Real Housewives who were cheerleaders

Ra-ra-Real Housewives! These Housewives held pom poms before they were TV stars.

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Kelly Dodd

Kelly shared this photo on social media from 1993, when she was a senior in high school.

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Gretchen

Of course Gretchen was a cheerleader. Gretchen's a California girl through and through and we just imagine her as a teenager cheering from the sidelines at Homecoming.

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Gretchen

She even had her own trading card! Why don't all the Real Housewives have these??

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Gretchen

The All American girl! Doesn't she look like a character from a Lifetime movie?

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Brandi

While several of the Housewives were high school cheerleaders, Brandi from RHOD was a professional, cheering for the Dallas Cowboys.

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Brandi

As a cheerleader, Brandi travelled all over the world, from fghanistan, Iraq, Kuwait, Japan and Europe.

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Brandi

Brandi hung up her pom poms in 2005, but she's still known in Dallas as a former cheerleader.

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Melissa

Over in Jersey, Melissa was a cheerleader, too. Check out her v classic uniform.

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Melissa

A cheerleader *and* a member of the pep squad. She's got spirit, how bout you?

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Carole

Here's an unexpected one: RHONY's Carole was a cheerleader! Check out baby Carole on the top left side of the photo.

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Nene

We can't imagine Nene as a cheerleader, but here's a photo that proves it. Given her endless supply of clever one liners, we but she was a master of writing cheers.