Last week, on a podcast called Call Her Daddy, international pop star and Victoria native Nelly Furtado recalled her time working as a chambermaid at the Robin Hood Motel. 

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FurtadoB次元官网网址檚 sister, brother, aunt and cousin also worked at the 61-year-old establishment, which sits on Gorge Road, between Washington Avenue and Caroll Street. 

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Despite the early starts, Furtado said she enjoyed her time at Robin Hood. 

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Her memories aren't all rosy, though.

B次元官网网址淎fter I graduated high school and I went to Toronto and thought I was going to be famous in two months, but ... thatB次元官网网址檚 not how it works. Our goals take a while to achieve. Moved back home, worked there again that year when I was going to college in my hometown," she said, adding that experience led her to doubt whether she would be able to turn her passion for music into a career.  

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But eventually, they would.

Furtado went on to win Grammy, Juno and Billboard awards and release dozens of classic songs, including chart-toppers Say It Right, Promiscuous and Give It To Me. 

The singer implied working at Robin Hood helped her get where she is today.

B次元官网网址淕rowing up doing that was good because, when you get into this industry, the hours can be long," she said. "When youB次元官网网址檙e starting out, itB次元官网网址檚 a lot of hustling.B次元官网网址�

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