These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Jessica Simpson

Jessica Simpson's cool-girl energy is unmatched thanks to her cheer days. She got into the sport while attending Richardson North Junior High School in her home state of Texas. She wasn't there long though, since she dropped out of school at age 15 to pursue singing, but she eventually became a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader. 

Snooki

Everyone's favorite Jersey Shore cast member was once just a regular teen. The star cheered for her school in Marlboro, New York, but it cost her mental health. "Cheerleading was my life in high school, but it wasn't always easy for me. I started to be anorexic," she said, "There were freshmen, who were seventy pounds and I was, like, my spot as a flier is going to get taken away. So I ended up starving myself."