These Celebrities Came From Humble Beginnings

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Oprah Winfrey

There are probably only a handful of people in the Western hemisphere, that have never heard of Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah actually grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was raised partially by her grandmother after her parents split up. She went back and forth between her parents and was repeatedly faced with sexual abused while staying with her mother. She eventually stayed with her father, under whose care she did well in school, went to college and got her first job at CBS at the age of 19. The rest is history...

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Oprah Winfrey
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Oprah Winfrey

There are probably only a handful of people in the Western hemisphere, that have never heard of Oprah Winfrey.
Oprah actually grew up on a farm in Mississippi and was raised partially by her grandmother after her parents split up. She went back and forth between her parents and was repeatedly faced with sexual abused while staying with her mother. She eventually stayed with her father, under whose care she did well in school, went to college and got her first job at CBS at the age of 19. The rest is history...

April 25, 2022 - 07:10 pm / Lisa Winder

Did you know that these celebrities came from humble beginnings? Leonardo Di Caprio, Oprah Winfrey, and Keanu Reeves did actually not have it easy before they were stars!

These Celebrities Came From Humble Beginnings

Some celebrities truly are just like us! Many had to work their way up to the top to get where they are today. Check out our gallery and see who else came from humble beginnings! 

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