Celebrities Who Were Secretly Incredible Athletes

Joel McHale went to the University of Washington. He was recruited by the crew team, but things changed! Even though he hadn't played football since his freshman year of high school, he was asked to walk on as tight end for a game and ended up taking the team to victory at the Rose Bowl in 1992. 

Emma Watson: Field Hockey

It's not quidditch, but it's close! The Harry Potter superstar and Brown University graduate somehow managed to add field hockey to her busy schedule. Maybe that's how she was so good at quidditch...

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The More You Know

  • Jennifer Lopez was the first actress to have a movie and an album hit number one in the same week.
  • Jon Bon Jovi's birth name is John Bongiovi Jr.
  • Shakira was banned from her school’s choir, and her classmates said she sounded like a goat. The Hips Don’t Lie superstar sure showed them!
  • Growing up, Eva Mendes wanted to be a nun, but she changed her mind when she found out they didn't make any money.
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