Paul Randle Wight Jr. better known by his wrestling stage name, The Big Show, might not be professional wrestling's most famous giant but, he's definitely the hardest working and most decorated giant of all-time. The Big Show currently has the longest running tenure as an active performer in professional wrestling. Big Show started his pro-wrestling career in 1995 and to this day is signed to the WWE's Smackdown division.
The Big Show also is the only wrestler to hold these four titles- the WCW World Heavyweight Championship belt (2x), the WWF/E Championship belt (2x), ECW World Championship belt (1x), and the World Heavyweight Championship belt (2x). The Big Show knows how to put on a show as well (no pun intended), he's faced greats like Floyd Mayweather Jr. and Shaquille O'neal in the ring. The WWE Hall of Fame will be calling his name when it's time for him to hang up his boots for good.
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.