These 5 famous people were roughly bullied in their childhood

S.M Hussain Abbas
3 min readApr 19, 2022

1. Taylor Swift

Taylor Swift, who is now known as a huge music icon and religiously followed by millions, was bullied by her friends for not being cool. Her friends thought she was not good and pretty enough to talk to and have friendships with. They felt she was not up to their so-called standards. The group of friends stopped talking with her. She was also bullied because she liked country music which was weird for her friends.

However, all the things changed when she moved from her hometown to Nashville and got time to write good songs. life moved on and Taylor went on to perform in front of the same girls who used to bully her. Surprisingly, girls wore her T-shirts and asked her to sign their CDs.

2. Rowan Atkinson

Rowan Atkinson, a massively successful actor, faced the problem of stuttering in his childhood. He was not able to speak properly that’s why he was bullied by his classmates. He was also called “Alien” and “Strange” due to his looks in the school. He became a quiet kid due to multiple experiences of bullying.

He faced rejection again and again due to his stammering problem and looks in his acting career but never stopped working on his acting skills. He soon get rid of his stammering and sketched a Globally successful character “Mr. Bean”.

3. Mike Tyson

Mike Tyson is a well-known name in boxing. He was raised in one of the most merciless areas of New York, Brownville, Brooklyn. He saw too many crimes in his neighborhood, drugs and violence were common. His place become the reason why he was bullied in the school. He dropped out of school because he simply cannot handle the people in school and he became sick of people always ready to mock him.

After dropping out of school he indulged in crimes. He started learning boxing only to become a good criminal. However, after coming into boxing he became one of the best ones in the field.

4. Elon Musk

Elon Musk, who doesn’t know about him, is the man who bought absolute creativity in space and technology. He is now the richest man in the world. He was interested in programming from his early childhood and spent a large amount of time reading books and learning programming. He didn’t have many friends. He was bullied at the school because of his different mindset and once he went to the hospital because group of boys pushed him down the stairs.

5. Lady Gaga.

Lady Gaga, another huge name in the music industry, was inculcated with the negativity that she doesn’t have enough talent to become a successful singer. She was mocked due to his strong motivation toward music. In addition to this, she was also bullied because of her features such as her big nose. She was even thrown into the garbage sometimes.

In college, her fellow mates kept ridiculing her and making fun of her passion for singing. They always tried to break her motivation by always making her believe that she is not enough to become a singer. She was also bullied through a Facebook page named “You will never be famous” which was made to demoralize her.

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S.M Hussain Abbas

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