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Fraser McAlpine | 17:05 UK time, Saturday, 22 November 2008

Justin Timberlake - You want cucumber with that?

it's been a standard interview question for pop stars ever since Elvis quit his job driving trucks - what would you do if you weren't a pop star, or trying to become a pop star? And the answers have always been a little strange. Usually the interviewee will say something along the lines of "I couldn't do anything else, this is all I'm good at", which is fine, except that most pop stars don't get to stay in the public eye forever, so at some point they have to find other things to BE good at, or have such amazing royalty cheques that this problem does not arise.

So, what do you think your favourite pop person would end up doing if the hits dried up tomorrow. More to the point, what would they have HAD to do, if they'd never had any hits in the first place?

Take Justin here. With his winning smile and immaculate manners, a career in a people-facing business such as retail is surely his for the taking. He would certainly have no trouble drumming up regular custom, and would only have to watch his (sexy) back in case some jealous boyfriend decided to smash the front window of his shop, after one too many flirty remarks while handing over the cheeseball sub.

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WPC ColeCheryl Cole, on the other hand, has a much more stern manner, and clearly takes no nonsense from anyone. In a fight situation, she'd be the one laying down the law, and while she can be very soft-hearted with rogues, she does know right from wrong and won't stand for any nonsense. Plus most of the naughty boys in the neighbourhood would be putty in her hands (in a strictly legal sense, of course).

Note To Home Secretary: More Girls Aloud on the beat.

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Craig David The ClownMothers! Fathers! Do you have a child who needs taking in hand? Is your little angel sometimes a tad selfish? Does he or she have problems sharing toys, food or affection with other people? Call 0600 FLAVA THE CLOWN now!

FLAVA - formerly dating consultant Craig 'Craig 'The Beau Selecta' David' David - is a fully trained children's entertainer with special qualifications in music therapy for the chronically selfish. Five sessions with FLAVA and your child will offer to give up his or her Christmas presents for the poor, or a beloved teddy to the dog.

FLAVA'S songs Include:
'If I'm Happy And I Know It'
'I Have All The Time In The World'
'I Are Family'
'I Are The Champions'
'I Shall Overcome'

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Mother ChristinaHow do you solve a problem like Christina? Well, here's a girl who has clearly had some issues with respectable society in her time, and someone whose need to prove herself has led her to some pretty extreme situations. Who would bet against someone with a similar drive and sense of turmoil finding solace in the church? It would provide her with structure and discipline, something to rebel against safely, and give her a platform from which to do good works. And, in these faithless times, what's more unconventional than a convent?

Thinking about it, I wouldn't even bet against the REAL Christina becoming a nun, in later life.

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Duster WinehouseHmm...it's so hard to think of things which are thin, but have a great big floppy top, and which tend to attract dirty stuff, isn't it? Especially things which get filthy on our behalf, so that we don't have to. Things which we can't really live without, but we find hard to attach any value to, the more raggedy and battered they become.

I may have to give up on Amy Winehouse's alternative career. I can't think of a thing.

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Pete The Libertine HatstandNow this last one fits Pete Doherty to a tee. For starters it's an object from the olden days, so it's automatically more romantic, and a source of potential melancholy, and it's something which supports expensive things, but can become very tatty, if it's not looked after properly.

It's a hat-stand. People used to have them on dressers or in their walk-in boudoir, so their expensive homburg or trilby didn't get squashed by the cat and ruined.

The only drawback being you could never rely on a Pete Doherty hat-stand to stay where you left it, and you may never see that designer beret again.

Just as well people don't wear a lot of hats these days, really.

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Your suggestions for other alternative careers for the pampered pop people, please!

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