Celebrities Who Tried Acting, But It Didn’t Go So Well

Stardom is a funny thing. Though a star can earn worldwide celebrity through talent, beauty, or even YouTube videos, that gift does not always translate well to the big screen. Just ask these folks.

All of them earned a large degree of celebrity before trying their hand at acting, and all failed miserably when it came to the movies. These celebrities that tried acting and failed serve as cautionary tales to anyone else who thinks acting just means saying lines in front of a camera.

Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift tried her first acting role with then-boyfriend Taylor Lautner (remember him?) in “Valentine’s Day.” The movie got terrible reviews, and so did Swift. She’s only had one part outside voiceover work since.

Rihanna

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Rihanna got into acting with a film called “Battleship,” a movie based on a board game. The movie sunk at the box office, as did Rihanna’s most recent outing, “Valerian.”

Christina Aguilera

Christina Aguilera flirted with acting for years before starring opposite Cher in the big-screen musical “Burlesque.” The movie flopped, and Aguilera earned mostly negative reviews. She’s kept to singing since.

Britney Spears

Maybe Christina Aguilera waited so long to act after she saw what happened to Britney Spears. Spears starred in the dud “Crossroads,” which effectively killed her acting career before it really got started. Critics actually said her acting was only worthy of a Pepsi commercial.