The career of Peaches Christ began when her male alter-ego Joshua Grannell was still a student at Penn State University. Grannell created the character for a film he was creating as part of his studies, but eventually found his creation taking over his life. Peaches Christ had been born, and Grannell had to take a back seat to her persona! She's gone on to be a drag performer in the underground scene, as well as making her own films and performing as an emcee.
Christ's major contribution to the drag scene was the creation of the 'Midnight Mass' movie events in San Francisco, which began in 1998 and attracted sell-out crowds every year up until the 12th and final event in 2009. Since then, she's been touring a collection of short films across both America and Europe and mixing it with singing and comedy. She's always felt attached to the 'Trannyshack' stage show, which is where she started in 1996, and continues to make appearances there.
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.