What Celebs Actually Eat on Their 'Cheat' Days

When you hear "celebrity diet," you probably think it's all about green juice, salads, grilled chicken, and fish. However, stars are aren't immune to having cheat days once in a while—just like us. From Dwyane Wade and Blake Lively's love of burgers to Olivia Culpo's favorite fried chicken cutlet sandwich, here are eight of our favorite stars' go-to indulgences.
1. Dwyane Wade

NBA legend Dwyane Wade still follows a healthy routine, even though he's no longer playing professionally. However, there's a certain comfort food that he will enjoy on his cheat days.
"I love all burgers," Dwyane shared with PEOPLE. "I mean you can't really mess a burger up to me. If you mess a burger up you don't really need to be cooking. If you've got a burger on the menu, I'm going to try it."
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2. Cindy Crawford

In 2018, Cindy Crawford invested in Coolhaus ice cream, and this is naturally one of her favorite cheat foods. She told PEOPLE that she wants to encourage her kids to not stress about their diets or deprive themselves.
"It's fun to have ice cream with your family after dinner. I never wanted to be the mom who was like, 'Oh, no, I can't have [that].' I guess that's not the kind of example that I wanted to set," the celeb shared.
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3. Katherine McPhee

When Katherine McPhee eats out, she isn't afraid to indulge. She shared some of her favorite cheat meals with Health, as reported by PEOPLE.
"If there's somewhere special I wanna go—like for Mastro's [Steakhouse] butter cake or a pizza with some delicious red wine—I break every rule. I'm gonna have the appetizer, the entrée, some of your entrée, and dessert, just because I love food," the celeb revealed.
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4. Olivia Culpo
Olivia Culpo shared her favorite cheat meal, and it involves crispy chicken.
"It's fried chicken cutlets with honey mustard and then jalapeño and they're between two butter biscuits—like a sandwich—a fried chicken butter biscuit sandwich. It's so good," Olivia said (via PEOPLE).
5. Connie Britton

Connie Britton revealed to PEOPLE that she typically avoids eating a lot of sugar in her diet. However, she noted that there's one dessert she opts for on her cheat days.
"I love pasta, and if I was really, really going to cheat and be really bad and didn't care about calories, I go for chocolate cake," Connie said.
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6. Blake Lively
Blake Lively isn't afraid of a cheat day. However, she also has a hack to keep herself from eating too large of a portion. She revealed that she cuts her takeout burgers in half.
"I get one of the Manly burgers and one of the four-chili burgers [at Umami Burger]," she shared during an episode of The Jess Cagle Interview (via PEOPLE). "And then you cut them in half and then create one burger. And then you give the other half to whoever you're with."
7. Chris Hemsworth
Thor makes sure to eat healthy to maintain his superhero physique. However, Chris Hemsworth shared with PEOPLE that, once he reaches a body goal, he allows some cheat meals.
"If I have a goal, I'm really good about what I eat—protein, veggies, clean food and restricted carbohydrates. Cheat days are pizza, hamburgers, beer, sugary things. Everything I'm not allowed to have," the celeb said.
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8. Ciara

Ciara isn't afraid to splurge on her food cheat days.
"First, I give myself a break. When I'm on a strict eating regimen, at some point I have to have French fries, a cheeseburger, and some pizza. And Oreos and vanilla ice cream," the celeb told Shape, per Marie Claire.