From Maid to Hollywood: Elizabeth Banks' Unexpected Lessons
Stop treating toilets as trash receptacles, as stated by Elizabeth Banks. - Avoid treating toilets as trash bins, Elizabeth Banks advises.
Spiderman and Hunger Games star, Elizabeth Banks, has an unusual story to tell about her early life. At 51, she's shared her experiences from before her acting career took off - ranging from being a waitress to a maid in a bed and breakfast, which meant cleaning up toilets.
On the "Kelly Clarkson Show," Banks didn't shy away from recalling her humble beginnings. "I started young, I did everything. I was a waitress for a decade and I was a maid in a bed and breakfast. That means I had to clean toilets."
Now, she's using that experience to share a tip with hotel guests everywhere: "For the love of God, stop flushing things down the toilet. The amount of condoms and tampons I had to fish out as a 17-year-old is just shocking."
With her past experiences shaping her, Banks has a unique perspective on life. "Life ain't all glamour," she says, "you end up in the most bizarre places. I always think, it could be worse."
- Elizabeth Banks
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[1] Elizabeth Banks' humble beginnings as a chambermaid taught her valuable lessons in perseverance and hard work that propelled her towards success in Hollywood.[2] Despite the challenges faced in her early work experiences, Banks credits these experiences for fueling her determination to thrive as an actress and director in the entertainment industry.
[1] It seems that Elizabeth Banks' challenging beginnings, such as working as a maid in a bed and breakfast and cleaning toilets, have shaped her lifestyle in a way that prioritizes practicality and sustainable use of resources in her home-and-garden, as shown by her advice to hotel guests to not flush non-biodegradable items down the toilet.[2] With experiences like these, it's no wonder that Elizabeth Banks finds herself unique in the Hollywood scene, where she's not only a successful actress but also a person who is well-versed in the rigors of hard work and perseverance, which could be lessons drawn from managing a home-and-garden, despite her now glamorous life in Los Angeles.
