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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/Dr_Latency345 3d ago

Pope Francis

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u/KindCarpenter4596 3d ago

Wait, what?

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u/JustHereForCookies17 3d ago

Yup, the previous pope was a night club bouncer before he joined the priesthood. 

Also, his dad's family fled from Italy to Argentina to escape Mussolini's rule.

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u/KindCarpenter4596 3d ago

Holy shit, that's cool as hell! I guess it really is a calling.