Danielle Brooks
Danielle Brooks was a cheerleader before she went on to star at the tv series Orange Is the New Black. Because of how she felt on the skirt she decided to quit. The actress shared an emotional letter, the one which she wrote: “You really quit cheerleading because of how you felt you looked when you were wearing a skirt? OK! Never ever quit anything again because you’re scared of what others might think of you — unless you become an exotic dancer, the only exception. But even then, only quit because you want to.”
Danielle Brooks
Melissa Rycroft
Contrary to everyone else on the list, Melissa Rycroft was on the drill team when she was in high school. She was already a naturally gifted dancer who had already managed to be a first lieutenant. She eventually became a cheerleader for the Dallas Cowboys, making her first TV appearances on the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders of CMT: Making the Team. She made an appearance on The Bachelor, and then on Dancing with the Stars. She had been a host on CMT’s Redneck Island just recently.
Melissa Rycroft