As the famous phrase goes, 'Irish eyes are smiling.' There's a legend that Irishmen smile with their eyes more than they do with their lips. We guess that must be true of Cillian Murphy, who rarely cracks a smile in his generally-serious performances (although he did become slightly hysterical in 'Batman Begins'). Murphy is a gifted musician and was offered a recording contract when he was younger, but turned it down to star in '28 Days Later'. Over fifteen years later, we think he made the right choice.
If he had gone into the music business instead of film, we'd have been denied this image of his role in 'Breakfast on Pluto' in which Murphy cross dressed and gave us his best take on the opposite sex. He's managed to capture the doe-eyed-beauty look perfectly, with big eyes, open lips and a 'rabbit in the headlights' stare. Also, there are plenty of women who can't pull of lace, but Murphy makes it look easy.
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.