Closer takes a look at five interesting things you might not know about Martha Stewart. I Grew Up Poor: She’s a self-made billionaire, but Martha wasn’t raised in a wealthy household. As one of six children born to Polish-American parents in Nutley,

Martha Stewart is notoriously icy. She’s the walking poster child for stoicism, a shrewd entrepreneur whose close friend once described her as “always a little bit chilly, not good at expressing emotions” in Netflix’s recent documentary about her.