Jenna Renee Browne is a fitness model who has appeared on the pages of such famous publications as Sports Illustrated, Shape, Maxim, and Muscle & Fitness' Swimwear Special 2012. When growing up she was as far away from a fitness model as you could get. She had a decent body shape when she was young, but as age was creeping up on her, she started gaining weight. Soon, a constant battle with her weight ensued, fluctuating between being overweight and anorexic.
At one point Browne ended up in a hospital. For her, this meant that she had to radically change her life. Not willing to gain the weight back, she decided instead to begin focusing on proper means of diet and exercise. Before long, she was lifting weights, eating six meals a day, and living an extremely healthy lifestyle. Though she lived through tragedy, in the end, it made her resolute in pursuing her goals. Browne story is an inspiration for many ladies out there.
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.