Your Favorite Celebrities Who Used to be Cheerleaders

Oliva Wilde was a passionate member of the step team, another form of cheerleading while attending Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts. Wilde wasn’t the only graduate from Phillips Academy that would grow up to be a public figure. Former U.S. presidents George W. H. Bush and George W. Bush are also Phillips Academy alumni and George W. Bush was head of the cheerleading team at the academy.

Wilde decided not to pursue cheerleading any further after enrolling in the Gaiety School of Acting. After just one year of college, Wilde made her debut acting performance as Jewel Goldman in the 2003 television series, Skin. She finally became a household name in 2007 when she landed the role of Remy Hadley “Thirteen” in House.