Rags to Riches: Celebrity Houses Before & After They Found Fame

This article appeared in simplyurbans.com and has been published here with permission.

Fame not only changes a person but also many aspects of their lives. One of the biggest changes is usually their home. Most celebrities invest in massive upgrades, making mansions in the California hillside or New York City their new abodes. Here are 30 celebrity’s homes before and after they found fame.

Eminem’s Home Then

The Real Slim Shady, also known as Eminem, also known as Marshall Mathers, is unsurprisingly considered one of the greatest rappers of all time. And like many great celebrities, he came from humble beginnings.

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He grew up in a house in a working-class area of Detroit, Michigan. His childhood home unfortunately wasn't in great shape, and he was raised in poverty with his single mom, whom he often fought with. He started rapping around age 14.

Eminem’s Home Now

Eminem started to become more famous when he developed his alter ego, Slim Shady, and his fame skyrocketed from there. He still lives in Detroit now, but his current home is a serious upgrade.

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He lives in a mansion that's a little over 15,000 square feet - which he bought back in 2003 for nearly $5 million. He's got a swimming pool, a tennis court, and more bedrooms than bathrooms! Talk about living the dream.

Rihanna’s Home Then

Rihanna is a pop sensation. She's taken a break from music for the last few years, but her impact on the industry is undeniable. The singer grew up in Saint Michael, Barbados.

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Her home was a one-story house where she lived with two of her brothers and her parents. It was fairly small but filled with memories. However, Rihanna left the Caribbean when she was 16 years old. Since then, she's talked about how her tough childhood.

Rihanna’s Home Now

While Rihanna still sees Barbados as home and tries to visit often, her physical home is no longer there. She lived at this 7,000-square-foot mansion in Los Angeles until finally selling it in 2022.

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Now, the singer seems to split her time between a large home in Beverly Hills and a "secret" home in London. No one even knew she was living there until someone noticed a Sainsbury's bag in one of her Instagram posts!