8 Celebs Who Labored As Nannies Earlier than Fame

Learn on to find which stars have been as soon as nannies…

Earlier than she was well-known, Jennifer Garner truly labored for an additional movie star. Again then, Jennifer and her roommate have been nannies for Stephen Colbert’s younger daughter, Madeleine. After assembly on the set of Spin Metropolis, Jennifer started working for Stephen — up till she moved to LA for her large break. 

“You began babysitting for me and that’s the way you survived as an actress…after which in the future you mentioned ‘I received a brand new agent and [he wants me to go to LA]’…We mentioned, ‘That poor factor’ since you have been so good…We thought, ‘Los Angeles will devour her,’” Stephen admitted on The Late Present.

Lengthy earlier than she was a actuality star and entrepreneur, Bethenny Frankel labored as a nanny for Actual Housewife Kathy Hilton and her now-famous kids, Paris and Nicky Hilton. Bethenny landed the job by her friendship with Kathy’s sister, Kyle Richards.

“A part of the job grew to become coming, in my Ford Probe, to get you and Nicky from Lycée, this kind of fancy French faculty. And I bear in mind, we’d go along with Kyle to the Cellular Mart or the fuel station after. And I’d take you guys ice skating. Do you keep in mind that? Since you have been younger,” Bethenny mentioned to Paris throughout an episode of her podcast, Simply B with Bethenny Frankel. 

Earlier than touchdown his large break, Jesse Tyler Ferguson says that working as a babysitter was his major approach of making a living. He defined that he initially began working as a nanny for a pal after which he’d meet different mother and father on the park who would recruit him for different jobs. 

“I used to babysit. That was my bread and butter earlier than I grew to become a profitable actor,” he mentioned on The Late Present with Seth Meyers. “I used to be a tremendous babysitter. I actually was a terrific babysitter. I babysat for a pal of mine who was an actor and I had his daughter Nora and I’d take her to the park. I’d meet different mother and father…and they’d be like, ‘Do you do that rather a lot? Do you could have time on Thursday?’ So I began getting poached by the mother and father.”

Whereas D’Arcy Carden was engaged on getting her large break, she ended up turning into a nanny for Saturday Night time Reside alum Invoice Hader. She took care of his two oldest daughters, Hannah and Harper, again once they have been simply toddlers.

“I used to be his nanny for his or her oldest two daughters — that was my full-time job. I used to be with them day by day, and I nonetheless am very shut with them. The oldest one particularly I frolicked with day by day, we have been like greatest associates…we’d simply speak like associates would speak, I believe she possibly took after me an excessive amount of,” she mentioned on Late Night time with Seth Meyers. 

Amy Sedaris as soon as labored as a babysitter however admits she was horrible on the job. Trying again, Amy says she would double-book purchasers as a result of she hated turning individuals down and when she did present as much as jobs, she would ransack the home. 

“I used to be a horrible babysitter,” she admitted on Late Night time with Seth Meyers. “The minute the mother and father left, I used to be like, ‘You go to mattress now. I don’t care…You go now, proper now.’ After which I’d make them go to mattress. After all, I would eat every part, ransack the place. After which, I used to be hooked on Barbra Streisand…I’d, you realize, reduce up footage of Barbra Streisand that have been of their gossip magazines.”

Katie Lowes was as soon as a babysitter and private assistant — ultimately touchdown a job with Connie Britton. The actress took care of Connie’s son Eyob up till she was solid on Scandal, a lot to Connie’s disappointment.

“I wished her to be my nanny so badly and my assistant. She’s simply such an exceptional human and I bear in mind having these conversations. She was serving to me with my son, who was then only a child, after which she mentioned, ‘I received solid on this present known as Scandal,’” Connie recalled whereas talking to Web page Six.

When Chloë Sevigny was simply an aspiring actress dwelling in Connecticut, she labored as a nanny and ended up caring for a younger Topher Grace. On the time, Topher admits he had a giant crush on the actress.

“I had an enormous crush on her when she was my babysitter. Oh my God. I used to be like, you realize, 9 or one thing. However I bear in mind each time she turned her again, I’d blow kisses to her. However solely when she wasn’t taking a look at me,” Topher mentioned on SiriusXM’s The Jess Cagle Present.

Zach Galifianakis as soon as labored as a nanny when he was an aspiring actor. On the time, Zach says he was in his late 20s and didn’t actually like kids, so it wasn’t one of the best match for him. Ultimately, he admits it did assist put together him to have his personal children. 

“I used to be a nanny. The youngsters have been older. I believe on the time they have been seven and 9, or one thing alongside these traces. So I’ve a little bit little bit of expertise with baby care,” he shared on The Tonight Present.