Anything Will Smith can do; his wife can do better! We've talked about Will's strong performance as Paul in 'Six Degrees of Separation,' and now here's Jada Pinkett-Smith trying her hand at a gay role in 2008's 'The Women.' She plays writer Alex Fisher, in a movie which has an entirely female cast and doesn't show any men at all on screen for its entire duration.
The film was supposed to be a celebration of womanhood but was savaged by critics on its release. It was a modern take on a film of the same name which was released in 1939. Many of the criticisms focused on the idea that many of the changes from the original felt forced; nothing more so than making Pinkett-Smith's character a lesbian. While many of the performers on this list received Oscar nominations for their portrayal of gay characters, poor Pinkett-Smith found herself making the shortlist for the Razzies.
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.