A significant number of well-known celebrities have worked in the s-x industry prior to their rise to fame.

From actors to musicians, this list showcases some of the biggest names in Hollywood who have had previous careers as strippers, exotic dancers, or even prostitutes.

Cardi B, the “Bodak Yellow” hitmaker, is one such celebrity.

Cardi B began her career as an exotic dancer at the age of 18, and although it helped her make ends meet, she quit the job in 2015 once she realized her career was going in a different direction.

Actor Chris Pratt also had a surprising past as a stripper.

During a Buzzfeed interview in 2015, he admitted to having stripped for money while living in a van in Hawaii.

He told the website, “I loved to always get naked. I was very free, so I thought, ‘I may as well get paid.'”

However, he acknowledged that he wasn’t the best dancer, which made it challenging to secure a stripping gig at a club.

Lady Gaga, before becoming a famous singer, worked as a burlesque dancer in Manhattan’s Lower East Side.

She recently confirmed this during an interview with Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live. She said, “I made more money stripping than waitressing.”

Mark Consuelos, known for his role in Riverdale, also had a stripping past. His wife, Kelly Ripa, spoke about it during a 2012 interview with Vanity Fair.

She said, “A lot of hot guys in Hollywood have done that.”

Ripa went on to explain that Consuelos started as a roadie for a group of male strippers before eventually becoming one himself.

Blac Chyna, before her reality TV and entrepreneurial fame, worked as a stripper in Miami’s famous King of Diamonds club.

In a 2016 Facebook Live video, she revealed that she might still be a stripper if she hadn’t made it in Hollywood.

She said, “I would probably be still in the strip club. I’m just keeping it real. I can’t do nothing else.”

Brad Pitt, to the surprise of many, used to strip during his college days at the University of Missouri.

He was part of an all-male club called the Dancing Bares, who performed for female students on their birthdays.

One of Pitt’s friends even disclosed that they once performed a naked dance with pillowcases on their heads for a sorority girl who had just turned 21.

Actor Channing Tatum, known for his role in Magic Mike, was a real-life stripper.

He admitted in a 2014 interview with The Hollywood Reporter that he didn’t enjoy the experience, but it resulted in a box office hit.

He said, “On a good night, [I made] 150 bucks. On a bad night, 70 bucks – even 50 at times.”

Carmen Electra, before her Baywatch fame, worked as a stripper in the early 90s.

However, she has never forgotten her roots and later released her own brand of stripper poles and a collection of striptease fitness videos.

Model Amber Rose considers her time as a stripper to be some of the best days of her life.

She first began stripping at the age of 15, but soon realized she couldn’t continue doing it.