Hollywood's Reality Stars-Turned-Actors
Honey Boo Boo is ready for her close-up!
After becoming a household name thanks to her reality show Here Comes Honey Boo Boo, as well as her mom June Shannon's recent We tv series Mama June: From Not to Hot, 11-year-old Alana Thompson is set to make the jump to acting, landing her first role in a scripted project.
While it doesn't happen often, there are a few stars who started out in reality TV and managed to have a lasting acting careers. Here are 10 other reality stars-turned-actors who successfully made the transition...
Emma Stone
Never forget the time the Oscar winner was on the 2005 reality TV competition series In Search of the New Partridge Family; where she won the role of Laurie Partridge in the short-lived series, The New Partridge Family.
Lucy Hale
The Pretty Little Liars star was a contestant on Fox's short-lived revival of American Juniors in 2003.
Jennifer Hudson
The best revenge after coming in seventh place on American Idol's third season, one of reality competition TV's biggest crimes? Winning an Oscar for your work in Dreamgirls. She's not going!
Michael Gregory Mizanin
Before he was The Miz for WWE, Mike was just a guy on The Real World: Back to New York in 2001, who went on to compete on the earlier seasons of The Challenge.
Jamie Chung
She's not in San Diego anymore! After appearing on The Real World's 14th season, Jamie has become a fashion darling and fan-favorite on Once Upon a Time after taking on the role of the Disney princess Mulan.
Dave Giuntioli
The Road Rules: South Pacific alum also competed on a season of The Challenge to win the funds to pay off his student loans so he could pursue acting full-time. The move paid off as he just wrapped up a six-season run on NBC's Grimm.
Katharine McPhee
America had McPee-ver back in 2006 when Katharine came in second place on American Idol. Since then, she's gone on to star in several movies, including The House Bunny, and NBC's Smash, may it rest in peace. She is now the lead on CBS' hit series Scorpion.
Yaya DaCosta
The runner-up of America's Next Top Model cycle three has gone on to have quite the successful acting career, earning praise for her portrayal of Whitney Houston in the Angela Bassett-directed TV movie about the music legend. Yaya currently stars on NBC's Chicago Med.
Jacinda Barrett
After appearing on The Real World's 1995 season set in London, Jacinda has gone on to appear in films such as Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason and Posdeion. Most recently, she was on Netflix's critically acclaimed series Bloodline, and has been married to Suits star Gabriel Macht since 2004.
Analeigh Tipton
Who cares if you finished third on the 11th cycle of ANTM when your consolation prize is a role in Crazy, Stupid, Love alongside Steve Carell? She also starred on the shortlived ABC rom-com Manhattan Love Story.