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11 Majorly Successful Stars Who Had Tough Childhoods

8. Leighton Meester

The Gossip Girl star had a childhood far different from Blair Waldorf’s. Meester was actually born in a federal prison because her mother was serving a sentence for drug trafficking at the time. Her father also spent time in prison for being involved in the smuggling ring. Meester admits that she had a hard time relating to other kids growing up, because her family was constantly worried about bills and food while other kids were talking about toys and birthday parties. Leester moved to LA when she was 14 to pursue modelling and acting. She got her first big break on Law & Order and eventually was cast on the CW’s hit series in 2007.

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