Nikki Blonsky totally gets that when times are tough, you gotta do what you gotta do. We are in a recession after all, so how recessionista fab is it that when the acting gigs stopped rolling in, she (literally) stuck to her day job. As you might recall, when we last checked in with the Hairspray star's non-H'wood gigs, she was working at a high-end shoe store in NYC. Not anymore though. Nik is doing the 9-to-5 thing at a shop much more suited to her par-tick skills. So what is this starlet doing to pay the rent these days? This just in according to her Twitter account: "Its true Im workin@ Superstar Salon as a makeup artist & more Im proud 2 b workin & helpin pay bills BUT ill NEVER...

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