Cardi B, Cameron Diaz and More Stars Who Can’t Get Enough Cheese

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Cardi B, Cameron Diaz and More Stars Who Can’t Get Enough Cheese

Say cheese! The dairy product might not be diet-friendly, but that doesn’t mean some Hollywood stars aren’t downright obsessed with the stuff, which has dozens of different tasty varieties. Take Kim Kardashian, for example. Though the Keeping Up With the Kardashians star is currently following a plant-based diet at home along with her kids, cheese was a very important part of her eating regimen when she was pregnant with her first child, North West, back in 2013. During a Mobio Insider Q&A in December of that year (about six months after North was born), the E! personality revealed her pregnancy cravings and there was clearly a common theme. “Mostly cheese, chili cheese fries, everything with cheese,” she said at the time. Since Kardashian now tries to eat vegan food when she can, she’s had to make some small adjustments to a few of her go-to foods and snacks. Case in point: When the California native wanted something to eat on Super Bowl Sunday in February 2020, she feasted on chips and vegan spinach and artichoke dip made with dairy-free cheese. Another cheese lover, Cameron Diaz, goes for the real thing whenever she can. In her 2013 work, The Body Book, the Gangs of New York star revealed that her love of the flavorful food knows no bounds. “I love cheese,” she declared. “String cheese, Cheddar, goat, Parmesan, Gouda, feta, blue, double-triple-cream, Brie. I love that cheese.” Chrissy Teigen is such a fan of cheese that it played a large role in a special present she received in December 2019. “Two of my birthday gifts. A cheese wiz cheesesteak from Pat’s and a barefoot dreams blanket,” she tweeted at the time, along with a picture of her cheese-covered dinner from the City of Brotherly Love. Hilary Duff, on the other hand, was happy to learn that her affinity for cheese was passed down to her son, Luca. After calling the substance “the key to a happy life” and revealing she “can’t say no to it,” the “So Yesterday” songstress told Shape in 2015: “There's a cheese shop in Beverly Hills and my car is like a magnet to it. Luca is crazy about it too.” Scroll down to see more stars who just can’t say no to cheese! [podcast_block]

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Andy Cohen

Speaking to Bon Appétit in 2012, the Bravo host dished on his ideal final meal. “Let’s say, French onion soup with a really thick layer of, like, melted cheese. Pizza from Sam’s in East Hampton. A McDonald’s cheeseburger. And let’s throw a lobster in there,” he explained. “Basically, everything I love but don’t eat because I don’t want to be carb-faced.”

Cohen added that he likes to get “fresh cheese from the local market” upon touching down in the South of France for vacation.

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Aziz Ansari

In 2011, the Parks and Recreation alum told Bon Appétit how he prefers to eat his macaroni and cheese. “My preference is obviously baked style, but with a little crispiness up top. I don't care for the breadcrumbs and I don't like it too cheesy or creamy in the noodles,” he shared. “The best mac and cheese I’ve had at a restaurant was at Zingerman’s in Ann Arbor [Michigan]. Goddamn, that was good.”

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Lea Michele

The Glee alum gushed about her foodie tendencies while chatting with Us in June 2015. “You'll never hear anyone talk about food or enjoy food more than me,” she explained. “I love grilled cheese sandwiches.”

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Chrissy Teigen

In an August 2014 interview with Esquire, the Bring the Funny judge dubbed American cheese the most "underrated cheese." She has since waxed poetic about multiple varieties of the food on Twitter. In fact, a birthday present she received in December 2019 involved the tasty substance. “Two of my birthday gifts. A cheese wiz cheesesteak from Pat’s and a barefoot dreams blanket,” she tweeted at the time, along with a picture of her cheesy meal.

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Lili Reinhart

The Riverdale star is a major cheese fan and is especially fond of mac and cheese. “Just thinking about Kraft mac and cheese right about now,” she tweeted in August 2018. Two years earlier, the Hustlers actress also had the classic comfort food on the brain when she quipped on Twitter: “My arm is sore from stirring my mac & cheese so vigorously.

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Cardi B

No matter how hard she tries, the “Please Me” rapper can’t kick her cheese habit. “I really need to stop eating cheese but i can’t stop. I loveeeeeee cheese,” she tweeted in June 2018. “Why cheese so good? And why the stinkier the better?"

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Martha Stewart

In December 2017 the lifestyle guru made a pit stop at Grafton Village Cheese Co. in Vermont and posed for a photo with some fans. “Met a bunch of snowboarders from CONN who also loved the cheese,” she tweeted at the time.

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Ricky Gervais

“I ate some cheese just before I went to bed last night and had a nightmare. I dreamt I had run out of cheese,” the comedian and self-professed cheese lover tweeted in July 2017.

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Hilary Duff

“The key to a happy life is cheese. It's a real problem. I can't say no to it!” the Younger star told Shape in a May 2015 cover story. “There's a cheese shop in Beverly Hills and my car is like a magnet to it. Luca is crazy about it too. Love the cheese!"

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Kim Kardashian

“Mostly cheese, chili cheese fries, everything with cheese,” the KKW Beauty founder said during a Mobio Insider Q&A in December 2013 when asked about the cravings she experienced while pregnant with daughter North. In a tweet from May 2010, however, the Skims creator made it clear that not all cheese is created equal. As she noted at the time, “I LOOOVE american cheese but HAAATE cheddar cheese!” The Selfish author is currently following a plant-based diet, so it’s vegan cheese all the way.

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Cameron Diaz

The Bad Teacher star doesn’t discriminate when it comes to cheese. As she explained in her 2013 tome, The Body Book: “I love cheese. String cheese, Cheddar, goat, Parmesan, Gouda, feta, blue, double-triple-cream, Brie. I love that cheese.”

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Seth Meyers

As the Saturday Night Live alum explained to Bon Appétit in November 2012, he has a bit of a love-hate relationship with cheese. “I love cheese plates. Though I actually hate cheese plates,” he said at the time. “Because I can’t say no to them.”

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Taylor Swift

When asked by Bon Appétit in October 2012 to name the six foods that were always in her refrigerator, cheese made two appearances. The first food was eggs, because as the “You Need to Calm Down” singer explained, “I love making buckwheat crepes with ham, Parmesan cheese, and a fried egg on top. It’s my go-to breakfast.” Parmigiano-Reggiano cheese later made a cameo of its own on said list.

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Justin Bieber

“Hey baby, this fondue is waiting for you. You wanna taste it?” the “Yummy” singer asked in a promotional video for his single “Boyfriend” back in April 2012.