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Stars Who Ditched Cellphones for Fax & Flip Phones
21 Aug
Summary
- Dolly Parton exclusively uses fax for communication.
- Ed Sheeran stays connected via iPad for calls and FaceTime.
- Christopher Walken avoids all modern technology, including cellphones.
Several prominent celebrities have chosen lives largely detached from modern smartphone technology. Country music icon Dolly Parton is famously only reachable via fax machine, a communication method confirmed by her goddaughter Miley Cyrus.
Fellow country singer Reba McEntire elaborated on Parton's fax-only policy in April 2022, stating communication requires going through intermediaries. Cyrus further explained that faxes are scanned into texts, always signed by Parton.
Ed Sheeran, while not owning a smartphone, utilizes an iPad for FaceTime calls. However, this aversion to constant connectivity led to Taylor Swift forgetting to inform him of her engagement in 2025 via phone, relaying the news later.
Actor Christopher Walken expressed in January 2025 his complete lack of technological engagement, including cellphones and email. His preference for isolation even extended to watching his acclaimed series 'Severance' on DVD.
Director Christopher Nolan uses a flip phone sporadically and remains offline due to being easily distracted. He finds that avoiding online activity aids his creative thinking processes. Elton John also described his phone-free existence as 'fabulous' in 2013, using an iPad solely for connecting with his children.
