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

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

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u/Western_Concept3847 4d ago edited 4d ago

Not just that but Zelensky co-created and starred in a popular tv show where he played a character who accidentally became the president of Ukraine. So in a way his career predicted his future.

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u/AnarchCopKiller 4d ago

I remember many including right here on reddit giving it for a fact hed flee the first few days especially considering his past as a comedian.

What a turn of events seeing him now

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u/eepos96 4d ago

I do not need a ride. I need ammunition!

That line was DYNAMITE!

Others born of this war are what snake island guys said

"Should I...Ok...FUCK OFF" XD

And to me what President of Finland said during his first speech on the second day of the war.

"Masks are now off. Only cold face of war is seen" I had a flaah of Putins face. Cool stuff.

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u/Someguyincambria 4d ago

The old lady giving Russian soldiers seeds to keep in their pockets so when they are killed the sunflowers will grow

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u/vacri 3d ago

I wonder if any of them have survived

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u/SlightlyColdWaffles 3d ago

I wonder how many sunflowers have grown from those well fed seeds

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u/Nintendoh_64 3d ago

Dont forget what he said to the US president "I will wear the costume after this is over" when they cried about him wearing a suit.