Have any celebs ever got bored of being famous and quit show biz

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 20:25

I have never known it to happen before but Have any celebs ever got sick of fame and ended up quitting

angelafisher · 04/02/12 - 20:38

I'm not sure about bored, but I remember a young actress from Hollyoaks quitting to train as a midwife. It was a while ago.

broadshoulder · 04/02/12 - 20:39

Some got so rich they didnt need to work and dropped out.

Marlon Brando moved the Fiji and only did a handful of films. He was very disillusioned with the fiilm business.

modeyink · 04/02/12 - 20:43

That guy from Little Shop of Horrors quit, didn't he? Or am I confusing him with someone else?

5340robert · 04/02/12 - 21:06

angelafisher wrote: »

I'm not sure about bored, but I remember a young actress from Hollyoaks quitting to train as a midwife. It was a while ago.

your right http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/345432/Hollyoaks-star-quit-job-to-become-midwife-Lack-of-midwives-in-the-NHS-but-cant-get-a-job-Lesley-Crawford-Johnston.html

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 21:18

I doubt you'd see any z-listers quitting simply because they'd see it as a failure.

Lewnaticc · 04/02/12 - 21:22

5340robert wrote: »

your right http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/woman/345432/Hollyoaks-star-quit-job-to-become-midwife-Lack-of-midwives-in-the-NHS-but-cant-get-a-job-Lesley-Crawford-Johnston.html

Interesting article. She was just striving to do something to do help people and stated her job was over-paid.
I'm sure it's hard to think of "quitters" because I doubt we'll remember them. What about the blonde singer from Abba, or the actress who played Princess Leia? Didn't they both move (not together) to really random, remote areas for a life away from fame?

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 21:23

modeyink wrote: »

That guy from Little Shop of Horrors quit, didn't he? Or am I confusing him with someone else?

Rick Moranis, I think he quit to look after his children after his wife died

keniki · 04/02/12 - 21:30

Did not Jerome( from robson and Jerome} who was in Soldier Soldier give it up and go to India or somewhere.

Hound of Love · 04/02/12 - 21:34

Cary Grant and Greta Garbo, way back..

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 21:35

Didn't Daniel Day Lewis give up acting for a few years and become a cobbler?

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 21:40

keniki wrote: »

Did not Jerome( from robson and Jerome} who was in Soldier Soldier give it up and go to India or somewhere.

Jerome has been in Game of Thrones.

keniki · 04/02/12 - 21:59

CPeterson wrote: »

Jerome has been in Game of Thrones.

Sorry did not know that. It is ages since I saw him in anything, I always liked him

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 22:01

Pamela Stephenson -- trained to be a psychologist

Kim Wilde -- took up professional gardening

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 22:07

Richey Edwards....

No idea what happened to him.

hatpeg · 04/02/12 - 22:13

Nick Berry, (apart from his recent brief appearance in Eastenders) is happier with his family and garden and has not sought acting work for many years.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 22:14

JBag wrote: »

Pamela Stephenson -- trained to be a psychologist

Kim Wilde -- took up professional gardening

also Deena Payne (actress played Viv Windsor in Emmerdale for 18+ years) quit due to getting fed up of her storylines .... and she had always had an extra string to her bow in the background, being a qualified reflexologist and aromatherapist and reiki practitioner.

I'm not entirely sure if Deena has totally "given up" on acting, or taking a backseat as circumstances dictate at the moment.

psychoblob · 04/02/12 - 23:09

not sure if it quite fits but Abi Titmuss has admitted to milking it as much as she wanted, and is now trying to be a serious actor....with some genuine success

Hogzilla · 04/02/12 - 23:29

Glenda Jackson.

[Deleted User] · 04/02/12 - 23:41

Lots of lesser known actors have retrained but more for the fact that they see they can't get the success they want.
A while back Rikki Lake said she was quitting preseting etc but don't think she went through with it.