Pitbull is another name from the music community who has a bad reputation with the public, but in his case, it's a little harder to pin down why he's so disliked. His main offense seems to be that he makes music that people just plain don't like. He's also been known to accept endorsement money from any brand which offers it, having promoted Kodak, Dr. Pepper, Bud Light, Walmart, and many more household brands. His willingness to lend his face and likeness to so many advertising campaigns has seen other rappers label him as a sellout.
Away from the stage, Pitbull comes across as a really nice guy. He used his own private plane to transport cancer patients to the US mainland from Puerto Rico in the aftermath of Hurricane Maria. He's also opened up the Sports Leadership and Management educational program (known as SLAM) in his native Little Havana district of Miami. The program aims to improve education and reduce the poverty gap in inner-city areas, and has since been rolled out to other American cities.
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.