Ringo Starr Says He's Never Eaten Pizza in His Life — Despite Once Starring in Pizza Hut Commercial

Mar. 15, 2025

Ringo Starr at ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live’.Photo:Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

Jimmy Kimmel Live/YouTube

Ringo Starrhas never eaten pizza!

On Tuesday, Jan. 28, the Beatles drummer, 84, appeared onJimmy Kimmel Live!and dropped the shocking revelation that he’s never had a pizza slice.

Asked if it was true that he had never eaten pizza, Starr replied, “I’ve never had a pizza,” as members of the audience gasped.

“Or a curry,” he added before reenacting the audience’s amazed expressions.

“I’m allergic to several items,” Starr continued. “With pizza, you don’t know what you’re putting in it half the time, or the curry. So I’m pretty strict with myself ‘cause it makes me ill immediately.”

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Ringo Starr at the 2023 Musicians Hall Of Fame Induction Ceremony on September 24, 2023 in Nashville.Terry Wyatt/Getty

Terry Wyatt/Getty

“I used to think you had the greatest life, and now I realize mine is better,” Kimmel, 57, joked, to which Starr replied, “Yours is better because you’ve had a pizza.”

However, the outlet reports that Starr has been a spokesperson for the restaurant chain Pizza Hut.

In 1995, the musician appeared in anad campaignfor the company to promote Pizza Hut’s then-new stuffed crust.

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Ringo Starr on ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!'.Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty

Randy Holmes/ABC via Getty

“I’d do it in a second,” Starr said in the commercial while teasing a Beatles reunion. “The fans will dig it, they’ve waited long enough. I’ve just got to get the other lads to agree.”

“Wrong lads,” Starr said at the end, as the artists took bites of their pizza.

source: people.com