Surprising career re-inventions

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  • NostalgicNostalgic Posts: 7,156
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    Harry Hill - from doctor to comedian!
  • [Deleted User][Deleted User] Posts: 64
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    Murray Walker went from Advertising exec to F1 Commentator.
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    Lauren Laverne - indie pop singer in Kenickie, to TV presenter, to fashion writer.
    Bryan Adams - dull but successful pop singer to fashion photographer.
    Tom Ford - in-demand fashion designer to film director.
  • 21stCenturyBoy21stCenturyBoy Posts: 44,493
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    Ruby Wax- Comedian to psychotherapist
    Lembit Opik- MP to stand-up comedian
    Ciccolina- Hardcore pornstar to MP
  • StigOfTheKrumpStigOfTheKrump Posts: 36,363
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    Arnold Schwarzenegger - body-builder to actor to governor of California to actor again. (surprised this hasn't been mentioned yet!)
  • VerenceVerence Posts: 104,575
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    Richard Coles pop star (The Communards) to CoE vicar

    Simeon Sakskoburggotski Tsar of Bulgaria (1943-46) and pretender to the Bulgarian throne (1946-present day) to Bulgarian Prime Minister (2001-2005)
  • whatever54whatever54 Posts: 6,456
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    Verence wrote: »
    Richard Coles pop star (The Communards) to CoE vicar

    Thanks I never knew this, really like him on Saturday live:)
  • Julie_EvansJulie_Evans Posts: 2,868
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    Jo Brand was a mental health nurse before she became a stand up comedian.
  • whatever54whatever54 Posts: 6,456
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    Hate to say it but Victoria Beckham, she is doing pretty well in the fashion world now

    Mark Wahlberg AKA Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch:D
  • VerenceVerence Posts: 104,575
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    Actors who became MPs

    Glenda Jackson and Andrew Faulds

    Michael Cashman (Eastenders) has been a Labour MEP since 1999

    Richard Franklin (Capt Mike Yates in Doctor Who) has attempted to become an MP four times, each time with a different party
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    Jo Brand was a mental health nurse before she became a stand up comedian.

    I read somewhere that Frankie Boyle used to be a teacher.
    Ashley Banjo studied physics before Diversity became famous.
    Mark Cavendish used to be a competitive ballroom dancer.
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    whatever54 wrote: »
    Hate to say it but Victoria Beckham, she is doing pretty well in the fashion world now

    Mark Wahlberg AKA Marky Mark & The Funky Bunch:D

    Doing pretty well by giving her name to stuff that she has nothing to do with designing that is

    Mark's older brother Donny also went from music New Kids On The Block into acting, most notably Band of Brothers and Blue Bloods
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    & on a similar theme - punk spearhead, supposed anti-establishment icon Johnny Lydon now a property magnate & the face of Country Life butter!

    ...and appearing on I'm A Celebrity (although he didnt last long before quitting)
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    Ben Elton - from shiny lefty 'Mrs Thatch' down with the establishment stand up, to a lovely safe early evening comedy on BBC1 with Ronnie Corbett
    (I didn't explain that very well but hope you know what I mean!)

    He is also a author and a writer of West End musicals

    Pamela Stephenson from comedy actress to clinical psychologist

    Will Smith from rapper, to sitcom star, to movie actor, back to rapper, back to movie actor
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    Billie Piper - from teen pop singer to acclaimed actress.
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    Kim Wilde, 80s pop star to landscape gardener.

    Kylie Minogue, Australian soap actress to successful pop star.

    Gordon Ramsey, failed Scottish footballer to Michelin star celebrity chef and restaurateur.
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    Ronald Regan made a pretty big jump!
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    Blondie X wrote: »
    Natalie Cassidy. From decent little actress to professional yoyo dieter and gobshite.

    :D:D
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    Verence wrote: »
    Doing pretty well by giving her name to stuff that she has nothing to do with designing that is

    Mark's older brother Donny also went from music New Kids On The Block into acting, most notably Band of Brothers and Blue Bloods

    He was pretty good as the disturbed young man who shoots Bruce Willis at the start of The Sixth Sense - nice to see him doing well.
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    Chris Collins, college lecturer to Frank Skinner, Stand up Comedian
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    Andrea Bocelli from lawyer to opera singer.
  • NostalgicNostalgic Posts: 7,156
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    Cilla Black - From cloakroom attendant to sucessful singer to even more sucessful tv presenter.
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    Gene Simmons and Sting were both teachers before becoming world famous musicians, as was writer Stephen King.
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    As we saw on The Big Reunion tonight Mariama (sp?) from The Honeyz became a midwife after leaving the band originally.

    Craig Young of Deuce (90s pop band) went to America and became an actor. Lisa of the same band is now a make up artist on the likes of Strictly.

    Didn't Simon Cowell start off as a mail room boy at a record company or was that someone else?
  • Scarlett O HaraScarlett O Hara Posts: 195
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    Blondie X wrote: »
    Natalie Cassidy. From decent little actress to professional yoyo dieter and gobshite.

    One of the saddest "re-inventions" I can think of, to be honest. :(
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    Brian Cox, from D.Ream Keyboardist to "Pin up Professor". ;)
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