The surprising list of celebs who almost became nuns or priests!

Of this Oscar and Golden Globe winner, no one would say that she wanted to be a nun when she was a child. Anne Hathaway made this revelation when she told interviewers that she was raised within the Catholic Church.

Yet, the actress decided to prioritize acting instead of following the religious path, especially after she saw her mother on stage in the play 'Les Misérables'.

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At age 15, Hathaway completely changed her relationship with the Catholic Church. She decided to leave Catholicism after learning that her older brother Michael was gay.

The Hollywood star, one of the highest-paid actors in the world, studied at a Catholic school and even became a seminarian as a teenager.

To the New York Daily News, his childhood friend Shane Dempler revealed: "We went to Mass, spent time in the chapel, and enjoyed hearing stories from the priests. We thought the priests had a great lifestyle and we were really interested in priesthood."

Over time, a lot has changed for the 'Mission: Impossible' star. In addition to dedicating his time to acting, Tom Cruise also changed his religion. Today, he is known for being a member of the Church of Scientology, which is influenced by Hinduism, Buddhism, and science.

Eva Mendes was born in Miami, Florida to a poor family. Her first ambition as a child was to be a nun. But the beautiful Hollywood actress gave up on the idea after learning from her sister that nuns don't make money, according to the Daily Mail.

As she tells the Daily Mail: "My first ambition was to be a nun... Acting is just something I drifted into"

One of the greatest American filmmakers, an Oscar winner for 'The Departed', might have been a priest instead. After leaving school, he attended a preparatory course for priests for one year. Seeing that the salary wasn't the best, Scorsese decided to take his chances in cinema.

It's not a coincidence that the director makes allusions to religion in his films. This is most clearly visible n 'Mean Streets' (1973), with a strong autobiographical aspect, and in 'The Last Temptation of Christ' (1988).

The famous documentary filmmaker, known for his critical stance towards large corporations and armed violence in the US, grew up in a Catholic family and attended seminary to become a priest.

However, after a year in the seminary, he gave up his religious career and moved to a regular school. Even so, Moore says he still goes to mass on Sundays. And in a way, you can see his documentaries as audiovisual sermons.

The musician, winner of several Grammy awards and considered by Rolling Stone magazine one of the 70 best guitarist of all time, almost became a priest. He's talked about this alternative path in several interviews, like in 2005 when he said that he had been accepted to a seminary in Wisconsin but decided to go to a public school at the last moment.

Famous for hosting 'The Voice' in the US, Carson began his career as an MTV presenter. In 2019, he told his TV audience: "I was willing to take an oath of poverty... and almost was gonna become a priest... really was. I really thought about it..."

Known for playing the character Morticia in 'The Addams Family', the American actress attended a convent school when she was young and intended to become a nun.

She revealed in 2012 to The Independent: "I longed to be indoctrinated. I'd put my mother's old tutus on my head and pretend I was at my First Communion. When I was six, I told my father I wanted to be a nun and he said: 'That's wonderful, honey. When are you going to start?'"

English director Danny Boyle, who made the iconic film 'Trainspotting' in 1996, grew up in a Catholic family. He was an altar boy for eight years and his mother wanted him to become a priest.

However, it was the parish priest himself who convinced him otherwise. Danny Boyle says he never knew exactly why he was told to leave the priesthood. However, soon after, he started doing drama, and it worked out quite well for him! Think of movies like 'Slumdog Millionaire,' 'The Beach,' and '127 Hours'!

Chinese filmmaker John Woo is considered one of the leading figures in Hong Kong cinema. Among his notable films are 'A Better Tomorrow' (1986), 'The Killer' (1989), and the Hollywood film 'Mission Impossible 2'.

John Woo was raised in a Christian family in Hong Kong, and although he initially wanted to be a Christian minister, it appears that his parents discouraged him. They considered him too artistic to be a minister.

Dolores Hart's case is different. The young actress debuted in Hollywood with the 1957 film 'Loving You' opposite Elvis Presley. However, after making a few more films over the course of five years, she decided to leave the film industry.

Dolores professed as a nun at Regina Laudis Benedictine Abbey in Connecticut, becoming the abbess of the monastery!

Emmy winner Dan Aykroyd was a co-star on the legendary comedy show 'Saturday Night Live' as well as co-creator of the hit film 'Ghostbusters'. What many don't know is that the successful Canadian actor and director was raised in the Catholic Church and wanted to be a priest until he was 17.

However, after finishing high school, Aykroyd decided to go to university and study criminology and sociology. It gave him a chance to learn that his real passion was comedy.

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