6Channing Tatum was a stripper
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Channing Tatum had the most unusual start to stardom. To be fair, he did start out as an entertainer, just not on screen, but on stage. Channing started making money as a stripper when he was just 19. In fact, he made quite a name for himself but of course, quit the business eventually.
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7Meghan Markle was artsy
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The newest Royal used to have quite an artsy profession before stardom hit her. Meghan who is now the Duchess of Sussex used to teach calligraphy and gift-wrapping to people. She even worked as a freelancer and even wrote wedding cards.
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8Beyonce was a salon girl
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If you’ve ever thought about how Beyonce’s hair is so magnificent, well, she is kind of a professional - at hairdressing. In the 90s Tina Knowles, Beyonce’s mum opened up a salon which went on to become a huge success. Beyonce used to work at her mother’s salon.
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9Johnny Depp used to sell pens
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Johnny Depp might be the coolest Hollywood star. He is not just a versatile actor and a philanthropist but also a rocker. But as a young man, he had a string of really tedious jobs. He got a job as a telemarketer - a job which he hated. He was required to sell pens to strangers and we can imagine why that put him off.
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10Tom Cruise was a bellhop
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Tom Cruise, too, had a number of odd jobs before he could take Hollywood by storm. Tom worked as a bellhop at a hotel. He even aspired to become a Catholic priest once, but that obviously did not pan out. Though he never really stayed away from his religious pursuits as he took up Scientology seriously.
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