Natalie Portman had to work extra hard at college

30 November -0001

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Natalie Portman claims she had to work extra hard at college � to prove to her peers she deserved a place on the course. The 23-year-old actress, who attended America�s prestigious Harvard University, admits she was worried her classmates would think she only got in because she was famous. She explained to Britain�s Telegraph Magazine: �We all live in a culture of celebrity, but my college peers were unimpressed. If anything, I felt I had to prove myself. If I said something stupid in class, they�d look at each other like, �I know why she got in.�But that�s a good challenge.