Actors, singers, models, and the occasional celebrity chef have all tried to launch successful restaurants – and many have been forced to admit defeat. Here we look at the celebrity-owned restaurants that have closed, from flash-in-the-pan ventures to long-running eateries that eventually fizzled out, counting down to the biggest failure of all.

Click or scroll through our gallery to discover the celebrity restaurants that failed – and just how badly they flopped.

We've based our ranking on the short-lived nature of, and reception to, each restaurant, and on the opinions of our well-travelled (and well-fed) team. The list is unavoidably subjective.

The most disastrous celebrity restaurant ventures, ranked