98. Should Celebs Stay in Their Lanes When it Comes to Home and Gardening Advice?

It's no surprise that gardening skyrocketed into the hearts—and onto the social media pages—of many Americans during the pandemic. It's one of the fastest-growing hobbies, but it's also nothing new. Master gardeners have been honing their craft for years. And yet in the past year we've seen more and more celebrities showing an interest (sometimes even a mild fascination) in gardening and other home projects and then parlaying that into business ventures.
A recent New York Times article highlighted Drew Barrymore's gig as the and face of Instead, a new lawn-care subscription service. Bear in mind that until last spring, the actress, businesswoman, and TV host doubted her ability to garden before planting her first lawn. "I did not think I could do this,” Barrymore told the New York Times.
So, our question is: do celebrities really deserve to be seen as the face (or, in the case of Barrymore, the co-chief creative officer) of a home and/or gardening company if they don't really have as much experience as, say, a seasoned expert with a lower profile and smaller platform? Why are we so quick to take advice from celebrities—even consider them "guides" or "gurus"—when they've barely proven their hand at skills like gardening, furniture making, or beekeeping? How does merely showing an interest in a popular hobby qualify anyone to form an empire around it? On this week's episode of "House Party," we get into the reasons why this seems a little backward.
Other stories we discuss on this episode:
Madonna buys The Weeknd's home in Hidden Hills for $19.3M
Bette Midler's $50M Manhattan penthouse finds a buyer
Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson buys rockin' Beverly Park estate for $27.8M
This week's celebrity real estate winner and loser of the week
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