Will Sheridan

Will Sheridan

Will Sheridan may be better known for his music career than his sport, but at one point he was a promising basketball player who seemed destined to make it to the NBA. The closest he got was the Villanova Wildcats Basketball Program, where he played between 2003 and 2007. His teammates always knew he was gay, as did all his friends and family, but he decided to keep it quiet for the sake of 'team unity.'

In 2011, Sheridan decided the time was right to announce it publicly, and so he confirmed his sexuality during an interview on ESPN. That led on to a second appearance on ESPN, this time on the 'Outside the Lines' show. Sheridan's sports career ended after a brief spell in the Italian Basketball League, which convinced him he was never going to make it as a top player. He retired at the age of 26 and moved onto music, where he's still active today.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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