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While some celebrities climbed their way to stardom, some stopped by the strip club. Whether it was a stepping stone or just a short-term job to make ends meet, these celebrities know their way around the pole.
1. Lady Gaga
“I was working in strip clubs when I was 18. My act was pretty wild. I’d wear black leather and dance to Black Sabbath, Guns N’ Roses and Faith No More. Very rock ’n’ roll. I don’t like to talk about it too much, but there were drugs, serious drugs. I wouldn’t want to inspire other people to do the same” she once said.
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2. Channing Tatum
The Hollywood star started his career dancing for money before making it to the big screen.
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3. Eve
Eve admitted being a stripper. “Rappers talk about drug dealing before they made it and it’s not a big thing, but me stripping is?” she told Rolling Stone Magazine. “Come on. That was a hustle, too; there’s a song about it on my album, Heaven Only Knows. But I don’t regret it. I was 18 and confused, going through personal problems. I did it for about a month, and I was glad I did it. It helped me find Eve, helped me get serious. It was depressing. A lot of those girls have three or four kids. I’d sit there and be like: Eve, you don’t belong here, this is not your world.”
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4. Trina
Rapper Trina went from a stripper that danced in music videos to a very successful female rapper.
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5. Catherine Zeta-Jones
Catherine Zeta-Jones had a short stint as a stripper. She took the job to pay for a nose job.
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6. Renée Zellweger
The Oscar-winning actress did work in a strip club as a waitress…but she kept her clothes on.
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7. Javier Bardem
Javier Bardem was a struggling actor and a stripper. He told magazine Marie Claire: “It was a disaster. And you know who was there watching? My mum and my sister! “.
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8. Carmen Elektra
Carmen Elektra worked in a strip club before she started dancing. She later released her signature stripper pole.
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9. Courtney Love
Courtney was once a stripper, and she admitted that there were a lot of drugs involved.
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10. Amber Rose
sources: wbli, stupidcelebrities, hiphopwired
Before dating Kanye, and Wiz, Amber was a stripper. She began stripping at age 15. She is now a successful model.
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