Eva Mendes Eyed Career As A Nun 8/22/08

Sexy actress Eva Mendes once considered a career as a nun. The 34-year-old was brought up as part of a strict Catholic family by her Cuban-American parents.

And Mendes admits that her religion nearly played a big part in her career choices - until she found out about the meager salaries given to members of the church. She says, "I guess there is this little Catholic girl inside me somewhere.

But I did want to be a nun when I was very little. "Well, that was until my sister told me that they don't get paid. Then, I went off the idea really quickly."