Domestic and foreign stars, whose path to fame was too thorny

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

Now they have everything in their lives in order to be happy and self-sufficient. However, the childhood and adolescence of some celebrities cannot be called successful at all, and the fact that today they are rich and famous is the result of their work, perseverance and luck, but not the efforts of their parents.

Many of them can speak openly about their childhood problems and difficulties that they had to face before they became famous and in demand. However, this became possible after repeated visits to a psychotherapist.

Charlize Theron

Charlize's childhood problems were not related to lack of money and poverty. On the contrary, her parents fully provided and contributed to her all-round development. But this does not mean that the girl's childhood was quiet and carefree. The actress's father was an alcoholic and a tyrant, often made scandals and raised his hand against his mother. That evening he returned home with his brother, after the scandal he threatened to kill all family members. Charlize's mother shot him in self-defense. The future actress at that time was 15 years old, she was silent for a long time about what happened and always said that her father was injured in an accident. But over time, she discovered this fact in her biography, emphasizing that this negative experience helps her in her work and, getting used to the role of victims, she recalls her childhood.

Ani Lorak

The childhood of Karolina (the real name of the singer) fell on the 80-90s, a time that was not easy for the entire post-Soviet space. Her parents divorced and her mother, along with her and two other brothers, moved to a Ukrainian town, where they survived in a small house without heating and amenities. The family's financial situation was so dire that the parent found no better way than to send her and her middle brother to a boarding school. The childhood spent in a state institution did not embitter the girl, she is not offended by her parents, and even then she understood that this was the only chance to survive in such a difficult time. Later, when the financial situation improved a little, Carolina returned to the family, but she is sure that everything she went through has tempered her very much.

Tom Cruise

One of the most sought after stars in Hollywood, he went through a lot before becoming rich and famous. He grew up in an incomplete family, his parents divorced, because his father also had the inclinations of an abuser and left negative memories of himself. A mother, who worked as a teacher, tried to feed four children on her own, but it did not work well, Tom began working part-time at the age of 8 to help his mother with three more sisters. The family often moved in search of a better life. The first film debut took place at the age of 19 and since then the financial situation in the family began to improve. The only man in the family, he was able to give a better life to his mother and sisters.

Nicki Minaj

The rap singer does not hide her difficult childhood and, on the contrary, emphasizes that it was the trials that fell to her lot that taught her perseverance and understanding. Niki never really needed her parents, until she was 5 years old she lived with her grandmother, while her parents were arranging their lives. After they took the girl, her existence became much more complicated. His father used illegal substances, was a mentally unstable person, once even set a fire in his own house. Niki often left the house, spent the night in the car, sat in parks until late. It was during this period, which she calls the most difficult for herself, that her work began. She began to write poetry in an attempt to find consolation and express everything that hurts.

Eminem

Perhaps, if it were not for the difficult childhood of the rap artist, then he would have nothing to sing about, especially at the beginning of his career. The father left the family almost immediately after the birth of his son, the mother also did not differ in a decent lifestyle and from time to time came across the use of illegal drugs. She moved frequently and ended up in Detroit, where she spent most of Eminem's childhood. The white boy was often insulted and humiliated because of his skin color, and even ended up in intensive care after a street fight. However, all these difficulties tempered, but did not embitter the character of the future star.

Christina Aguilera

The singer retained her grudge against her father for the rest of her life, who, being a retired sergeant, had a tough and demanding character, and directed his anger at his family members. It was not only the mother who got it, but also Christina and her sisters. In addition, he had an addiction to alcohol, which only exacerbated the situation. Over time, her parents divorced, but nightmares about her father haunted her for a long time. Even as an adult, she could not forgive her father, who repeatedly asked for this.

Demmy Moor

Demi's parents divorced early and her mother remarried, but the second marriage was not very successful either, her husband repeatedly went to prison, abused alcohol and bullied his family. The girl did not want to return home and often ran away. However, her mother was not particularly worried, she had minor problems with the law and was periodically prosecuted for drunk driving. At 16, Demi Moore dropped out of school, and then completely married a man who was 12 years older than her. … And all in order to finally get rid of the care of the mother and the need to live in her house.

Natalya Vodyanova

Natalia spent her childhood in Nizhny Novgorod, where she lived with her mother and two sisters in a one-room apartment. The financial situation of the family was difficult, in addition, the situation was aggravated by the fact that one of the children had a severe form of disability. Mom worked day and night to somehow improve the situation, but there was always not enough money, Natalya often worked as a teenager. in the market, skipping school because of this. During the same period, she entered a model school, where she was immediately noticed and offered a job. Since then, her work biography begins, which she actively developed in order to help her family.

Rose McGowan

The girl who was to become the star of "Charmed" was born into a creative family. Her father was an artist and her mother was a writer. As is often the case in such an environment, they were addicted people, the father joined the sect and took his family, which at that time had 6 children, to the commune. With her mother, they fled from there when the girl was 10 years old, after that there was treatment for drug addiction and life with her grandmother, who helped her enter an acting school and take place as a sought-after actress.

Gerard Depardieu

This is exactly the case when a person raised himself. He grew up in a large family that existed on only one social security benefit. His father was not even literate and worked as a tinsmith. Since childhood, Gerard had problems with speech, he stuttered and was very shy. His outlook was changed by the boxing section, thanks to sports he became more confident in himself and began to try himself in many directions. So he got to the acting class, and his acting career began with him.

Drew Barrymore

A girl born into a stellar family, it would seem, definitely should not need something, because even her godparents are Steven Spielberg and Sophia Loren. And her first role happened when she was 6 months old. However, the "golden" life had its undercurrents. The young actress became addicted to alcohol at the age of 11, she began to smoke even earlier. Later, problems with illegal substances began - fame and popularity turned out to be too difficult a test for the child's psyche. She underwent treatment in the clinic several times, starting from adolescence. Later, as an adult and realizing everything that was happening to her, she wrote an autobiographical book.

Jim carrey

The comedian's family lived in a trailer, and none of the parents had a permanent job, and the trailer itself was on the lawn of one of the relatives on a bird's-eye basis. His father was constantly fired from his job, and his mother was considered completely insane. Jim started working early and got a job at a local factory as a cleaner while still in school. This did not stop him from dreaming of becoming an actor and trying to prepare for it. For example, he constantly made faces in front of the mirror. The skill, I must say, came in handy. Despite the fact that psychologists are inclined to believe that the child's psyche is very fragile and many problems in adulthood could have been avoided if not for childhood grievances, this is what forms a person's personality. Accustomed to difficulties and hardships, many stars went to their goal with clenched teeth and they did it. However, some did it very early, for example, fame fell on some celebrities at a young age and brought a lot of problems.