THEY'VE been catapulted into the limelight as characters in some of Britain's biggest soaps and, in many cases, have become sex symbols in their own right.
But everyone from Michelle Keegan to Brooke Vincent and Jennifer Metcalfe didn't always enjoy the glamorous lives they do now - and instead started out just like the rest of us with jobs as waitresses, cleaners, airport check-in agents and more.
The latest soap star to reveal their humble career start is Corrie newcomer Kimberly Hart-Simpson, 33, who is joining the cobbles as escort girl Nicky Wheatley.
Speaking exclusively to The Sun, she revealed she used to be a McDonald's manager as a teenager before finally getting her big break in acting.
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