Celebrities Who Love Pizza Hut: Famous Stars With a Soft Spot for the Hut

Pizza Hut has been part of American food culture for decades. From late-night orders to family pizza nights, the red-roofed chain has attracted plenty of famous fans along the way.

Celebrities are often photographed around expensive restaurants and elaborate meals, but every once in a while, they reach for something much more familiar: a box of Pizza Hut.

Some stars have openly talked about their appreciation for the brand, while others have appeared in Pizza Hut advertising campaigns or enjoyed the pizza at major events. Here are five celebrities who have had memorable connections with Pizza Hut.

Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen has never exactly been shy about talking about food, so it probably shouldn't come as a surprise that Pizza Hut has made its way into her social-media conversations.

In 2019, when Pizza Hut announced plans to close hundreds of dine-in restaurants while shifting more attention toward delivery and takeout, Teigen publicly reacted to the news. She expressed her affection for the chain and wrote, "I love them" and "Long live Hut." Pizza Hut responded directly, assuring her that the brand wasn't going anywhere and asking when pizza night would be.

What makes the moment fun is that it wasn't a carefully scripted celebrity endorsement. It was simply a food-loving celebrity reacting to news about a restaurant she clearly enjoyed.

And honestly, that's probably how most people talk about their favorite pizza place.

Kelsea Ballerini

Country music star Kelsea Ballerini has also had her Pizza Hut moment.

Ballerini was photographed enjoying Pizza Hut pizza ahead of the 52nd Annual CMA Awards. The image was later featured by E! Online in a collection highlighting celebrities enjoying pizza.

It's a particularly relatable image because awards season is usually associated with glamorous red carpets, designer outfits and expensive dinners. Behind the scenes, however, even a country music star can appreciate a simple box of pizza.

Ballerini has also had other connections with Pizza Hut through country-music events. In 2015, she performed at a free concert at Fort Benning that was organized as part of a Pizza Hut and Army & Air Force Exchange Service promotion.

So whether it's backstage before an awards show or performing at an event connected to the brand, Ballerini has had more than one Pizza Hut connection over the years.

T-Pain

T-Pain brought Pizza Hut into the world of gaming and livestream entertainment.

In 2021, Pizza Hut partnered with Twitch Rivals and brought back its Friday Night Bites gaming series. The first Twitch Rivals edition featured T-Pain, ESPN host Arda Ocal and Twitch streamer EEvisu playing the drawing game Gartic while enjoying Pizza Hut. The official Pizza Hut announcement specifically said the episode would include T-Pain revealing his go-to Pizza Hut orders.

The partnership was a natural fit. T-Pain was already heavily involved in streaming and gaming, while Pizza Hut was looking for ways to connect with the growing gaming audience.

Instead of simply putting a celebrity in a traditional television commercial, Pizza Hut made the pizza part of the actual experience: celebrities played games, talked with viewers and ate their favorite orders.

For T-Pain, that meant combining three things he was already known for—music, gaming and having a good time—with a Pizza Hut pizza.

Ringo Starr

Ringo Starr's Pizza Hut story is probably the most unusual one on this list.

In 1995, the legendary Beatles drummer appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial promoting the chain's newly introduced Stuffed Crust Pizza. The commercial played with the idea of a possible Beatles reunion.

Starr appears throughout the commercial trying to convince "the lads" to join him in eating pizza crust first. But instead of being joined by his former Beatles bandmates, he ends up with three members of The Monkees: Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork.

The joke ends with Starr realizing that he has accidentally reunited the wrong band.

It became one of Pizza Hut's more memorable celebrity commercials from the 1990s and is still remembered by fans of classic advertising and Beatles history.

There is, however, a hilarious twist to the story.

Decades after the commercial, Starr revealed that he had actually never eaten pizza. During a 2025 appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live!, he explained that allergies and dietary restrictions had prevented him from eating pizza despite appearing in the Pizza Hut commercial.

So Ringo Starr may be one of the most famous people ever to promote Pizza Hut without actually being able to enjoy the pizza himself.

Kristen Wiig

Kristen Wiig took a completely different approach to Pizza Hut advertising.

In 2017, the comedian and actress starred in Pizza Hut's "Everyman" campaign. Instead of playing herself, Wiig transformed into a whole collection of different characters representing everyday Americans who all wanted the same thing: hot pizza.

She appeared as characters ranging from a mechanic and gym-goer to a student and an older farmer. The campaign was designed around the idea that Pizza Hut understood what ordinary people wanted—fresh, oven-hot pizza delivered quickly.

It was a particularly good match for Wiig because of her history of creating memorable characters. Her ability to switch between personalities allowed Pizza Hut to turn a fairly ordinary pizza-delivery message into something much more entertaining.

The campaign also promoted Pizza Hut's delivery, pickup and ordering options, making Wiig's many characters essentially different versions of the same pizza customer.

Why Do Celebrities Keep Showing Up Around Pizza Hut?

There is something interesting about Pizza Hut's celebrity history.

The brand hasn't always relied on the traditional celebrity endorsement where a famous person simply says they like a product. Instead, Pizza Hut has repeatedly found creative ways to put celebrities into the world of pizza.

Ringo Starr became part of a memorable 1990s stuffed-crust campaign. Kristen Wiig turned an advertising campaign into a showcase for her comedy. T-Pain brought Pizza Hut into gaming and livestream culture. Kelsea Ballerini was photographed enjoying the food around one of country music's biggest events. And Chrissy Teigen's social-media reaction showed how a celebrity's genuine enthusiasm can create an entertaining moment without a traditional commercial.

That's perhaps what makes these stories interesting.

Pizza Hut isn't just something that appears in advertisements. It's also the kind of familiar food that can show up backstage at an awards show, during a gaming session, or during an ordinary night when someone simply wants pizza.

The Bottom Line

Celebrities may have access to almost every type of food imaginable, but pizza remains one of those foods that crosses the line between everyday comfort food and pop culture.

From Chrissy Teigen's enthusiastic "Long live Hut" reaction to Ringo Starr's unforgettable stuffed-crust commercial, Pizza Hut has built up a surprisingly entertaining collection of celebrity moments.

And perhaps the funniest story of all belongs to Ringo Starr: a legendary musician who appeared in a Pizza Hut commercial promoting stuffed-crust pizza—only to reveal years later that he had never actually eaten pizza.

Sometimes the story behind the pizza is just as entertaining as the pizza itself.