Paula Abdul Does It All. Straight Up.

While Paula Abdul has had sort of a second career with her role as a judge on American Idol, I still remember her first career as that lady dancing with the animated cat in the “Opposites Attract” video. It turns out that she has a third career now, too. No, I don’t mean as a reality television star. Would that that would be her fourth career?

Hey, I’m getting distracted!

In the last few years, Paula Abdul has branched out to become a designer. While many celebrities have their own clothing lines, Paula’s is actually highly focused. She designs cheerleading and dancewear for her own line called Skirtz. Of course, Paula was actually a cheerleader herself as a Laker Girl in the early 1980s. So, wait, I guess that was her first career . . . After that, she went on to choreograph for big stars like Janet Jackson.

So, the first career was as a cheerleader, the second was as a choreographer, then she became a singer, then an American Idol judge, then a designer, then a reality television star. So, that technically makes the whole designing thing her, um, fifth career, right? I am so confused.

Anyway…

In addition to designing her dance clothing, Paula Abdul also designs jewelry based on the dedication of contestants on American Idol. The line is called “Innergy.” Many of the pieces have charm tags on them with messages like “Sing your heart out as if no one’s listening” and “When you wish upon a star you just might become one.” She’s even been known to give out various pieces of her own jewelry designs to contestants on the show.

No matter how many different ways Paula Abdul reinvents herself, she sure seems to stay pretty near and dear to Americans’ hearts.