Celebrities who should stick to their day jobs

Celebrities who should stick to their day jobs. We take a look at the stars who've tried to branch out in their careers. handbag.com brings you the best celebrity news, interviews, reviews and videos.

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Minnie Driver

Minnie Driver,celebrity,music,hollywood,singer Minnie Driver


 

Oh boy, Ms Driver really went off the career rails when she tried her hand at singing. Her 2004 debut album entitled Everything I\'ve Got In My Pocket, turned out to be the musical equivalent of half a fluff-covered polo mint, an old bus ticket and a used tissue. The stand-out track was Minnie\'s indescribably awful version of Bruce ‘The Boss\' Springsteen\'s Hungry Heart. Fortunately, Minnie\'s back to what she does best in the new hit US show The Riches.

Kate Moss

Kate Moss,models,celebrity,singer Kate Moss on stage with Pete Doherty  

It\'s a good thing supermodel Kate Moss split with ‘troubled rocker\' Pete Doherty - it appears the couple were all set to become the next Sonny and Cher - ye gads! Kate was jolly nice when they split up, she said Pete could keep the royalties from the songs she co-wrote with him. Well, after all, she is a fabulously rich supermodel with her own clothing line for TopShop, and he\'s, well, a loser - he could do with the extra couple of pence.

 

 

Arnold Schwarzenegger

celebrity,Film,arnold schwarzenegger,california Arnold Schwarzenegger  

He\'s not The Terminator any more, he\'s the Guvner! The Governor of California that is. First he married into politics - his wife Maria Shriver is John F Kennedy\'s niece - then the Austrian-born body builder and actor was sworn in as the Republican governor of America\'s most populated state in 2003. Recently, Time Magazine named him one of the Top 100 People Who Help Shape The World - forget his movies, this is the really scary stuff!

Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton,celebrity,Film,it girls,singer,actor Paris Hilton It\'s quite difficult to figure out exactly what Paris Hilton\'s day job is. We think it\'s be ‘It girl\', but it could just be ‘heiress\'. Anyway, after a failed attempt at a singing career in 2006, Ms Hilton says, "Acting is the focus for me in 2008. I want to win an Oscar." Well, Paris, judging by your previous acting forays, you\'ll have to focus very, very, very hard if you want that Oscar - in fact you may have to focus so hard that you pass out.

Rihanna

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Well, this one\'s a no-brainer. Rihanna\'s brought out her very own collection of umbrella - ella - ellas. Yes, ranging from $20 to $50, you can now literally stand under her umbrella. Here are some ideas for future song titles for Rihanna: Socks, Laptop or maybe Big Red Tractor (-or -or)...

Naomi Campbell

Naomi Campbell,books,models,celebrity,bitch,model,catwalk Naomi Campbell Attending anger management courses and regular court appearances on assault charges are not Ms Campbell\'s only hobbies. Apparently, she\'s a novelist - except she\'s not. She admitted that she\'d used a ghost writer for her 1996 novel Swan, saying, "I just did not have time to sit and write a book." We\'re not quite sure where she got the idea that everyone was waiting for her to write a book in the first place. These days Naomi\'s back in print as a contributing editor on GQ magazine - her latest interview was with the president of Venezuela - crikey.

Alan Titchmarsh

books,celebrity,TV,alan titchmarsh Alan Titchmarsh TV presenter, gardening expert, novelist - is there nothing that the great Alan cannot do? Well, apparently, he\'s no good at writing the naughty bits - in 1998 he was nominated for the Literary Review\'s Bad Sex In Fiction Award for his debut Mr MacGregor. Still that hasn\'t stopped him writing five more successful novels, and ladies of a certain age seem to love him.

Nicole Richie

Nicole Richie,celebrity,TV,it girls,the golden compass,reality tv,singer,actor Nicole and Lionel Richie Grab your socks, folks, because we\'re sure that they\'ll literally be blown off by Nicole Richie\'s debut album which we hear is being released this year. She\'s been working on it since 2005, so it must be pretty good. She was adopted by famous crooner Lionel Richie so there\'s a glimmer of hope there - just cross your fingers she doesn\'t do a cover of Hello.

Jade Goody

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Here\'s a question  - do you want to smell like Jade Goody? Well, somebody thought you did because the ex-Big Brother star launched her perfume Shh... Jade Goody in 2006. Here\'s a scary fact - it\'s The Perfume Shop\'s fourth best seller. The... mind... boggles. Other celebs you can smell like include J.Lo, Christina Aguilera, Britney and Celine Dion.

Madonna

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It\'s easier to make a list of celebrities who don\'t have a clothing line these days, but here are just a few names who dabble in fashion: J.Lo, Diddy, The Olsen Twins, Kate Moss, Milla Jovovich, Gwen Stefani, Elizabeth Hurley, Kylie, etc, etc, ad infinitum. Madonna\'s tracksuit collection for H&M in 2006 wasn\'t exactly a triumph, probably because she didn\'t realise that no one except Her Madgesty can actually pull off the tracksuit look.

Lily Cole

Lily Cole,celebrity,model,actor Lily Cole

Cindy ‘The Mole\' Crawford landed herself a lead role in Hollywood thriller Fair Game alongside Billy Baldwin in 1995. If anyone remembers that one, they won\'t be surprised that her acting career never really took off. Perhaps super-waif Lily Cole will have better luck with her thespian attempts, she\'s makes her debut in the Britcom St Trinians. Of course, the ultimate model-turned-actress is A-lister Cameron Diaz, who got her big break in The Mask with the rubber-faced Jim Carrey

Kylie Minogue

Kylie Minogue,David Walliams,celebrity style,celebrity,celebrity news,designer Kylie Minogue launches home furnishings range

Pint-sized popstrel Kylie has launched a home furnishings range which includes bed linen, throws and towels. Cue the Can\'t Get You Out Of My Bed jokes. The project is a joint effort with stylist William Baker and will be available from Debenhams and House of Fraser. She told The Sun that she was thinking of sending some bed linen to David Walliams because "he\'d like the tiger range". Kylie towels - whatever next? Kylie and the Andrex puppy to collaborate on premium loo paper range?

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