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Orianna Rosa Royle

Emily Blunt is worth $80 million and just pocketed $15 million for her latest film—but she once wanted to be a Spanish translator for the UN

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Emily Blunt just took home a cool $15 million for her role in Disclosure Day—hot off the back of a $12.5 million payday for reprising her role as Emily Charlton in The Devil Wears Prada 2. But she could have been earning a much more modest income had she pursued her original dream career.

That’s because growing up, Blunt didn’t want to be an actress at all. She had her sights set on a far less glamorous job: translation.

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