It's time to continue the series on Celebrities and our gluten free community fascination with whether they share our dietary struggles by being celiac or gluten intolerant or are gluten free by choice.This is an in-depth look at the growing number of
gluten free celebrities, as the diagnosis rates climb, there are more of them coming
out of the gluten free closet with regularity. Recently an article claimed
there must be a celebrity Celiac epidemic and in fact, there were so many new
ones that our list got quite long.
The previous posts in the Gluten Free Celebrity Series have covered
Athletes with celiac disease and gluten intolerance and
Actors/Actresses & Singers with celiac disease. This post will be handling the large number of Actors/Actresses that have gluten allergy, sensitivity, intolerance, or are gluten free out of choice. This includes some who have just been seen ordering gluten free or it may have been due to pure speculation on the rumour mill.
Remember that within each post are links which tell you who they are, what they have been in, and where we got the gluten free information from:
Oprah followed
a strict
diet during a
“
21-day “cleanse” in which she
gave up, among other foods, gluten.
Victoria Beckham, the former
Spice Girl and fashion maven, is allergic to dairy and has reportedly been seen
eating gluten-free toast and admits an addiction to gluten free chocolate.
Jessica Alba, actress has been
spotted dining GF- Even
Jennifer
Aniston owes her slim waistline to the “Baby-Food Diet,” the short-lived
weight-loss plan consisting of small jars of pureed, gluten-free vegetables and
fruits. But because the Hollywood diets were sweeping the nation as a way to
lose weight, this has brought on a
whole
bunch of articles which
cause
alarm and demonize the diet nutritionally.
I mean for goodness sakes! Eeeeven the Old Spice Guy is going
gluten free! “
Isaiah
Mustafa — the hunk best known as “Old Spice guy” — credits a vegan,
gluten-free cleanse for helping him maintain those washboard abs.”
GFPDX Just a few days ago, Mustafa appeared on the
Tonight Show and shared his special diet with Jay Leno. “I’m lucky to workout
with Tony Horton of P90x fame,” said Isaiah. “He’s got me on this diet right
now that’s absolutely ridiculous. There are 5 things you can’t do: There’s no
alcohol; no caffeine; no processed sugars; nothing with a face — no animals or
animal byproducts; but here’s the tough one: no gluten.”
Gluten
Free Celiac Web
Rachel
Weisz - After winning an Oscar in '06 for her role in
The
Constant Gardner, Rachel Weisz wasn't snacking on those puff pastries at
the Vanity Fair after party.
A BBC article recently mentioned that Weisz is
wheat intolerant.
Laura Bell Bundy,
(Singer and Actress –
Drop
On By,
I’m
No Good For Ya, Hairspray) “Well as I read these books, the light went off!
… I had quite a lot of the symptoms associated with this “wheat/gluten” issue—
trouble losing weight, bloating, gas, water retention, joint pain, arthritis,
constipation, Irritable bowel syndrome, acid reflux palpitations, eczema,
tiredness and lethargy (see complete list below). So I decided that I would go
get checked for a
Wheat
allergy. Low and behold, I was actually allergic—not just intolerant.” Fit
Perez
Zooey
Deschanel (
Actress-
Elf) once guested on
Bravo’s Top Chef Masters, demanding that contestants concoct a vegan gourmet
meal for her that was also gluten-free and soy-free. Zooey has since given up
the vegan lifestyle, but remains true to gluten-free living, given that she is
allergic to the wheat protein. Her strategy for maintaining the gluten free lifestyle
according to an interview conducted by
Time
Out New York? She tells herself it isn't good for her anyway.
Scarlett
Johansson said in an interview that she
has a wheat allergy,
referring to
working
in a wheat field.” My favorite under-the-radar spot is probably, I would say,
Babycakes Bakery after midnight. They're
not open, but I actually recently met the night-shift baker, so you might find
me in Babycakes Bakery eating gluten-free cupcakes at 3 am.” She said in an
interview with
Stylelist.com
The celebrities and the rich & famous, all go to
BabyCakes,
which has branches in
Los
Angeles,
New York
and
Orlando,
and specializes in baked goods that are free of refined sugar, gluten, casein,
soy, wheat and animal products such as eggs and milk.
Jim Carrey(Actor-
SNL, Ace Ventura,
Cable Guy) According to him,
his childlike attitude coupled with a "veggies and protein" diet is
what keeps him healthy and young.
"No
wheat, no dairy for me. I go crazy once in a while and have a pizza... but
I do believe that the best fuel for humans is
veggies and protein. It makes you feel great," (Contactmusic .com)
This might have to do with his girlfriend, who has an autistic son and is on a
gluten free diet, but fabulous all the same.
Josh
Turner, the
Country
Singer admitted during an appearance on
MARTHA, that he was cooking.
"Martha invited me to help her out with a macaroni and cheese dish,” says
Turner. “It was not part of my exciting gluten-free, dairy-free diet I’m on
(due to allergies), but man was it good. We might be cooking together again
soon. She said she'd like for me to show her how to cook venison."
Selma
Blair (Actress) The star, known for her roles in
“Legally Blonde” and the
recent television series “Kath & Kim,” referenced her gluten-free diet
during a recent interview with
Celebrity
Baby Scoop. “I eat pancakes all day," she said. "I don't eat
gluten, so I eat gluten-free pancakes.”
Aarti
Sequeira (
Food Network
Star) – “But on the inside, I suspect he’s(
gluten) poisoning me,
causing my skin to break out on my face, and to itch somethin’ awful on my legs
(psoriasis). He also gives me some really awful heartburn. I know a number of
people who’ve kicked gluten because it causes painful stomach aches, not to
mention people who suffer from celiac disease. Luckily, I don’t have it that
bad. And while I’m not seeing immediate results, Bren has encouraged me to give
this a go for at least a month, to let the break-up takes its full effect.”
Aarti’s Blog
Dean McDermott
(
Actor)
best known for the
reality show “Tori and Dean” which documents his marriage to Tori Spelling,
tweeted in December 2009 that he has celiac disease.
Ingrid
Michaelson (
Singer)
“
The
Way I Am,” “
Be OK,”
“
Maybe,”
“Breakable,” and “Keep Breathing” have built a devoted following of mostly teen
and college-aged women and have been a repertoire
of music for TV shows like “Grey’s
Anatomy”. Posted on
Celiac.com
forum - “I follow Ingrid Michaelson's Twitter, and the other day she posted,
"Why does everything delicious have to have gluten in it." I assume
she must have Celiac.”
Sarah Joy Brown
(Actress on The Bold and the Beautiful,
Castle, and General
Hospital) “we all know that Sarah Joy Brown is a big champion for the
Gluten-free movement. Her friend, Bergen Williams, has made a cookie (gluten
free of course) and named it after her!
Bergen runs EatMe Cookies, specializing in Vegan and Gluten free varieties. If
you don't recognize the name “Bergen Williams" --she's Big Alice on GH!!”
as reported by
Wub Tub Blog
Dannii Minogue
(Actress XFiles and Younger sister to Kylie Minogue the singer) “I eat little
and often. Wheat and gluten-free crackers with avocado is a favourite.”
Reported by
Angela
Sky
Robin
McGraw (
Dr.
Phil’s Wife is an author, speaker, and has a beauty product line) There
have been reports that Robin eats gluten free