Calvin Harris recently surprised fans when he shared a very graphic picture of wife Vick Hope’s placenta amid their son’s birth announcement on Instagram.
The British DJ welcomed his first child with his wife, BBC Radio 1 host Vick Hope, 35, on July 20 and the couple announced the arrival of their firstborn, son Micah, on Instagram on Monday.
While fans rushed to the comments section to congratulate the pair, two snaps included a graphic photograph of Vick’s placenta and another image of it chopped up to be dried and later turned into pills.
But Vick is far from the first celebrity to make use of her placenta after giving birth.
Although doctors and medical experts generally do not recommend eating it whether raw, cooked, or in pill form – that hasn’t stopped many stars.
Calvin Harris recently shocked fans when he shared a very graphic picture of wife Vick Hope’s placenta in their son’s birth announcement on Instagram (pictured together in 2024)
The British DJ welcomed his first child with his wife, BBC Radio 1 host Vick Hope , 35, on July 20 and the couple announced the arrival of their firstborn, son Micah, on Instagram on Monday
While fans rushed to the comments section to congratulate the pair, two snaps caught people off guard – including a graphic photograph of Vick’s placenta and an image of it chopped up to be dried and later turned into pills
Although doctors and medical experts generally do not recommend eating it whether raw, cooked, or in pill form – that hasn’t stopped many stars
Kim Kardashian
In 2015, Kim Kardashian wrote on her website that she had had the placenta of her second child, son Saint
In 2015, Kim Kardashian wrote on her website that she had had the placenta of her second child, son Saint, made into capsules to ward off PND.
She said: ‘So, I’m really not this holistic person or someone who would have ever considered eating my placenta,’ admitted Kim on her website KimKardashianWest.com.
‘And when I say ‘eat my placenta,’ I mean that I’m having it freeze-dried and made into a pill form – not actually fry it like a steak and eat it (which some people do, BTW).’
Millie Mackintosh
Mother-of-two Millie Mackintosh previously revealed she had her placenta made into pills and believes it ‘did help’
Mother-of-two Millie Mackintosh previously revealed she had her placenta made into pills and believes it ‘did help’.
‘I know they’re not proven [to have any health benefits] but I’ve spoken to other mums who’ve had the same as me – the first time they were very weepy and upset and emotionally up and down, yo-yoing a lot in the first weeks, and they tried the placenta pills and found it helped them to feel more stable,’ she told PA.
‘I tried it this time – different companies do it, they come and collect [the placenta] straight after birth and it gets air-dried and then made into tablets.
‘You can have it made into gummies, you can even put it into skin care! But I have to say, I think it did help.’
The former Made In Chelsea star is mother to Sienna, five, and Aurelia, three, with her husband Hugo Taylor.
Rochelle Humes
Rochelle previously posted an image featuring a framed umbilical cord shaped into the word ‘love’ alongside a bottle of placenta capsules after she welcomed her daughter Valentina, eight
Rochelle previously posted an image featuring a framed umbilical cord shaped into the word ‘love’ alongside a bottle of placenta capsules after she welcomed her daughter Valentina, eight.
Her caption read: ‘After being very curious I took the plunge, so excited to feel the benefits..Thanks so much Danielle @placentaplus.’
Along with Valentina, Rochelle and her husband Marvin Humes are also parents to daughter Alaia-Mai, 12, and son Blake, four.
Coleen Rooney
On 25 January 2016, shortly after giving birth to her third son Kit, Coleen tweeted a snapshot of her placenta capsules and wrote: ‘Looking forward to starting my capsules @placentaplus1 …. Thank you xx’
The WAG later discussed eating the capsules with the Daily Mirror and even claimed they helped ‘stabilise’ her weight after giving birth
On 25 January 2016, shortly after giving birth to her third son Kit, Coleen tweeted a snapshot of her placenta capsules and wrote: ‘Looking forward to starting my capsules @placentaplus1 …. Thank you xx’.
The WAG later discussed eating the capsules with the Daily Mirror and even claimed they helped ‘stabilise’ her weight after giving birth.
‘They had a slightly metallic taste and they definitely made me feel energised,’ she said. I felt full of very positive energy and it helped with a number of pregnancy symptoms such as the produce of milk.
‘I slept really well and they helped to stabilise my weight after having Kit.’
Mandy Moore
Mandy Moore had placenta pills made following the birth of her second son Oscar, two
Mandy Moore had placenta pills made following the birth of her second son Oscar, two.
The This is Us actress took to her Instagram Stories and shared a photo of the capsules in a bottle with text reading: ‘Made by you for you… filled with your placenta and a whole lot of love’.
Mandy also had her placenta encapsulated after the birth of her first son Gus, four.
Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen revealed she ate her placenta after welcoming her second child Miles with husband John Legend (pictured in 2025)
Chrissy Teigen revealed she ate her placenta after welcoming her second child Miles with husband John Legend.
While most other stars turned theirs into capsules, Chrissy appears to have simply cooked hers.
While being interviewed on CBS This Morning, journalist Rita Braver expressed scepticism about the practice.
‘Really? That’s not a normal thing? I’m in L.A., it’s very normal. They grill it here. You can try some of mine after,’ she said.
Kourtney Kardashian
Kim isn’t the only Kardashian sister to try placenta pills as her older sister Kourtney also endorses the practice
After the birth of her third child Reign in 2015, the reality star took to Instagram and told fans the pills had changed her life
Kim isn’t the only Kardashian sister to try placenta pills as her older sister Kourtney also endorses the practice.
After the birth of her third child Reign in 2015, the reality star took to Instagram and told fans the pills had changed her life.
‘Yummy…PLACENTA pills! No joke…I will be sad when my placenta pills run out. They are life changing!’ she wrote.
Hilary Duff
Hilary Duff had a ‘natural drug-free’ birth when she gave birth to her daughter Banks, six, with her husband Matthew Koma in 2018
During an appearance on Dr. Elliot Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy podcast, the actress revealed she had her placenta turned into a smoothie (pictured in 2023)
Hilary Duff had a ‘natural drug-free’ birth when she gave birth to her daughter Banks, six, with her husband Matthew Koma in 2018.
During an appearance on Dr. Elliot Berlin’s Informed Pregnancy podcast, the actress revealed she had her placenta turned into a smoothie.
‘It was the most delightful smoothie I’ve ever had,’ she said. ‘I haven’t had a smoothie that delightful since I was 10. It was calorie-filled with juice and fruit and everything delicious.
Katherine Heigl
Katherine Heigl worked with a homeopath throughout her pregnancy with son Joshua, now 8, and has her placenta encapsulated after his birth
Katherine Heigl worked with a homeopath throughout her pregnancy with son Joshua, now 8, and has her placenta encapsulated after his birth.
Speaking to PEOPLE about it, she said: ‘They told me that another mother down the hall had a company that freeze dries pills.
‘This guy came, he was a total cowboy: Cowboy hat, cowboy boots … and a bag of placenta! He took it to his wife who freeze-dried it and turned it into pills.’