From Funeral director to cop! These celebrities had different career plans before finding fame

Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed she never expected to become a Hollywood icon - admitting she once thought she would be a police officer.

And she is not alone - here are 10 celebrities who had very different career plans before fame came calling.

Angelina Jolie – funeral director

Angelina once considered a career far removed from Hollywood glamour.

After being impacted by how her grandfather’s funeral was done aged 14, the Maleficent star took mail-order classes to become a funeral director.

Angelina told 60 Minutes: "How somebody passes and how family deals with this passing and what death is should be addressed in a different way.

"If this whole acting thing didn't work out, that was going to be my path."

Sofia Vergara – dentist

Before becoming a global TV star, Sofia studied dentistry for two years.

The Modern Family alum explained on The Harry Connick Jr. Show: "I wanted to be a doctor, but being a doctor takes so much time, years of studying. It's difficult.

"So the next best thing for me at that time was to be a dentist. So I went to dentist school, but I didn't finish."

Ed Sheeran – supermarket worker

Global music success was not always guaranteed for Ed.

Speaking on the Today show, the Castle on the Hill himaker admitted: "Possibly working at a supermarket because I never finished school.

"I never got my grades - I wouldn't have gotten into university… ‘cause I never even finished the higher exams."

Margot Robbie – trapeze artist

Margot had a surprisingly daring backup plan.

The Wuthering Heights cast member told The Independent: "I'd like to think I'd be a trapeze artist."

Jennifer Lawrence – interior designer

Before Hollywood fame, Jennifer imagined a quieter creative career.

The Die, my Love actress told The Hollywood Reporter: "I thought for a while maybe I could be an interior designer - that was the only job I knew about because my mom was friends with an interior designer."