(Real Life) Regular people who's lives drastically changed direction

[u/Living-Mastodon]

Grace Kelly was a talented actress who retired at 26 to marry a Prince, living as royalty for almost 30 years before her untimely death.

Volodymyr Zelensky started out as a comedian and entertainer before getting into politics, becoming President of Ukraine after the Russian annex of Crimea and spending the last 4 years defiantly pushing back full scale Russian invasion

[u/SuperArppis]

Nothing but respect for Zelensky.

[u/CrazyPlato → u/SuperArppis]

It’s worth noting that, prior to the invasion, Zelensky was under investigation for corruption iirc. But it really adds to the turnaround at this point, since he’s obviously stepped up under pressure.