It Is True That Some Celebrities Did Some Odd Jobs before Stardom. Check Them out

 Most of Nigerian celebrities didn't always have an easy life just like us before they became famed

from Patoranking working as a bricklayer to Joseph Benjamin a security guard, moost celebrities started their careers by doing manial tasks.

 These celebrities had odd jobs before stardom:


1. Joseph Benjamin

 Who would ever believe that Benjamin who is now a polished looking actor, model and voice over other artiste was also once a security guard, bakery worker, and a shoe seller?

The MTN project fame host disclose in an interview that he went through various jobs before finally hitting it big in the movie industry.

2. Patoranking

Patoranking whose real names are Patrick Nnaemeka, who also won the Headies Award Next Rated Artiste 2014 was a former Bricklayer and rat poison seller on the street of Lagos! He actually rose from grass to the famed star he is today.

3. Don Jazzy

Before Don Jazzy became famed and made fellow producers feel great, the Mavin Boss moved to London in the United Kingdom in 2000 after his Uncle invited him to come play the drums for the neighborhood Church. He did various odd jobs including working at Mc Donalds as a security guard while trying to hit it big.

4. Timaya

Timaya, The Egberipapa 1 of Bayelsa was a great ‘hustler’ and a very good plantain seller before he went in to the music industry and today he is one of the famed artiste.

5. Mercy Johnson

  Mercy Johnson Okojie who is now a very famous also disclosed how she manaed to rise from her squalor to become a one  of Nigeria’s most celebrated star.

According to her asides once living in an uncompleted building, she once worked as a maid just to make ends meet.

6. John Okafor

for comic actor, John Okafor, he was not in anyway born with riches, in an interview recently with Charlian TV,  he said before he became a popular person, he sold firewood, was a butcher and a hair style.

7. Banky W

Can someone ever believe that there was a time that Banky W, EME boss took on the job of a sales boy just to make money for studio in the us.

The RnB crooner worked in fast foods outlets, clothing stores and as a knife salesman, selling knives from door to door.

8. p. Square

Although they are one of Africa’s biggest artistes now, but these two actually went through hell before the money started coming in.

Peter once worked as a Supermarket Attendant while Paul did Some Electrical repairs for money.