
Kelly Clarkson – Worst Pre-Fame Jobs
Original American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson held down a surprising number of jobs before becoming a superstar. You decide which of her pre-fame jobs was the worst. She was a vacuum cleaner saleswoman and a telemarketer in Ft. Worth, Texas. She also moonlighted as a cocktail waitress and one of those women who go from bar to bar hawking energy drinks.
So it was reality television or bust for the recently-turned country music singer!
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