Michael Schumacher has a strong claim to being the most successful racing driver who ever lived. During his peak years, driving for the famous Ferrari motor racing team, he was unstoppable. He's won more world championships than any other Formula 1 driver in history, and won millions of fans over the world. One of those fans was Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the Crown Prince of Dubai, who gifted Schumacher this beautiful island.
Despite looking like any regular island it's actually completely artificial, created with the best technology money can buy. It's believed to have a value somewhere in the region of $7m. Sadly, Schumacher can't currently make much use of his island. A severe accident suffered while skiing almost killed him, and his recovery has been a long, slow struggle. It's to be hoped that one day, Schumacher can return to the beach and enjoy the benefits of the generous offering.
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.