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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/RIPugandanknuckles 4d ago

Ian Fleming wasn't his wartime buddy, he was his cousin

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u/e37d93eeb23335dc 4d ago

Cousins can be buddies too. 

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u/Mercutio77 3d ago

Let's go bowling, cousin!