They’ve got spirit, yes they do!<\/p>\n
Long before they were enamoring us on TV and movie screens or packing out stadiums, these stars knew how to get a crowd’s attention and bring the house down. Celebrities including Cameron Diaz<\/a>, Ciara<\/a>, Jenna Dewan <\/a>and Meryl Streep<\/a> were all cheerleaders in their younger days, showing team spirit at a wide range of ages \u2014 from grade to high school.<\/p>\n Ahead, see celebrities who were once cheerleaders, and find out whether they were on top of the pyramid (Reese Witherspoon<\/a>) or just comic relief (Steve Martin<\/a>).<\/p>\n 01 of 30<\/p>\n Alex McCord Real Housewives of New York City alum Alex McCord took a walk down memory lane ahead of her high school reunion in 2025. “Never have I ever\u2026attended my high school reunion\u2026until this weekend,” the reality TV star wrote alongside a carousel featuring this pom pom-heavy snap<\/a>. “Wish me luck! Here are some HS pics.”<\/p>\n 02 of 30<\/p>\n Trista Sutter “The picture is grainy and my hair seems to have been attacked by hot rollers but I was (and still am!!!) a very proud Hoosier!!!!” Trista Stutter wrote alongside this gem<\/a>, showcasing her uniform from the Indiana University Redstepper dance team, in January 2026. “Every home football game, the football stadium was my home and I was with my Redstepper family, even if the football team wasn’t even close to how good they are now.”<\/p>\n 03 of 30<\/p>\n Megan Fox as a cheerleader Before playing a demonic cheerleader in Jennifer’s Body, Fox rooted for the Morningside Academy Eagles. Still, “I was not, even for a second, popular,” she told Seventeen in 2008.<\/p>\n 04 of 30<\/p>\n Reese Witherspoon as a cheerleader The Oscar winner was on top of the world \u2026 or at least on top of the pyramid. “#TBT to my days as a proud General,” she wrote, captioning her cute throwback snap<\/a> on Instagram.<\/p>\n 05 of 30<\/p>\n Cameron Diaz as a cheerleader Despite the pom-poms, the actress-turned-author was actually part of the drill team at Long Beach Polytechnic High School. “I was terrible at it,” she told pal Drew Barrymore in 2022. “I always had the missteps. I was really bad at walking with a flag and counting my steps and then making a left turn. I’d run into people.”<\/p>\n 06 of 30<\/p>\n Halle Berry as a cheerleader She did it all! On top of bringing her infectious energy to school events, the actress also worked on the school newspaper and served as prom queen.<\/p>\n 07 of 30<\/p>\n Ciara as a cheerleader The singer and her football star husband Russell Wilson clearly are on the Homecoming Court of life, as she proved in this cute throwback Instagram.<\/a><\/p>\n 08 of 30<\/p>\n Eva Mendes The bangs! The bow! The big smile! Eva Mendes clearly had the rah-rah spirit needed to be a standout member of her school’s drill team<\/a>.<\/p>\n 09 of 30<\/p>\n Chrissy Teigen as a cheerleader The Cravings author was inspired to post this throwback shot<\/a> after watching Netflix’s show<\/a>Cheer<\/a>.<\/p>\n “Watching Cheer on Netflix got me reminiscing about how I sucked at cheerleading almost as much as I sucked at doing my brows,” she wrote in the photo’s caption. “Truly no idea how I made this team. The best part is they claimed there was no JV\/varsity but one squad got to cheer for basketball and football and the other (mine) got volleyball and wrestling. I still remember my mat cheers though. Go fight win baby. Go fight win.”<\/p>\n 10 of 30<\/p>\n Chrissy Teigen as a cheerleader “Eyebrows were not mandatory,” wrote Teigen, commenting on her thin brows in this squad pic.<\/p>\n 11 of 30<\/p>\n Mandy Moore as a cheerleader “I loved cheerleading. I was not the most physically adept cheerleader but I was very vocal,” This Is Us star Mandy Moore recalled to James Corden.<\/p>\n 12 of 30<\/p>\n Sandra Bullock as a cheerleader Need proof the Oscar winner is totally ageless<\/a>? Look no further than her high school yearbook photo.<\/p>\n 13 of 30<\/p>\n Jessie James Decker as a cheerleader<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n “15 and freshman year cheerleading…,” wrote the country crooner<\/a>, adding the hashtag: “#hidethebraces”<\/p>\n 14 of 30<\/p>\n Jenna Dewan as a cheerleader The pro dancer threw it way back by posting a pic from her “Texas high school cheerleader days.”<\/a><\/p>\n 15 of 30<\/p>\n Jenna Dewan as a cheerleader During her early years as a cheerleader in the ’80s<\/a>, Dewan had the major curls that would make the Dallas Cowboys cheer squad envious.<\/p>\n 16 of 30<\/p>\n Constance Zimmer Constance Zimmer dug into her archives and pulled this pic out <\/a>when her 17-year-old daughter asked to wear her cheerleading uniform for Halloween 2025.<\/p>\n 17 of 30<\/p>\n Fergie as a cheerleader Back in 1992, the pop star spent her days smiling and shaking her pom-poms<\/a> at football games as a cheerleader at Glen. A. Wilson High School.<\/p>\n 18 of 30<\/p>\n Eva Longoria as a cheerleader Years before landing her career-making role on Desperate Housewives, Longoria cheered for Roy Miller High School in Corpus Christi, Texas, as well as for Texas A&M-Kingsville in college.