We find it difficult to imagine MC Hammer doing anything other than leaping around a stage in absurd pants, telling everybody that they can't 'touch this,' but we suppose if that's all he ever did he'd have become very bored of it after thirty years. Hammer was a superstar in the 80s with his own cartoon show and millions of fans, but as we've seen already on this list, if you have a calling you'll eventually hear it.
In the case of Hammer, he found God when he was at a low point. His music career had hit the skids, and he was facing bankruptcy. He felt that all he had to fall back on was his faith, and in falling back, he became inspired to preach to others. He still refers to himself as 'MC Hammer,' but says the 'MC' stands for 'Man of Christ.' He's now a fully ordained minister, giving regular sermons to people who have no idea they're in the presence of rap greatness.
Chefs made their way into celebrity land a while ago. But how many celebrities that weren’t trained as professional cooks are actually whizzes in the kitchen? Here are several that come to mind.
Actress Julia Roberts is confident about her cooking skills. “I’m quite a good cook,” she told E! News. “I’m like a closet home ec teacher…I can really cook anything.” Roberts has said she often cooks fish for herself and her kids. And speaking of her three children, “They think that I’m a good cook,” Roberts told People. “They actually told me that I should open a restaurant.” She also relishes cooking for the holidays, particularly shredded Brussel sprouts. Roberts hasn’t published a cookbook, but we did find recipes attributed to her for peach crisp and banana hemp muffins. Or you can make the same summer salad the actress supposedly eats.
Chrissy Teigen started off as a supermodel. Then her love of cooking filtered into her professional life too. At this point, she’s created recipes for a limited Blue Apron release and also just launched her own home and cooking line at Target named “Cravings,” after the two cookbooks she’s released. Teigen describes cooking as “a time of peace” for herself. So maybe peace out to her tuna melt sandwich or the fried chicken wings that are a favorite of her husband, John Legend.
Lady Gaga, whose real name is Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, comes from a cooking Italian family. Her father started his own restaurant in New York and also published a cookbook. And apparently, Lady Gaga has inherited the family’s cooking genes. Her Instagram account occasionally features photos of her culinary activities. Sure, sometimes it’s topless cooking. But other times it’s more poignant like in the post she shared about her bringing food to the family of her dear friend who passed away. Want to try a Gaga/Germanotta family favorite? Check out her recipe for whole wheat pasta with a sweet fennel sauce.