A few short years ago, everything was going well for Megan Fox. She was one of the most sought-after female leads in Hollywood, the star of the 'Transformers' franchise, and a regular winner of 'sexiest women in the world' polls. Then she decided to make negative comments about director Michael Bay, and compared him to Adolf Hitler. That didn't go down well with her co-stars, or the public. She's also been portrayed as a hypocrite; simultaneously complaining about being viewed as a sex symbol while at the same time accepting rolls and doing photo shoots which encourage the idea.
Fox's occasionally 'difficult' behavior is more easily-understood when you discover that she's been diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, and has cripplingly low self-esteem which has led to her self-harming in the past. She's private and shy when he's away from the camera, but she is known to pursue altruistic endeavors. That includes the funding of ten wells in African villages through her connection to the Generosity Water Charity.
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.