They did what?! Your favorite Arab stars in their naughty younger days

In the competitive world of celebrity, wannabe stars the world over will do almost anything to get ahead in the fame game. For young hopefuls trying to make waves in the Arab celebosphere, [1] risque roles and scandalous scenes [2] can be a fast-track ticket to the spotlight. By turning up the heat with nudity, steamy love scenes and even girl-on-girl action, these hungry wannabes show they’re prepared to go the extra mile to land that elusive breakthrough role. But after making a name for themselves by causing controversy [3], these same stars ditch their scandalous ways [4] faster than you can say “fame whore”.Now wholesome parents, prudes and serious actors, these Arab celebrities try to pretend their seedy pasts never happened. But here at Al Bawaba we never forget!Here are some of our favorite stars who went X-rated to go A-list. [5]

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At the beginning of their careers, desperate Arab celebrities often turn up the heat with sex and controversy. But as soon as they've made it big they drop their scandalous ways faster than you can say "fame whore". Here are some of our favorite stars who went X-rated to go A-list.

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Egyptian actress, Ghada Abdel Raziq, might not be the favorite choice for pious producers. But while some of Ghada’s recent roles may be too hot for TV, they’re still not a patch on her early offerings. Back at the beginning of her career the sexy starlet shocked film lovers everywhere with an X-rated lesbian scene in ‘Heya Misa’.

Before she made it big, Tunisian starlet Hind Sabri took on a number of seductive roles, making her mark in the Arab celebosphere with a naked scene in controversial film ‘A detective, a thief and a citizen’. After having the cheek to catch the attention of producers across the region, the actress now opts for more serious roles.

Daughter of former belly dancer, Zizi Mustafa, Mena Shalabi’s family are used to shaking up some scandal. As a teenager, the Egyptian actress caused a stir of her own when she filmed some very adult scenes in popular movie ‘The Wizard’. Now the sex-pot tries to keep her clothes firmly on.

Back in the nineties, Egyptian beauty Wafa Amer gave viewers more than they’d ordered with naughty scenes in controversial movie ‘Pizza Pizza’. But since becoming a mom, the starlet has decided to put an end to sexy performances in favor of some her son can be proud of.

Former beauty queen Huriya Farghali swapped glitz and glamor for sex and seduction with a part in scandalous movie ‘Please Call Me.’ Stripping on screen, her one-woman peep show might have upset the region’s conservatives but it also put her on the map for future straight-laced roles.

Lebanese sex-siren Marwa hit headlines last year when a naked video of her from behind-the-scenes of her movie ‘Ahasees’ (Feelings) did the rounds online. The actress claimed innocence saying she didn’t mean to flash her ample assets and has since kept her clothes on.

At the beginning of her career Tunisian actress Firial Yousef turned up the heat for ‘True Colors.’ While she claimed not to regret the movie’s sexy scenes, after coming under fire from the Arab world’s more religious types, the starlet swore to steer clear of naughty roles in the future.