Top 10 Notorious Celebrity Gold Diggers

Starting us off is this American model, actress, recording artist, reality show contestant and PETA Activist. At the age of 16, this young beauty pageant competitor started an online relationship with actor Doug Hutchison, who was over 30 years older than her. Hutchinson allegedly had no knowledge of her age, and upon finding out, went straight to Stodden’s mother, offering to end it if she disapproved. Ultimately, her parents allowed the romance to continue and the young model was married to the millionaire in 2011. The two have since separated.

It’s a tale as old as time- the stripper who became an entrepreneur after dating a star... wait, that’s not right. In any case, that seems to be the story of our next presumed gold digger. In recent years, she’s dated Tyga and Rob Kardashian. The fairy tale began in 2011 when she met Tyga at a party, and soon after, starred in his “Rack City” music video. A relationship followed, but when they split, Tyga reportedly “warned” Rob about her motivations. Chyna seems to have made the most of the opportunities she’s been presented. Of course, she’s not the only stripper who achieved fame by dating big names. Amber Rose has faced similar accusations.

Hugh Hefner has had a lot of different playmates come through his doors over the years, but this one was the bunny who captured his heart… eventually. In 2009, this “Co-Ed of the Week” became one of the three women Hugh Hefner considered as his "girlfriends". In fact, probably much to the dismay of his other two partners, she was considered his "number one girlfriend" becoming his wife from 2012 to 2017 (when he passed away). While the gold digging may be apparent and obvious to some, credit is due to the woman for staying with a man 60 years her senior for all those years.

Admittedly, Alfonso Díez Carabantes did relinquish most of the fortune he married into when he wed the 18th Duchess of Alba, Cayetana Fitz-James Stuart. However, after her death in 2014, Diez has since inherited a one million euros lump sum, as well as 3000 euros a month for the rest of his life. Add to that the fact that he gets to keep his expensive properties bought while with the Duchess, plus the fact that when they married he was 24 younger than her, and you have a very suspect situation on your hands. You know what they say, if it walks and talks like a gold digger...

This pianist and singer has been involved with a number of successful men, including actor Timothy Dalton, but the most recent and notable was Mel Gibson. The two became romantically involved in 2007, however, the two broke up and a protracted court battle began. A long string of legal disputes and court cases followed, during which Oksana sued Gibson for domestic abuse and custody of their child. She settled, but THEN sued her lawyers because she felt her trial wasn’t fair. However, she lost most of her settlement in the process. If this woman is indeed a gold digger, as some have claimed, she doesn’t seem to be very good at it.

Ah, who remembers K-Fed? Either you know him for his high profile marriage to Britney Spears, or... you have no idea who he is. Don’t feel too bad for him, however, as he left his then-pregnant girlfriend Shar Jackson in order to be with Spears. K-Fed was constantly accused of being a gold digger due to the extreme difference in fame between him and Britney Spears. However, when they divorced in 2006, all that he was left with was his two sons and a part on an Australian weight loss show. Truly a modern day Icarus.

In 2015, this woman’s damning recordings of her and her then-current boyfriend, married Clippers owner Donald Sterling, leaked to the public. And while the comments made on tape by the disgraced owner are indeed disgusting, they’re not what we’re here to talk about today. A month prior to the leak, Sterling’s wife had sued Ms. Stiviano for the return of $2.6 million allegedly spent on a Los Angeles duplex, as well as several cars, including a Ferrari. She was called “the girlfriend from hell” by none other than President Donald Trump, which, coming from a man with three marriages, is saying a lot. Speaking of Trump...

The second wife of President Donald Trump, following Ivana and preceding Melania, Marla Maples was married to the business mogul from 1993-99. She started her career by appearing in pageants and some TV shows, but her claim to fame was arguably the affair and eventual marriage she had with the business mogul turned President. In fact, the culmination of her career after her divorce in 1999 was an episode of “Oprah: Where Are They Now?” and a season on Dancing with the Stars. Of course, people have also questioned the motivations of Trump’s third wife, Melania.

Though a fashion model in her own right, and well-known for the tragic accident that took her leg, Heather Mills is arguably best known for her association with a “former Beatle”. Yes, this British model and philanthropist was married to none other than Paul McCartney for six years years, from 2002-2008. During and after their divorce, the British press was ruthless towards her, calling her a liar, a gold digger and everything in between. Considering, however, that she has been caught in several lies, including going back on a promise to give a substantial amount of her £24.3 million divorce settlement to charity, can you really blame them?


Before we get to our number 1 pick, here are a few honorable mentions.

Gabriel Aubry

Evelyn Lozada

Dean McDermott

Quick, think gold digger- who’s the first person that comes to mind? This 1993 Playmate of the Year is the quintessential gold digger, marrying oil tycoon J. Howard Marshall when she was 26 and he was 89. The star-crossed lovers met when she was performing at a strip club and the two began a relationship. Rumors about her marrying him for his money began when it was reported that the two never had sex, never lived together and she only kissed him on the mouth a dozen or so times. However, she always swore that her love for her husband was genuine, and that the age gap didn’t matter. We’ll let you decide.