She may be a major Hollywood star now, but Naomi Watts acting career began by spriuking tampons and chocolate bars. Much has been made of Watts' ad in which she turned down a date with Tom Cruise in favour of her mum's roast lamb dinner, but do you remember Naomi in the Crunchie ad or Tampax ad?

Watch Naomi Watts in a Tampax ad from the 1980s

Watch Naomi Watts in a Crunchie ad from the 1980s

The Australian-raised star spent years trying to make it in Hollywood, her big break finally came in 2001 in David Lynch's Mulholland Drive. Naomi went on to star in such blockbusters as King Kong and The Ring.

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