<\/p>\n 19 of 30<\/p>\n Kylie and Kendall Jenner as cheerleaders Gimme a K! Before they became jetsetting supermodels<\/a> and beauty moguls<\/a> (and moms<\/a>!), the youngest members of the Jenner clan were happy to watch the action from the sidelines (shown here in 2011).<\/p>\n 20 of 30<\/p>\n Kelly Ripa as a cheerleader Reminiscing about her cheerleading days, the Live with Kelly and Ryan cohost admitted her beauty choices were rather questionable<\/a>. “I had tanorexia,” Ripa said, adding that she also had “hair as big as it could possibly get.”<\/p>\n 21 of 30<\/p>\n Dakota Fanning as a cheerleader After being homeschooled for years, the young actress decided to attend L.A.’s Campbell Hall high school, where she joined the cheerleading squad and was voted homecoming queen.<\/p>\n 22 of 30<\/p>\n Brooklyn Decker as a cheerleader The actress and model was full of school spirit as a high school cheerleader \u2014 more than a decade before making a splash on Netflix’s Grace and Frankie.<\/p>\n 23 of 30<\/p>\n Rashida Jones as a cheerleader “Get fired up it’s Friday y’all,” wrote the actress<\/a>, sharing a little cheer in honor of Flashback Friday.<\/p>\n 24 of 30<\/p>\n George W. Bush as a cheerleader Before he led the country, the 43rd president led his high school cheerleading team. The New York Times<\/a> reports<\/a> that he would rally spirits during weekly school-wide assemblies at Phillips Academy in Andover, Massachusetts.<\/p>\n 25 of 30<\/p>\n Madonna as a cheerleader Ever the performer, the multi-hyphenate artist cheered for her high school in Rochester, Michigan. Perhaps this served as inspiration for her 2012 Super Bowl set<\/a>?<\/p>\n 26 of 30<\/p>\n Jessica Simpson as a cheerleader Before she rose to fame, the singer cheered for Richardson North Junior High. In an interview with Dr. Oz<\/a>, she revealed that she dropped out of her position as head cheerleader after facing extreme bullying from her peers.<\/p>\n 27 of 30<\/p>\n Steve Martin as a cheerleader<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n During his junior year at Garden Grove High School in California, the actor joined the squad for its comedic potential, writes childhood friend (and cheerleading teammate) Morris Wayne Walker in <\/a>Steve Martin: The Magic Years<\/a>.<\/p>\n 28 of 30<\/p>\n Meryl Streep as a cheerleader<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\n Back in ’60s-era Bernardsville, New Jersey, the Oscar winner brought spirit and a smile to the field with her high school cheer squad.<\/p>\n 29 of 30<\/p>\n Stephanie Seymour as a cheerleader “#haventchangedabit,” the supermodel said<\/a> in an Instagram post of her younger self as a cheerleader, pom-poms in hand with cropped hair and wide glasses.<\/p>\n 30 of 30<\/p>\n Katie Couric as a cheerleader The journalist was full of pep on Yorktown High School’s cheer team in her hometown of Arlington, Virginia.<\/p>\n Read the original article on People<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\nAlex McCord<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Trista Sutter\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nMegan Fox<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Seth Poppel\/Yearbook Library<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nReese Witherspoon<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Reese Witherspoon\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nCameron Diaz<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Seth Poppel\/Yearbook Library<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nHalle Berry<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Chrissy Teigen\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nChrissy Teigen<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Chrissy Teigen Twitter<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nMandy Moore<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Mandy Moore\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nSandra Bullock<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Jenna Dewan\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nConstance Zimmer<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Constance Zimmer\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nFergie<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Seth Poppel\/Yearbook Library<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nEva Longoria<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Seth Poppel\/Yearbook Library<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nDakota Fanning<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Rashida Jones\/Instagram<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nGeorge W. Bush<\/h2>\n
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Credit: Seth Poppel\/Yearbook Library<\/i><\/p>\n<\/div>\nJessica Simpson<\/h2>\n
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