Some of the names on this list will probably have been a surprise to you. Although many of our best-known stars have been struggling with their money, they've largely been able to keep their misfortunes out of the headlines. Johnny Depp, as one of the biggest movie stars who ever lived, has had no such luck. As much as success has followed Depp throughout his career, so has scandal. His starring role in the 'Pirates of the Caribbean' films earned him hundreds of millions of dollars, but somehow Depp seems to have managed to spend the lot.
Because of a court case between himself and his former management company, who he believes have defrauded him, Depp's spending habits are now public knowledge. They include the purchase of a huge yacht, a record label which didn't make any money, and more than a million dollars per month on rare and exclusive wine from around the world. His management company says that his financial situation is all down to his overspending, and that's why he's more than forty million dollars in debt today.
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.