Carla Esparza has one of the more interesting nicknames of all female MMA fighters - she goes by the name "Cookie Monster." It is not entirely sure whether she got the name from her diet, or from her fighting style. Anyway, she is one of the shortest fighters to be featured in this list, measuring at 5'1" feet tall, which is 154.94 cm. She weighs 115 pounds, which is 52.16 kg in the metric system.
Her fighting category is strawweight, and her association is with Team Oyama. She is originally from the small town of Redondo Beach, California. She is 30 years old, and she was born on 10 October 1987. She has won 13 fights, and she also has 4 losses. She has won 23% of all of her fights with a knockout, while she has also lost 25% of her fights due to a knockout. She is currently fighting in the main UFC division, and is largely known for her extreme grappling abilities.
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.