Danny Baker - former NME; Smash Hits & Q magazine music journalist; to comedy script writer for Jonathan Ross, then Chris Evans; to highly successful radio personality firstly in the field of sport phone ins before music; and not so successful presenter of ad-hoc shows plus his legendary Daz doorstep adverts.
Shirley temple actress to politician
Glenda Jackson actress to politician
Ronald Regan Actor to politician
Arnold Schwartzeneggar actor to politician.
(okay it's fairly common)
Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys: Editor of Marvel comics -> News editor for Smash Hits -> Famous popstar as lead singer of Pet Shop Boys.
Sophie Dahl: Model -> TV cook.
Richard Osman: Was a TV producer and writer then somehow accidentally got the gig as Alexander Armstrong's co-host on the quiz show Pointless.
Liz Bonnin: Biochemist with a bachelor's degree, Masters in wild animal biology, tracked tigers in Nepal (and still works in big cat conservation programmes) -> Irish girl band -> TV presenter.
Guy Maddin: Bank manager -> house painter -> photo archivist -> acclaimed film director.
Shirley temple actress to politician
Glenda Jackson actress to politician
Ronald Regan Actor to politician
Arnold Schwartzeneggar actor to politician.
(okay it's fairly common)
And yet people appear to be taken by surpise when they discover that a politician has lied to them.:D
Richard Osman: Was a TV producer and writer then somehow accidentally got the gig as Alexander Armstrong's co-host on the quiz show Pointless.
He does/did Richard Hammond's scripts for Total Wipeout. I'm sure he is also responsible for the lyrics to a novelty pop song as well. That is tied up in my head with the fact that the bass guitarist from Suede (Mat Osman) is his brother.
'La Cicciolina' was actually Hungarian (real name Ilona Staller)
Dee Hepburn from Gregory's Girl (and later Crossroads) became a business development manager for a medical supplies company, and was coincidentally interviewed for the Daily Mail last weekend
Fredrik van Pallandt, one half of 60s singing duo Nina and Fredrik moved from being a singer to being a drug trafficker for an Australian crime syndicate
And indeed in the very post on the very first page of the thread. Do people really not bother to read even the first post of a thread before adding their contribution?
And indeed in the very post on the very first page of the thread. Do people really not bother to read even the first post of a thread before adding their contribution?
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and classical pianist somewhere in between
He also used to be a regional TV news reporter before he found fame on Tiswas
Glenda Jackson actress to politician
Ronald Regan Actor to politician
Arnold Schwartzeneggar actor to politician.
(okay it's fairly common)
Neil Tennant from Pet Shop Boys: Editor of Marvel comics -> News editor for Smash Hits -> Famous popstar as lead singer of Pet Shop Boys.
Sophie Dahl: Model -> TV cook.
Richard Osman: Was a TV producer and writer then somehow accidentally got the gig as Alexander Armstrong's co-host on the quiz show Pointless.
Liz Bonnin: Biochemist with a bachelor's degree, Masters in wild animal biology, tracked tigers in Nepal (and still works in big cat conservation programmes) -> Irish girl band -> TV presenter.
Guy Maddin: Bank manager -> house painter -> photo archivist -> acclaimed film director.
Wes Craven -> Teacher -> Film Director.
And yet people appear to be taken by surpise when they discover that a politician has lied to them.:D
The actress who played Laura in Hollyoaks (her first name is Lesley, can't remember her surname) is now a midwife as well.
He does/did Richard Hammond's scripts for Total Wipeout. I'm sure he is also responsible for the lyrics to a novelty pop song as well. That is tied up in my head with the fact that the bass guitarist from Suede (Mat Osman) is his brother.
La Cicciolina. I think she has already been mentioned.
She was married to the artist Jeff Koons and also modelled for some of his sculptures.
I forgot that classic
Dee Hepburn from Gregory's Girl (and later Crossroads) became a business development manager for a medical supplies company, and was coincidentally interviewed for the Daily Mail last weekend
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicola_Bell
Fredrik van Pallandt, one half of 60s singing duo Nina and Fredrik moved from being a singer to being a drug trafficker for an Australian crime syndicate
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frederik,_Baron_van_Pallandt
She's the only member of the royal family that my mum has any time for
Already been said on the top of the last page
He was also a welder in the shipyards in Glasgow
And indeed in the very post on the very first page of the thread. Do people really not bother to read even the first post of a thread before adding their contribution?
Gethin Jones - semi-pro rugby player to TV presenter!
Heather Mills - professional divorcee to Paralympic skier.
I read through them all before posting mine