They’ve Got a Story To Tell: Celebs Who Went From Top Ramen to Top Dollar

June 25th, 2012 - By MN Editor

By Nicole Thompson

Source: www.realsea.net

Despite what we may think, many celebrities started out just as broke as the rest of us. Sound impossible? It isn’t. There is a list as long as my arm of actors, singers, song-writers and producers who began their careers in their basements or in garages, while chowing down on ramen noodles or peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. Before some of the ladies on this list were raking in millions if not billions, they went through their share of struggles (including discrimination, living in poverty, drug use and more) just like everyone else.

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  • http://www.facebook.com/KimlovinGodwantinhealingSpencer Kimberly Spencer

    Lets get it

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  • JEsuslo

    Mariah had a divorce and has never “relapsed” on any substance, she has never been an addict. Ok. Thx.

  • shame on you

    ”Bravo” now reach out the hand to help the 1or 3 people that in the place you were in ”’HELP”’SUCCESS is nothing with out giving it ”’BACK”’

  • customcalendars4u2

    Aint no way in the hell Lil Kim is worth 18 million dollars if she starting beefs with Minaj, resorting to performing in sweat box clubs today that she had to start off performing in back in the day and trying to ruin other peoples careers out of hate if she’s so prosperous. And Janet Jackson has absolutely no recollection of poverty or hard times,because when she was a baby her brothers had already made a name for themselves and her living was easy from that time on,Mary’s done well for a High School drop out and for the rest YES dreams can come true!

  • Guest

    follow your dreams whoever you are and never give up!!!

  • ladyla

    I’m so proud of these women, all of them even Lil Kim, but most of all lady O not because of her billions, but she really went thru a lot and never gave up.

  • Rayven

    Lil Kim??? You couldnt find someone with more substance and talent, that made it big??!!??
    I dont think she release an album since she was released from prison!

    • Just saying!!

      She actually has had music out since prison and is pretty talented…the girl can rap. The business just has a way of suppressing people’s talent and doing whatever is marketable. Not saying that she was the perfect example for this but to say she is talentless just isn’t true….(plus before fame she was on the streets doing prostitution and everything else so thats a pretty big jump!!)

  • http://www.facebook.com/people/Lucy-Goosey/100002328530463 Lucy Goosey

    i dont know but it seems the lil kim’s net worth is inflated!

  • Ay

    Mariah looked like a boy as a child.