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 boySimon 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 ofBolton

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 telemarketerand later a waitress

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

George Clooney TobaccocropperGorgeous 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’sPink, 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