If you didn't experience it when it was happening, it's hard to imagine how huge the Jonas Brothers were at the peak of their fame. What people sometimes don't realize is that their first album was a huge commercial failure, and they were lucky to get a second bite of the cherry in 2007. That release made them stars, and they subsequently went on to become fixtures of the Disney Channel, which made them icons to a generation of children. Now he's grown up, Joe Jonas is married to 'Game of Thrones' star Sophie Turner.
Jonas is a good-looking young man, and if he wanted to spend his days going from girl to girl, he could probably 'catch them all,' just like his animated lookalike. Stick a baseball cap on Jonas, and he becomes Ash Ketchum, of Pokémon fame. We wonder if Jonas and Turner have a little Pikachu somewhere in their home? Admit it, if you'd seen Jonas out on the streets playing 'Pokémon Go,' you'd have done a double-take.
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.