16. Ina Garten
This cheerful chef has become very popular thanks to her motherly nature, always able to solve a cooking problem and delivering these solutions with a warm smile. As it turns out, she’s more than giving when it comes to her customers, but not so much when it comes to extending a helping hand to the Make-a-Wish foundation.
Twice, she turned down the organization when someone with a terminal illness wanted to meet their hero. In 2011, Enzo Pereda was suffering from leukemia, and she sent through a polite no as she was on a book tour at the time. When a second occasion presented itself, she turned it down once more, citing that she was busy. After the public found out, Garten did a 180, but by that point, Enzo was keener to go swim with dolphins.
Ina Garten
