I was in a legendary noughties sitcom and a pop star – now I’m in law school and work at a university

A LEGENDARY nineties sitcom and pop star left fame for law school and now works at a university.

Bridgit Mendler was a familiar face amongst Disney Channel fans and also starred in number of films.

The now 30-year-old American actress had roles in movies Alice Upside Down, The Clique and Labour Pains.

She burst on Disney viewer's screens full time when she signed up for legendary show Wizards of Waverly Place.

Bridgit played the role of Juliet Van Heusen for four seasons.

The star was a hit with fans and landed a leading part in Disney's next show Good Luck Charlie.

She played Teddy Duncan, the older sibling to baby Charlie and recorded video messages for her sister for her to watch back when she was older.

After the show came to an end in 2014 she starred in NBC sitcom Undateable.

As well as acting, Bridgit is also a singer and has released a number of singles, with her most popular being Ready or Not.

However, these days she has a very different career, having enrolled into Harvard Law School in 2019.

She has since completed a graduate degree at MIT.

As of 2022, she is concurrently enrolled at Harvard Law School and at MIT.