Dream role: Alicia Vikander worked at a flower shop before big break

Hollywood Actress Alicia Vikander has claimed that during her struggling days she used to work at a flower shop. The 27-year-old Oscar-nominated actress said it was a tough time as she was uncertain about her destiny like any other struggling actor.

Now this is a great rags-to-riches story. Hollywood Actress Alicia Vikander has claimed that during her struggling days she used to work at a flower shop. The 27-year-old Oscar-nominated actress said it was a tough time as she was uncertain about her destiny like any other struggling actor, reports People magazine.

Alicia Vikander at the 88th Academy Awards Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton hotel on February 8. (AP)

“I worked at a flower shop and at a Levi’s (store) with my friends,” Vikander said. The Danish Girl star credits her friends for being around and help her hold on to the ambition of making it big in Hollywood.

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Alicia at the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Awards at the Royal Opera House in London on February 14. (REUTERS)

Alicia at the Hollywood Reporter's 4th Annual Academy Awards Nominees Night in Beverly Hills, California on February 8. (AFP)

Alicia poses with the Actor for Outstanding Performance by a Female in a Supporting Role in the press room at the 22nd Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 30. (AFP)

“It helped being able to be creative with my friends. We kind of wrote together and did some short films, and that kind of kept my steam going,” she said. Vikander got her first role in a feature film, Pure.