Ron Weasley, the character he played in the Harry Potter films, was also scared of them. In the second Harry Potter film, Ron and Harry had to fight a giant one (as big as an elephant) which had extremely hairy legs. This scene was very hard for Rupert to make!

Dennis Bergkamp, ex-international footballer

Since 1994, the ex-footballer has had a phobia of 3) …………………. Dennis was flying on a plane with the Dutch national team for the World Cup. While they were flying over America, a journalist told everyone there was a bomb on the plane. Everyone started to panic. Even though there wasn’t a bomb on the place, the experience terrified Dennis so much that he decided never to fly on a plane again. This has even meant that he has missed many important matches for Holland, Inter Milan, and Arsenal.