Hailing from Webster, South Dakota is yet another freak of nature in Brock Lesner, who can easily be considered the most intimidating professional wrestler in history behind Bill Goldberg. Brock Lesnar has participated in traditional wrestling at Bismarck State University and the University of Minnesota, participated in the NFL as a defensive tackle for the Minnesota Vikings, and as a combatant in the UFC. Lesnar could easily be the most versatile and complete fighter in pro-wrestling history.
Throughout his wrestling career, Lesnar became the youngest WWE Undisputed Champion in the belt's history at 25-years-old. Brock has also won the WWE Championship and WWE World Heavyweight Championship a total of four times while currently holding the belt for the WWE Universal Championship. Brock's real claim to fame could be when he defeated Randy Couture for the UFC Heavyweight Title in November 2008. Since then, Lesnar has retired from mixed martial arts but, he's still a force in the pro-wrestling world and a future Hall of Famer.
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.