12 celebrities who were outcasts at school: Angelina Jolie, Tom Cruise, Vera Brezhneva, etc

2024 Author: Richard Flannagan | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-15 23:55

Not all stars can call school years wonderful. It's hard to imagine, but many of them in childhood were considered outsiders, and their peers frankly did not like them (to put it mildly). But here are a few examples of how popularity and recognition at school don't mean anything yet. After all, these celebrities were able to prove that swans grow from ugly ducklings.

Vera Brezhneva

The bright blonde has been topping the lists of the hottest beauties in the country for several years. But as a child, Vera, with the then still surname Galushka, could not even dream of what would drive men crazy. After all, the girl grew up in a very poor family, wore glasses, short hair and old clothes. One mother was engaged in raising two daughters, and Brezhneva was forced to work as a dishwasher after school in order to somehow help her parent.

Vera dor still cannot hold back tears when she recalls her childhood and adolescence. Peers openly laughed at her because of rags, imperfect appearance and complexes. The girl herself, realizing that her mother is already giving all her strength to feed her with her sister, did not talk about the problems. But due to the fact that there was no money in the family, Brezhnev could not even get to the prom. Who knows, if not for the casting in the group "VIA Gra", how would the fate of the blonde.

Angelina Jolie

In principle, it is understandable why the girl, who always preferred black clothes, did “funeral” make-up, painted coffins, crosses and other gloomy pictures, both classmates and teachers shunned. By the way, Jolie herself did not seek to establish contact with others, she was rude and frankly sent them. As a result, the teachers decided that the girl was absolutely asocial, they transferred her to a correctional class and forced her to study with a psychotherapist. There was a time when the girl seriously contemplated suicide.

But it wasn't just behavior that caused Angelina to be an outcast. They laughed at her because of her excessive thinness and too large lips. Also, peers did not like the girl's long legs and broad shoulders. Interestingly, any of them might have thought that in a dozen years, girls all over the world will go to plastic surgeons with a request to make "lips like Jolie's"?

Ani Lorak

Carolina (the singer's real name) is another illustrative example of how the ugly duckling grew up and wiped everyone's nose. The fact is that the parents of the future star broke up even before her birth, so the mother, forced to raise her children alone, sent her daughter to a boarding school. There Ani studied 6 classes, and then returned home.

But it was in an ordinary school that difficulties began. According to Lorak's memoirs, in the boarding school, children were not divided into rich and poor: everyone was the same in their poverty. And at school, children from wealthy families studied with the girl, who behind the eyes called the future singer "dirty" and asked if she looked at herself in the mirror. Ani recalls that the bullying hurt her not only mentally, but also physically. Often she ran to the toilet just to cry.

Tom Cruise

Are you also surprised to see handsome Tom Cruise on the rogue list? But there were times when the future idol of millions of viewers had to endure attacks from peers.

The fact is that the actor did not stay for a long time in any of the schools, having changed them 15 times. The people around him considered the boy retarded, they laughed at his short stature. Therefore, he knows firsthand how difficult it is for newcomers to find a common language with their classmates. Tom recalls that he was often beaten, and he defended himself as best he could, but soon he himself began to attack first. In addition, Cruz suffered from dyslexia, which manifested itself in the fact that the actor still cannot really read.

Irina Shayk

The Russian model is now spinning the heads of the most beautiful and richest men in the world, and many famous brands dream of working with her. However, this was not always the case. Irina lost her father early, who died of lung cancer, so her mother had to single-handedly raise her two daughters.

Sheik also had a hard time at school. She was left-handed, so the teachers tried to teach her to write in the right way, not paying attention to the fact that the girl was lagging behind in other subjects. In addition, the boys openly mocked her because of her appearance, calling her "a stick" because of her tall stature and thinness and "chungoi-changa" because of her dark skin. But Irina graduated from school with only "fives", and after she began to conquer the modeling world.

Lady Gaga

Once the singer admitted that she considers her school years to be the most terrible in her life. The fact is that Lady Gaga has always been strange, and if now this is her trick, then as a child she caused a lot of problems. Peers did not like the big nose of the actress, they did not understand why she dyed so brightly and considered her fat. All this led to the fact that the girl, wanting to lose weight, at the age of 15 brought herself to anorexia and bulimia. Unable to endure the bullying any longer, Stephanie (the singer's real name) persuaded her father to transfer her to a private school.

But at the university, Lady Gaga could not find a common language with her fellow students: they not only considered her strange, but even in one of the social networks they created a group in which they discussed the girl and argued that she would never become famous. But, as they say, the one who laughs last laughs well.

Anfisa Chekhova

Lush forms at one time became the hallmark of Anfisa Chekhova. But who would have thought that it was because of them that the leader in childhood had to endure bullying from classmates.

The fact is that the future star at the age of 16 weighed 72 kg, which is why her peers called her "Madame Gritsatsuyeva". Chekhova admits that she hated her body so much that it resulted in a prolonged depression. It took her many years to learn to accept herself for who she is.

Taylor Swift

This is not to say that classmates openly mocked Swift (they did not lock her in the toilet, no), but they did not seek to take her to their company either. The singer recalls that she was not considered "cool" and her peers, organizing the next party, openly said that "everyone is coming except Taylor." The star admits that she began writing songs only because of the oppressive loneliness.

George Clooney

In childhood, trouble happened to the future actor: he was paralyzed half of his face, because of which his left eye practically stopped opening. Probably, this disease was transmitted to the boy from his father. But for classmates, this was just another reason for ridicule. The Clooney was nicknamed "Frankenstein" and never missed a reason to mock him.

But, fortunately, the disease receded after a year. However, George decided to transfer to another school, where he was warmly received. The future actor began to play sports and finally got rid of complexes about his appearance.

Charlize Theron

During her school years, one of the most beautiful and successful actresses in Hollywood had a hard time. The fact is that Charlize was far from being considered a beauty: she wore glasses with thick lenses, was angular and awkward. Naturally, the boys did not pay attention to her, and she herself sought friendship with the most popular girl in school in order to somehow gain authority.

Seeing how hard it was for Theron, her mother transferred her to a ballet school. But it didn't get any easier here either. The fact is that the father of the future world celebrity shamelessly drank and became aggressive in a state of alcoholic intoxication. Once, defending herself from the attacks of her husband, Charlize's mother shot him. And although the court recognized that it was self-defense, the nickname "the daughter of a criminal" stuck to Theron. Moreover, even the teachers joined the bullying. But this time too, the parent came to the rescue, taking the girl from the educational institution.

Victoria Beckham

The singer and designer was born into a wealthy family: even a personal driver brought her to school. But even that didn’t stop her from being "the most unpopular girl in the class." The guys called her “sticky Vicky” and “her face with pimples”, pushed her, threw off her textbooks … The girl more than once became a “living target”: her peers threw clods of dirt at her. Victoria could not fight back, which further irritated those around her. But now she is considered one of the most successful women of our time.

Winona Ryder

The Hollywood actress had a very hard time at school. But all right, classmates just verbally mocked her, once they crossed the line. School hooligans caught the girl in the toilet, banged her head on the door and began to beat her so that after Winona had to be stitched in the hospital. However, years later, Ryder got a chance to take revenge on one of the offenders. In the cafe, by that time, a girl approached the famous actress for an autograph, in whom she recognized one of the offenders from the toilet. Then the star recalled that case to the fan and sent her in front of everyone, without choosing expressions.