There was no competition for this one. Scottsdale, Arizona native Emma tone is one of the hottest actors in Hollywood. She's been going from strength to strength in recent years, and picked up the 'Best Actress' Oscar for 2016's 'La La Land.' The following year, she was confirmed as the best-paid female performer in Hollywood. Most people don't achieve half as much of that in their whole career - but Stone is only just getting started.
Success in the field of acting has been Stone's singular objective ever since she was a little girl back in Arizona. She landed a lead role in a stage production of 'The Wind in The Willows' when she was only twelve, and never looked back from there. Following her dreams meant leaving home, though, and so by the time she was sixteen, her family had relocated to Los Angeles to improve her chances of landing major roles. 'Superbad' and 'Zombie Land' made her reputation, and the rest is history.
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.