Athlete
By Kerensa Cadenas on April 30, 2015
Can y’all believe that the eternally foxy David Beckham turns 40 today!! Take a look back at the hunky soccer player’s earlier days as a bleach blonde!
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By Aaron Rasmussen on May 9, 2013
Everyone loves a “rags to riches” story – especially in Hollywood and all its stories of a talented, young kid plucked from an underprivileged life and thrown into super stardom. But what about the “rich to richer” celebrities? Not every A-List actor or Billboard pop star waited tables to scrape by until they got their big break. Some of them had more than a little help from their well-connected family or a top-notch theater programs at elite (and expensive) colleges. Click through this gallery to find out who had it a tad easier breaking into the fame game over other stars who struggled to find fame.
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By Brittany Carson on December 7, 2012
How’s your fantasy football team doing? Hope you placed some bets on contender quarterbacks Johnny Manziel and Collin Klein, and linebacker Manti Te’o for the 2012 Heisman Trophy award! Started in 1935 by the Downtown Athletics Club of Manhattan, New York (John Heisman was the athletics director at the time), the Heisman Trophy has become the holy grail of collegiate football players. It is awarded to the most outstanding player in the nation, which is saying a lot! Whether you’re biting your nails or running stats numbers, it’s going to be a close one with this year’s talented bunch. Here is a look at another group of iconic football stars… but way before they were Heisman winners, when dreams of going pro were still just dreams.
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By Erin Fox on October 25, 2012
Okay, we’ve all been there. We’ve all had disastrous hairdos at one time or another. Maybe your mom decided to save a few bucks and trim your bangs at home, or perhaps you decided to honor your crush on Rick Springfield by chopping off your luxurious locks in place of a perky… mullet. Oh, the humanity! Oh, the lost dates! Snakkle has a whole bunch of celeb pics featuring some epically man-repellent hair that will surely make your eighth-grade self feel much better about that bowl cut. Maybe.
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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on October 12, 2012
The past 2012 NFL season got off to a shaky start when the replacement referees (brought in while the NFL negotiated with the usual starters) made some highly controversial (read: wrong) calls. And in 2013, two brothers go head to head, coaching the two playoff winners: The Ravens and 49ers. And both have their eyes on that coveted Superbowl title—what are the odds of that? Check out some of these NFL big shots—and a few future Hall of Famers—before they were stars…
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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on September 20, 2012
For the past 14 seasons, we’ve watched them shake and sashay their sequins around the dance floor. Now, 13 past contestants—including six previous winners, two Olympic champions, two boy-banders, and a football legend—are back to compete once again for the mirror-ball trophy. Here are some of our favorites; who do you think will win Dancing with the Stars: All Stars (premiering Monday, September 24, at 8 p.m. ET)?
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By Nina Hämmerling Smith on September 5, 2012
It’s nice to know that some of the biggest stars—musicians, politicians, comedians—were just as geeky and awkward in high school as we were. What—you don’t believe us? Before they went on to fame and fortune, these celebrities wore dorky uniforms and made music with their classmates. Who played the clarinet, the drums, the saxophone? Read on to find out…
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By Kacey Arnold on September 4, 2012
Grab your band uniform and start practicing your comebacks, because school is back in session. You might be surprised at some of the A-listers who suffered the wrath of mean girls and bullies, but the teasing they survived may be part of the secret to their success.
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By Katherine Butler on August 30, 2012
“Goodbye, England’s Rose,” sang Elton John at the funeral of Diana, Princess of Wales, while the world watched with tears and empathy. On August 31, 1997, we lost the People’s Princess in a tragic, paparazzi-fueled car chase through the streets of Paris. Fate has taken a number of other much-missed public figures before their time; now we’re celebrating the life of England’s Rose and 12 other celebrities lost to tragedy.
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By Kim Martin on August 27, 2012
Celebs have been tweeting like crazy this past summer, and many of their Twit-pics show them cavorting on beaches and on vacations in the teeniest, tiniest bikinis (hello, LeAnn Rimes!). But our favorite beach-ready stars are those 40-and-fabulous stars who have been spotted in bikinis looking stunning and who inspire us to aim for their same fit frames. While summer may be coming to a close, this crop of beauties will keep us inspired well into the New Year to hit the gym and pick healthy fare over our favorite junk foods!
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