What did they do before they were famous?

Not everyone achieves their ambition straight away!

Can you guess what these stars did to make ends meet before making it

in showbiz?

Simon Cowell

• Carpenter?• Cleaner?• Post boy?

Vernon Kay

• Carpet fitter?• Phone box

cleaner?• Office

cleaner?

Davina McCall

• Singing waitress?

• Hairdresser?• Make up

artist?

Jennifer Aniston

• Telesales worker?

• Receptionist?• Make up sales

assistant?

Helen Mirren

• Bingo Caller?• Busker?• Fairground

worker?

George Clooney

• Tobacco cropper?

• Grape picker?• Gardener?

Johnny Depp

• Newspaper salesman?

• Pen salesman?

• Male model?

Pink

• Sold perfume in Boots?

• Worked at ASDA?

• Worked at McDonald’s?

Barack Obama

• Ice cream salesman?

• Accountant?• Barber?

Gethin Jones

• Engineer• Police officer• Bank clerk

And now the answers!

Simon Cowell

Post boy

Simon Cowell droppedout of school at 17 with2 O levels. He startedout working as a runnerat a film studios thenhis dad landed him ajob as postroomworker

Vernon Kay

Telephone boxcleaner

TV presenter VernonKaye started out hisworking life as atelephone box cleanerin his hometown of

Bolton

Davina McCall

Singing waitress

Davina Macall ran arestaurant for twoyears and also workedas a singing waitress

inParis

Jennifer Aniston

Telesales worker

Ex Friend JenniferAnniston started outwork as a telemarketer

and later a waitress

Helen Mirren

Fairgroundworker?

Helen Mirren startedout working at anamusement park as a“blagger” employed toattract punters to therides.

George Clooney

Tobaccocropper

Gorgeous George’searly jobs includedharvesting tobacco,selling insurance, andSelling ladies shoes.

Johnny Depp

Pen salesman

Johnny Depp workedas an over-the-phonesalesman sellingballpoint pens.

Pink

Worked atMcDonald’s

Pink, or Alecia BethMoore, spent severalyears earning minimalwage flipping burgers,cleaning out the toiletsand mopping the floorsin McDonald’s

Barack Obama

Sold ice cream

Long before he tookon the role of beingthe most powerfulman in the world,Barack Obama was ahumble ice creamseller

Gethin Jones

Bank clerk

Prior to his televisioncareer, our Gethinworked as a bankclerk, a researchassistant, and spentthree months as layingHouse foundations