There are a few last names that are automatically associated with vast financial assets. Rockefeller is one of them. If you're a member of the Rockefeller family, you've never had to worry about money since the day you were born. That's the case with Ariana Rockefeller; she wasn't just born with a silver spoon in her mouth; she was born with a golden one. She's another rich lady with an ancestor to thank; in this case it's great-grandfather John D. Rockefeller, who founded Standard Oil. Where there's oil, there's money, and probably always will be.
Rockefeller currently has around $2.8bn sat in the bank. That's more than enough to give you the freedom to make your own career choices, and so she has. Instead of going into the family business, she's set out into the world of fashion instead. People with lots of money need luxury clothing to spend it on, and so she makes sure there's a constant supply. Don't go looking in her stores for bargains - you won't find any!
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.