She wouldn't be the first from the entertainment world to take a governmental office. I mean, lets take a look at the White House. Or maybe not since Trump has taken more vacation days in his first 7 months than Obama did in his 8 years. Not the best of examples.
Many well known actors and musical artists are branching out, if they haven't already, by merging into other industries. A common route celebrities head towards is the fragrance industry.
I don't know what's more surprising -- finding out that the image of a person in entertainment goes hand and hand with their real persona or finding out their image a little off from the truth.