This will come as a surprise to many of her adoring fans, but there are a lot of people out there who don't particularly care for Katherine Heigl. The actress has never been in legal trouble throughout her life, and nor has she done anything in her personal life which has attracted negative tabloid attention. The dislike of her appears to stem from a reputation she has for being a 'diva' on set - she walked away from 'Grey's Anatomy' while under contract, forcing the show to be re-written. She also gave scathingly negative interviews about her movie 'Knocked Up,' after being paid handsomely for appearing in it.
Based on the above, it might be true that Heigl is hard to work with. She does make up for it in other areas of her life, though. She's attached to several charities; especially those who support animals, such as the Best Friends Animal Society. She's also been honored by the American Cancer Society for her publicity work on their behalf.
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.