Blast from the past!

Nashville star Connie Britton revealed to E!'s own Giuliana Rancic that she's had her fair share of odd jobs before she reached A-list status in Hollywood.

The actress, who is nominated for Lead Actress in a Drama Series, shared that she's "been really fortunate" in her career and was "thrilled" to be attending this year's awards show.

But it hasn't always been glitz and glam for Britton.

"I've worked at The Gap, I worked at The Limited," she confessed to Rancic. "I was appreciative for all those jobs. I probably didn't do them very well and I didn't do them for very long.

It's all about folding. I'm a terrible folder. I couldn't stay at The Gap for very long [due to that]."

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So what did Britton manage to do while trying to land roles in New York City?

"I ultimately taught aerobics and that was kind of how I got through it," she admitted.

"That's what I did. I wore leg warmers, I wore a bandanawithout question had to soak up the sweat with a bandana."

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