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Grills, wine and spoken word albums – celebrities really can do it all. Alamy Stock Photo
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Quiz: Test your memory of these famous side projects
Can you remember these (often unexpected) side hustles by well-known public figures?
PRESIDENT MICHAEL D Higgins has announced that his debut spoken word album will be released on 5 September – just weeks before the Irish presidential election is set to take place, marking the end of his time in the Áras.
A poet in his own right, the current President of Ireland’s venture into the studio may not come as a surprise to many. Still, it got us thinking about other unexpected side projects taken on by public figures…
Can you remember these unexpected side projects by famous faces?
Members of which Irish band once co-owned the Clarence Hotel in Dublin?
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Fontaines DC
U2
The Pogues
The Cranberries
Ed Sheeran has dipped his toes into condiments (don't worry, not literally). What type of sauce has he made?
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Ketchup
Mayonnaise
Hot sauce
BBQ sauce
Where would we be without the George Foreman grill? Do you know what else George Foreman, the grill's namesake, was famous for?
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Singer
Chef
Footballer
Boxer
Former Liveline host Joe Duffy recently appeared in an advert for which supermarket chain?
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Lidl
Aldi
Dunnes Stores
SuperValu
Which of the following does NOT own a popcorn brand?
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Scarlett Johansson
The Jonas Brothers
Will Smith
Khloe Kardashian
Which Britpop star performed as one half of electro-pop duo Relaxed Muscle under the name 'Darren Spooner'?
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Brett Anderson (Suede)
Liam Gallagher (Oasis)
Damon Albarn (Blur)
Jarvis Cocker (Pulp)
Niall Horan is such a big golf fan that he turned it into a business. How?
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He has a golf podcast
He designed his own line of golf equipment
He bought a golf club
He founded a golf management company
While we're talking about One Direction, which former member has bought a London créche?
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Niall Horan
Harry Styles
Zayn Malik
Louis Tomlinson
Garth Brooks had a short-lived rock persona. What was his name?
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Buck Cody
Luke Jackson
Mason Ford
Chris Gaines
What is former host of The Apprentice, Donald Trump, up to these days?
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He owned a water brand, known as Trump Ice
He owned a steak brand, known as Trump Steaks
He made a cameo in Home Alone 2
He's currently the President of the United States
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