13 Celebrities Who Have Secret Pastimes

#1 Alex James – Cheese

He makes award-winning cheeses there and used to have a line of everyday cheeses in Asda.

Speaking of his tasty hobby, he previously said: ‘I think as you get older, you kind of know what you like and I like cheese.

‘I'm never happier than when I'm cooking in the garden really, that's it. All ageing rock gentlemen become farmers. They go into the country and make cheese or have trout farms".

#2 Tom Hanks – Typewriters

They haven't been used by the masses since the 1980s but Tom Hanks can't let go.

The Forrest Gump actor has a collection of over 50 typewriters, all dating back to the 30s and 40s.

Of his collection, he previously said: ‘Antique WWII typewriters. Takes a repair guy a month to get them working, and I write my letters on them. I own over 50.'

#3 John Travolta – Helicopters

He's just as accomplished an actor as he is a pilot and his Hollywood dollars have helped him buy five aircraft,

And if that weren't impressive enough, his house is situated in Ocala, Florida and has its own runway and taxiway all the way to Greystone Airport so he can hop on one of his jets whenever he likes.

#4 Sarah-Jane Crawford – Tarot card reading

In fact, Sarah-Jane has kept her hobby the art of tarot card reading a closely guarded secret until now. She's teamed up with Barefoot Wine & Bubbly to inspire the rest of the country to follow in her footsteps and express their hidden hobbies in a bid to be happier.

#5 Simon Cowell – Tree climbing

He's known to stay up through the night because he focuses better in the early hours of the morning. But another thing that helps The X Factor boss perform is tree climbing.

Yep we can't really imagine those high-waisted trousers, cool white shirt and stiff hairdo taking a breather and climbing trees a la Julie Andrews either.

#6 Emma Watson – Teaching yoga

She's one of Hollywood's busiest females and if she's not working on a new movie or tweeting about Harry Potter, she's modeling or doing something philanthropic.

But back in 2014 Emma revealed that in her sparse spare time she had qualified to become a yoga teacher

#7 Lewis Hamilton – Music

He's been a Formula One racing driver since 2007 but he's also been working on his own music on the sly and he's ready to unveil his talent with the world.

‘Timbaland has heard my stuff. And I played it to Pharrell [Williams] and he was massively supportive. But I haven't even decided if I want anyone else to hear it.'

#8 Pierce Brosnan – Fire-eating

#9 Tom Cruise – Fencing

Tom Cruise can thank his 2003 film The Last Samurai for his fencing hobby.

He had to learn the sport for his role in the film but he's become so good at it, he's even taught his best pal David Beckham, how to fence too.

#10 Colin Farrell – Line dancing

#11 Rod Stewart – Model trains

Everyone man should have a hobby and Rod's is building model train sets.

In fact, he has a 1:87 scale model of New York's Grand Central Station, circa 1940, measuring 1,500 square feet.

He's so attached to them, he takes them on tour with him and has posh hotels clear out entire rooms especially for his train set.

#12 Claudia Schiffer – Bugs

You'll usually find people running and screaming at the sight of a spider but not Claudia Schiffer.

The glamorous model is a huge fan of bugs and even has her own insect collection at home in the form of mounted bugs and paintings of the little creatures.

#13 David Arquette – Knitting

Hollywood actor David has long been a knitter. After he was taught by his grandmother at a young age, he's continued honing his knitting skills and no doubt will be passing them onto his daughter, Coco.

In fact, the famed knitter has even appeared on the cover of the book