Nicholas Cage has never found it difficult to earn or spend money. Based on his resume it would appear that he never says 'no' to a movie if the money is right, and nor does he say 'no' to a deal if he can afford to pay for it. Cage has many weird and wonderful possessions that have cost him millions of dollars, including a priceless first edition of the first ever 'Superman' comic.
Curiously, Cage paid $3m dollars for Leaf Cay - one of the Exumas Islands in the Bahamas (site of the ill-fated Fyre Festival), but then never built on it. He's owned it for years, but there isn't a single human-made building anywhere on the island. Perhaps he stays in a mud hut when he visits? Maybe he just likes to go swimming in the clear-blue, unspoiled waters, away from the world's prying eyes? Or, perhaps more likely, he was put off when he found out who his new next-door neighbor was: Johnny Depp.
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.