These Celebrities Were All Cheerleaders Before Making It Big

Renee Zellweger

While attending Katy High School in Katy, Texas, Zellweger was part of a team of cheerleaders. She's still very involved in the gymnastics aspect of the sport, once even appearing on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon to show off her flips and tumbles. You can't keep this girl down!

Stacy Keibler

This WWE wrestler didn't always have the heart of a fighter. It was more the heart of a dancer when she was a professional cheerleader for the Baltimore Ravens. In 199, she jumped to the WCW until 2001. From there, the girl became a wrestling pro and worked exclusively with WWE.

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  • Jennifer Lawrence has an "H2O" tattoo to remind her to drink more water.
  • Actor Joaquin Phoenix was born in a cult, which might help explain why his siblings were named River, Rain, Liberty, and Summer. Their parents were members of Children of God group, which was founded in the 1960s.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat. The Hips Don’t Lie superstar sure showed them!
  • Jennifer Aniston was known as the class clown in high school.
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.