Do you always wear your “lucky” shirt and tie to a critical client meeting or have a coffee in the same café before a big presentation? Well, don’t worry you’re not alone in being just a little superstitious. From film stars to sportsmen and singers to politicians, loads of us adopt these peculiar rituals that we believe give us that little competitive edge or even save us from a complete disaster.  Here are a few of my favourites:

• Tiger Woods firmly believes that wearing red on the final day of a tournament will see him to victory.

• Guns and Roses front man, Axl Rose allegedly refuses to play in cities beginning with M.

• Cricketer, Mark Ramprakash, chews the same piece of gum throughout an innings, even placing it on top of his bat during breaks for lunch and tea.

• Former US President, Franklin Roosevelt refused to ever travel on the 13^th day of any month.

• Coldplay front man, Chris Martin, refuses to go on stage until he has cleaned his teeth.

• Eartha Kitt never stayed in a hotel room situated above the 8^th floor.

• Actor, Geoffrey Rush always takes a plastic Daffy Duck figure to awards ceremonies.

• Throughout his illustrious career, Michael Jordan always wore a pair of his of college basketball shorts underneath his more famous Chicago Bulls uniform.

• Meatloaf always tours with two teddy bears that apparently guarantee the success of his shows.

• And perhaps the weirdest of the lot, Huddersfield Town striker Malvin Kamara insists on watching the original Willie Wonka and the Chocolate Factory before every game.