Gwyneth Paltrow and Maya Rudolph, we can’t remember ever seeing them in the same Hollywood circles. And they have arguably had very different careers in the entertainment industry. But they are actually old childhood friends, since birth to be specific.
Their dads met while studying at Tulane University in New Orleans, and became best buddies. So as they grew older and started families, their daughters naturally became friends too.
Yes, there is yet another little known fact about Snoop Dog that deserves an entry on this list. Him and artist Brandy are actually first cousins! And when seeing them together like this, it’s actually very easy to see the family resemblance.
Snoop is eight years older than Brandy, so when she was trying to make it in the fiercely competitive music industry, of course big cus Snoop helped her get a foot in the door.
Most of us know Marha Stewart as a wholesome role model for housewives and amateur chefs everywhere, and she has built an entire empire around her lifestyle brand. But her career started very far from cookbooks, cookware, and TV shows.
As a matter of fact, Martha was once a tall, young, beauty who began modeling at the age of 15. She continued working as a model while at Barnard College, and was successful enough to work for big brands like Chanel.
Every person is more or less symmetrical, but for some reason people were extra shocked to realize Tom Cruise is no exception. Something about his striking good looks, with that winning smile and intense gaze, made people think he was perfectly symmetrical.
That facial symmetry is equivalent to beauty is something we have been told for ages, which might be why people are surprised to realize also the most attractive celebs are in fact asymmetrical.
Britney could have been like Beyonce, and spent the first few years of her career in a group. But right as she was about to commit to girl group Innosense, she decided to go solo instead. And we’re very happy that she did! Because fast forward to today, who has even heard of Innosense?
The group split in 2002, but before then got to open for Britney when she was on tour. Clearly a sweet favor Britney did to her way less famous, almost former bandmates.
That’s right, Scarlett Johansson is a twin! This is even more surprising because of how different her and her twin brother look. We wouldn’t even have guessed these two were siblings.
Hunter Johansson was born a few minutes after Scarlett, on November 22nd in 1984. He is actually also an actor, but far from as successful as his sister – the world’s highest-paid actress in both 2018 and 2019.
Reese Witherspoon is just as smart as her popular Legally Blonde character Elle. This talented actress and producer got accepted to Stanford and attended for a year, before making the objectively looking “stupid” decision to drop out and pursue acting instead.
But things clearly worked out pretty well for this former Stanford English Lit. major. Maybe dropping out of college isn’t always a bad move.
Most tattoos have a backstory, but few as random as this barely visible one. As a bonding exercise, Hunger Games co-stars Jennifer Lawrence and Liam Hemsworth went to get tattoos. And Jennifer decided to get H2O on her hand, as a reminder to drink enough water.
Funnily enough, the two is placed incorrectly, so it’s probably a good thing the tattoo is so subtle. And hopefully it does help the busy actress remember to stay hydrated!
In the early ’90s, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling were famously on The Mickey Mouse Club, together with several other future big names such as Britney Spears and Christina Aguilera. And at one point, Timberlake’s mom was actually Gosling’s legal guardian.
Gosling’s mom had to stay in their native Canada, but his job on The Mickey Mouse Club was shot in America. So Timberlake’s mom stepped in and was Gosling’s legal guardian for a while, so he could keep working in the US.
Considering how rare it is to make it big in Hollywood, it’s pretty surprising how many of today’s biggest stars knew each other long before they were famous. For example, who would have guessed Cameron Diaz and Snoop Dogg went to high school together?
Both of them made it big later on, albeit in different parts of showbiz. And even though they were never close friends, Cameron has said Snoop sold her certain illegal herbs while in high school…
