Vermont is another one of those states that you probably wouldn't think to produce a lot of major professional wrestlers and if you guessed so, you were right. However, there was one legendary female wrestler from Newport, Vermont that did revolutionize the sport of professional wrestling in the 1970s, a one Vivian Vachon.
The name might not ring a bell but, she was considered the best female wrestler of the '70s. Vachon grew up wrestling with her brothers and became the AWA California's Women Champion in 1971. Vachon also starred in a major motion picture entitled Wrestling Queen alongside her brothers and other respected wrestlers from that era. Unfortunately, Vivian Vachon passed away in a car accident at the tender age of 40 in August 1991. This is a legacy as wrestling fans that we must keep alive. Rest well, Vivian Vachon.
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.