Lynda Carter - Then

Lynda Carter - Then

Long before Gal Gadot donned the costume and introduced the character to a whole new generation, Lynda Carter was 'Wonder Woman,' and she did the part proud! Not many people could get away with the costume that the character was required to wear, but as a former Miss World USA (picking up the prize in 1972) Carter had no concerns.

Carter had brains to go with her looks, and realized she had a short window to capitalize on her beauty and turn it into a career. As soon as she'd won the Miss World competition, she enrolled to take acting classes. She was rewarded with her first part two years later in an episode of police drama 'Nakia.' 'Starsky and Hutch' came next, and 'Wonder Woman' arrived in 1975. Carter had been acting for only three years, but she would spend the next four playing 'Diana Prince.'

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Did You Know...

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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