These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Nene Leakes

Nene Leakes has had a long and illustrious career as a reality star in the past decade, but before that, she was waving her pom-poms in the air for the home team. Seen here sporting a red and gold color combination, it's no doubt that her spunky attitude on and off the field helped her with both cheering and her career.

Jennifer Lawrence

Jennifer Lawrence has tried her hand at a variety of mediums like modeling and acting, but did you know she was also a high school student once upon a time? Aside from cheer practices, Lawrence filled her days with softball games, basketball warm-ups, field hockey scrimmages, and more. She can do it all!

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The More You Know

  • Soon after moving to New York City, Madonna worked at a Dunkin' Donuts. She was fired after one week for messing with the jelly machine.
  • Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg went to high school together. She claims he sold her weed.
  • Growing up, Katy Perry wasn't allowed to eat Lucky Charms cereal because luck was "linked to the devil." Her family also called deviled eggs "angeled eggs."
  • Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.