When you look at a celebrity (or niche microcelebrity), your first thought is probably not whether they can cook. But that isexactly whyWorst Cooks in Americaexists. The show originally sought to find the worst home cooks in America but eventually began including some of these minor celebrities as well. This inclusion brought even more viewers to the show who recognized these people from their past endeavors and wondered if they could actually cook, enjoying the schadenfreude of watching famous people fail comically.Worst Cooks in Americahas gotten so popular, it currently has a whopping 24 seasons.
Part of the popularity of the celebrity seasons lies in the pattern to its casting. It seems as though they try to pick a mix of beloved celebrities from one’s childhood to invoke nostalgia and pair them with controversial people who may up the viewership. It is up to you to decide where the people below fall on that scale, but it seems that this method works quite well forWorst Cooks in America, and the following celebrities tend to be fan-favorites.
5Jenni “JWoww” Farley
Anyone who missed the cultural moment that wasJersey Shoremay not recognize the name JWoww. Fans of the show know JWoww as a chaotic party girl who is always up for a good time. Fans may not know that JWoww is also not a great cook. SinceJersey Shoreended quite a few years ago, JWoww has taken the time to build a family and move on from her party girl days. This personal growth seems to include becoming a better cook and going as far as towin her season ofWorst Cooks.
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Outside of her appearance onWorst Cooks, JWoww has made an effort to stay out of the spotlight and focus on her personal life instead. JWoww has come a very long way from herJersey Shoredays, but she can never truly put the shore behind her.
4Kendra Wilkinson
Kendra Wilkinson à laGirls Next Doorfame appeared on the same season ofWorst Cooksas JWoww. Wilkinson was a Playboy bunny for many years and appeared onGirls Next Door,a show about some of the girls who lived in the Playboy mansion. Wilkinson then went on to appear in other reality shows and has been on them consistently for many years. Thus, it was not a big surprise to see Wilkinson onWorst Cooks,as it immediately becomes clear that she’s a bad cook.
Over time, though, Wilkinson did quite well on her season and was neck and neck with JWoww until the finale when Wilkinson lost. After her appearance onWorst Cooks,Wilkinson has focused more on her personal life away from cameras and assumedly cooked for her family a bit more often.
3Nicole Sullivan
You may not recognize Nicole Sullivan by her name, but she is quite the prominent sitcom actor; from her frequently funny moments on theclassic sketch comedy showMADtvto her work onclassic family sitcomslikeKing of Queens, she has probably graced your screen before. She played the comedic relief best friend inKing of Queens, a role beloved by fans, and thus it was exciting for her to appear onWorst Cooks, where she was frequently the funniest cook in the room.
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Sullivan was very successful among other bad celebrity cooks and made it to the finals of her season. Sadly, Sullivan lost out to a formidable competitor, Perez Hilton. Since her appearance on the show, fans have most recently seen Sullivan on the virtual table read ofKing of Queensthat was done to raise money for charity.
2Perez Hilton
Perez Hilton, king of trashy celebrity gossip, has now become king of beingthe best of the worst cooks. Many people do not know Hilton by his face, more so by his name, which is actually not even real. Hilton chose the name to sound more important, especially in the celebrity gossip world in which you have to know someone to get good gossip. Hilton is not exactly known as a great person, but apparently, he is not known as a good cook either. However, Hilton went as far as to win his season of the show and become the best of the worst celebrity cooks. Maybe Hilton should go back to focusing on cooking instead of spreading gossip about minors and trying to ruin careers.
1Tonya Harding
Yes,thatTonya Harding was onWorst Cooks in America. It’s hard to think that being a bad cook is the worst thing she’s done in her life, but that is beside the point.Prior to her appearanceonWorst Cooks,Hardingwas onDancing with the Starsin which she went quite far with her partner Sasha Farber.
Both of these appearances came soon after the release ofI, Tonyain 2018. The release of the film thrust Harding back into the spotlight which she was more than willing to appease. During this time, Harding appeared on many red carpets, did many interviews about the film and her skating career, and made multiple reality TV appearances. In fact, Harding went as far as to win her season ofWorst Cooksand finally get the crown she has wanted for so many years.
