Not content with being a hip-hop icon with an estimated net worth of $160m (£120m), Snoop Dogg has revealed that he hopes to set up a burger truck outside the home of Celtic Football Club in Scotland. Having described supporters of the team as “special”, the rapper has even suggested he’ll be serving up the patties in person.

While the venture may not substantially add to his fortune, Snoop is far from alone when it comes to branching out from the day job. Read on to discover 17 celebrities with some surprising and successful side hustles.

All dollar amounts in US dollars.

In 2019, Brad Pitt launched a luxury line of shirts. However, the all-cashmere collection, which features gemstone buttons, comes with an A-lister price attached, retailing for as much as $3,000 (£2.2k) a pop. 

Named God’s True Cashmere, the designer brand is a collaboration between Pitt and jewellery designer and holistic healer Sat Hari. Hari claims the inspiration for the luxury line came when the actor visited her in a dream.

She’s the star of one of the biggest TV shows in the world, but that isn’t enough for Stranger Things alum Millie Bobby Brown. The young actress launched her own beauty brand, Florence by Mills, in 2019, which she sweetly named after her beloved great-grandmother, Florence.

What began as a line of skincare products has grown into a worldwide beauty brand, featuring make-up, haircare and fragrance lines. The star has recently added a fashion line to her ever-expanding portfolio.

First music, then movies and now Harry Styles is conquering a whole new industry – nail polish.

Styles, famed for his colourful manicures and gender-bending fashion moments, launched lifestyle brand Pleasing in 2021. Skincare and nail polish were among the first products to launch, but in recent times Styles has pleased his legion of fans by releasing a clothing and accessories line too.

In 2020, Ryan Reynolds cashed in big thanks to alcohol brand Aviation American Gin, which he had co-owned since 2018. The Deadpool star sold his stake to drinks giant Diageo in a deal that could be worth up to $600 million (£445m) in the coming years.

But this isn't the only surprising side hustle Reynolds has. He purchased a minority stake in telecoms firm Mint Mobile, which was snapped up by T-Mobile in a deal worth around $1.3 billion (£1bn). In 2020, along with Rob McElhenney, Reynolds also purchased Welsh football club, Wrexham AFC.

Another Hollywood heavyweight making big money from booze is Dwayne Johnson, who founded the tequila company Teremana in March 2020. A huge hit, the brand sold more than 640,000 cases the following year. 

In 2022, Teremana signed an undisclosed deal with German liquor giant Mast-Jägermeister to help the brand go global. 

Serena Williams is a sports star with a strong side hustle game. The former tennis champion is super savvy when it comes to investing and has lucrative stakes in everything from the Miami Dolphins sports team to NTF platform Bitski. 

As for her own businesses, Williams founded sustainable fashion brand S by Serena in 2014 and launched her own bling line, Serena Williams Jewelry, in August 2021.

The Smith family is one of the most famous clans in modern showbiz. The multi-talented family can sing, rap, ac, and dance and has also displayed a strong entrepreneurial spirit. When Jaden Smith was 10 years old, he saw a plastic bottle floating in the ocean while learning to surf. Saddened by the image, Jaden was inspired to make a change.

In 2012, with the help of his parents, Will and Jada Smith, he launched JUST Water. The sustainable water brand packages natural spring water in plant-based plastic cartons, an eco-friendly alternative to traditional plastic bottles. The business has been valued at $100 million (£75m).

When Almost Famous actress and Golden Globe winner Kate Hudson spotted a gap in the fitness market for affordable yet high-quality clothes, she pounced on the lucrative opportunity. Hudson created the athleisure brand Fabletics in 2013 with entrepreneurs Don Ressler and Adam Goldenberg.

What started as a small e-commerce brand now has over 70 stores worldwide. Hudson used her star power to grow the brand, before stepping back to take on an advisory role in 2022.

The Despacito hitmaker branched out into fashion in 2018, setting up Drew House with his manager Ryan Good. The clothes, including T-shirts and hoodies, have a distinct smiley-face logo.

Celebrities such as Ariana Grande, Kylie Jenner and Justin Bieber’s supermodel wife Hailey are often seen wearing the brand on their Instagram pages. 

In an unlikely match, American rapper Post Malone launched rosé wine company Maison No.9 in 2020. Malone called the wine, which retails for up to $160 (£120) a bottle, an "affordable luxury".

The wine sold 50,000 bottles in just 48 hours during pre-sale, showcasing Posty's star power. 

Ocean’s Eleven actor George Clooney founded the Tequila brand Casamigos with two friends in 2013. What started as a fun project for the star soon became a huge business.

The luxury alcohol company was sold to drinks giant Diageo for an eye-watering $1 billion in 2017, the equivalent of $1.3 billion (£1bn) today. Clooney reportedly walked away with the 2025 equivalent of a staggering $300 million (£220m).

Along with his siblings Donnie and Paul, actor Mark Wahlberg owns a chain of family burger restaurants, punnily named Wahlburgers.

But that's not all. Over the years, Wahlberg has turned his hand to a series of business ventures, investing in everything from water brands to gyms and even a car dealership.

He's made a fortune from the silver screen, but the actor is also making millions in the kitchen. That’s right, Raging Bull star Robert De Niro co-founded the famed restaurant chain Nobu in 1994, which now has multiple locations across five continents.

And his business interests don’t stop there. The star also owns several Italian restaurants in New York, including Locanda Verde. In 2014, he co-created the vodka brand, VDKA 6100.

When he’s not saving the world in the popular Avengers franchise, Jeremy Renner will likely be found indulging his other passion: house flipping. Along with friend Kristoffer Winters, the actor has bought and sold more than 20 homes in the past 15 years. 

And the friends are making a tidy profit from this venture. In a 2016 interview with Bloomberg, Renner claimed that his most recent five flips earned him and his business partner around $6 million, the equivalent of around $8 million (£6m) in today's money.

The controversial R&B star has a back-up plan if his music career takes a nosedive – Burger King. That’s right, Chris Brown revealed in 2015 that he owned 14 Burger King franchises across America. 

Brown raised some eyebrows when he told Billboard magazine that he got a taste for burgers while behind bars, stating: "You’re more appreciative of everything else that’s on the outside. A burger tastes 1,000 times better when you’re out." 

In a seriously unexpected move, Ozzy Osbourne launched his own cosmetics line in 2022. With eye shadow palettes shaped like coffins and bats, the creepy collection is undoubtedly fitting for the legendary rocker. 

In addition to macabre make-up, the collection also features a skull-printed cosmetics bag and scented candles.

Screen starlet Drew Barrymore launched her award-winning make-up line, Flower Beauty, in 2013 because she believed "women everywhere deserve the best quality makeup at an affordable price". A huge success, her Supernova Celestial Skin Elixir product once had a 4,000-person waiting list in the US.

Barrymore has since grown her beauty business globally and launched a fashion line and a signature wine range.

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