Eva Mendes wore the Hot Dog hat

Jul 6, 2007, 11:20 GMT

Eva Mendes EPA/CHRISTOPHE KARABA

Eva Mendes used to sell hot dogs to pay the bills.

The 'Hitch' actress donned an unflattering red, yellow and white uniform for her summer job at California's Hot Dog on a Stick fast food restaurant, at Glendale Galleria supermall, before she got her big break.

The 33-year-old beauty said: "I worked at the Glendale Galleria's Hot Dog on a Stick. It really wasn't that long ago."

British actor Orlando Bloom also had an equally unglamorous part-time job before making his name in Hollywood.

The 'Pirates of the Caribbean' star used to work on a clay pigeon shooting range loading the discs.

He told Access Hollywood: "I was a clay trapper. I put clay discs into a clay trap machine and make them fly off. Guys would then shoot them out of the sky."

The 30-year-old joked that although the pay did not compare to his current multi-million pound salary, at the time he thought it was "good money".

He added: "It wasn't very well paid. But I was young and it was my first job, so any money was good money."

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