Between acting, producing, and promoting their projects, it's surprising many celebs have
a moment to do anything else.
But many of your favorite stars have surprisingly successful side hustles.
Enter any mall or shopping center and you are guaranteed to find a celeb line, from
clothing and accessories to makeup and housewares.
Here are a few celebs with side gigs you may not know about.
Drew Barrymore
The beloved actress and producer is now also a cosmetics mogul.
Drew Barrymore launched her makeup brand Flower in 2013 and it's been growing steadily ever
since.
The line was initially sold exclusively at Walmart, but now you can buy from home from
the Flower website.
Although Flower is affordable, the quality is supposedly similar to pricier lines.
In terms of numbers, Flower is simply blooming: the brand pulled in $30 million in their fifth
year of business.
As for the future of Flower, Barrymore is all about expanding internationally, with
a 2016 push into thousands of Walmarts in Mexico.
"I think when you go out there with a few tools in your arsenal, um, like, great makeup,
you feel like you can take on the world."
Sarah Jessica Parker
Her most famous character, Carrie Bradshaw, was obsessed with shoes, so it's only natural
Sarah Jessica Parker created her own footwear line.
In 2013, Parker teamed up with Nordstrom and George Malkemus — CEO of Manolo Blahnik
— to launch "SJP By Sarah Jessica Parker."
The line is high-end but relatively affordable, priced between $200 and $375, which isn't
exactly a bargain, but is far less expensive than Manolo Blahnik.
In addition to Nordstrom, SJP is now sold at many other retailers including Bloomingdales,
Saks Fifth Avenue, and online via Amazon.
"This is the Carrie, she comes in a nude.
She is so freakin' sexy on, I will say, for real, because I spent three days in a pop-up
shop in New York watching women try them on."
Melissa McCarthy
Plus-size women have often been ignored by mainstream fashion designers, so actress Melissa
McCarthy decided to change the game and create her clothing line, "Melissa McCarthy Seven7
." After all, as she says on her website, "I've been every size on the planet and I
know that I didn't lose my sense of style just because I went above a size 12."
Launched in 2015, Seven7 currently sells denim, dresses, jumpsuits, outerwear, tops, bottoms,
and loungewear.
McCarthy wants women to feel their best wearing her line, so every garment is designed to
be flattering, with features such as, quote, "contoured waistbands," "hip slimming technology,"
and "forward side seaming" all made in comfortable fabrics that stretch.
"I think I'm just suppose to give my name to someone, which is what I've been told,
but that's not what happens.
I do the fittings, I do the prints, I do everything, but I really love it."
Jessica Simpson
Simpson's side hustle success has long overshadowed her relatively brief career as a pop and reality
TV star.
In 2005, Simpson launched a successful shoe line that ultimately led to a massive expansion
of her brand.
In 2015, Market Watch reported that the Jessica Simpson Collection featured products in 31
different categories, including handbags, clothing, jewelry, fragrances, and housewares.
In 2014, the brand raked in a whopping 1 billion dollars, but Simpson says her down-to-Earth
nature is the main draw ....
"I've been all kind of sizes, and in all kinds of love.
And, like, being a mom, I feel like people can just relate to me."
Kate Hudson
In 2013, Kate Hudson co-founded the activewear line Fabletics, and in the years since, sales
have grown dramatically.
CNBC reported that sales increased a jaw dropping 43 percent in 2016.
Fabletics has three business models: They sell clothing a la carte on their website,
but the company also offers a subscription service where members can save up to 50 percent.
You can also purchase the versatile Fabletics line at any of their 20 plus brick and mortar
locations throughout the US.
"It could be utilized from the, real, like, fitness fanatic, to, uh, the, y'know, a woman
who's like, 'Maybe I'll go workout today.'"
Reese Witherspoon
In May 2015, the Legally Blonde actress launched Draper James, which she calls a "Southern-inspired
retail brand."
Forbes reported that investors were so impressed, they poured a whopping $17 million into the
company.
The website carries a range of beautiful clothing, accessories and home accents.
Not only an online brand, Draper James has several retail locations in the southern hubs
of Lexington, Nashville, and Dallas.
Draper James is named after Witherspoon's grandmother Dorothea Draper and her grandfather,
William James Witherspoon.
"I created this brand for you.
The perfect dress, so you feel pretty always.
Stationery for every occasion — and, I mean, there's a lot of occasions."
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