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If you're a target of bullying, you have something in common with a lot of famous people. Celebrities offer themselves up to public judgment everyday, defending everything from what they wear to who they date in front of millions of people. Many of them faced bullies when they were in school and turned their experiences into motivation. Rosario Dawson (Actress) 1 "Growing up, a lot of the girls in my school started developing quickly. My mom has a very pronounced bust line and I was a late bloomer. One of my worst memories is getting all dressed up for a school activity and having the girls pick on me because I was flat chested. I was very much a tomboy for a long time." Chester Bennington (Linkin Park) 4 Chester was knocked around like a rag doll at school for being skinny and looking different. He says that joining a band where his voice mattered more really helped. Chad Michael Murray (One Tree Hill) 1 "I had my two front teeth knocked out by a sixth grader in first grade. He picked me up and jacked me in the mouth. My house got egged, and all that stuff that happens to you when you're growing up with people who don't understand what's going on.. I hated high school, to be honest. I enjoyed the educational part of it; my teachers allowed me to be creative. But I didn't have any friends, because I didn't fit in.. I thought past high school to what I wanted to do." Jennifer Freeman (Claire Kyle on My Wife and Kids) 1 "(school) was sad and I started crying every day. I had really bad acne too, which didn't help. It was a phase in my life and I got through it and it made me a better person. Now I understand what my younger sisters will be going through and I can understand where people are coming from." Rose McGowan (Charmed) 1 "You can't do things based on what other people are going to think, because that's what's going to lead you nowhere." Pierce Brosnan (Actor) 3 "I moved to London from Ireland when I was 11. I was an outsider and that made it difficult. I was ribbed a lot because of my accent and was nicknamed 'Irish'. I was also very shy-which didn't help. But the important thing is I survived the experience." Tyra Banks (Model) 1 "I spent the whole year working on this model show which deals with outer beauty, but three of the prettiest girls left first. It's about personalities. Personality and who you are is so important. If you're pretty but you're ugly inside, you're ugly outside too." Kristin Kreuk (Smallville) 1 "I think (self-confidence) comes with growing up, and the people around you that love you for who you are through all your faults, and have worked with you through those things and you can just be who you are and be happy with it. It's never easy for anybody, especially when you're working in show business. People are very mean sometimes. You just have to find it within yourself." Brian McFadden (Singer) 1 "I was bullied at school because of my weight and because I used to sing in bands. It started to make me very sharp-I had one-line answers to retaliate. I always had it in the back of my mind that they can say what they want, but I'll always have the last laugh."
1 www.pbskids.org 
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