18 Close-Ups That Show How TV Series Actors We Loved So Much as Kids Have Changed
Films
06/15/2022

It seems we rushed to turn on TV to watch another episode of Charmed, Gossip Girl or Sabrina The Teenage Witch just yesterday. However, more than 10 years have passed since then. Some actors starring in these shows have changed quite significantly, while others look like time hasn’t left its mark on them.
At Bright Side, we were curious to find out how the actors starring in the TV series from the 1990s and 2000s have changed since then.
Alyssa Milano — Charmed (1998–2006). 2002 vs. 2022
Rose McGowan — Charmed (1998–2006). 2002 vs. 2018
Josh Radnor — How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). 2005 vs. 2020
Cobie Smulders — How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). 2008 vs. 2021
Alyson Hannigan — How I Met Your Mother (2005–2014). 2005 vs. 2019
James Van Der Beek — Dawson’s Creek (1998–2003). 1999 vs. 2019
Alexis Bledel — Gilmore Girls (2000–2007). 2003 vs. 2018
Melissa Joan Hart — Sabrina The Teenage Witch (1996–2003). 2003 vs. 2022
Lisa Edelstein — House (2004–2012). 2005 vs. 2022
Jennifer Morrison — House (2004–2012). 2009 vs. 2021
Zach Braff — Scrubs (2001–2010). 2004 vs. 2022
Sarah Chalke — Scrubs (2001–2010). 2003 vs. 2018
Christa Miller — Scrubs (2001–2010). 2002 vs. 2021
Blake Lively — Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 2008 vs. 2022
Leighton Meester — Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 2008 vs. 2019
Ed Westwick — Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 2008 vs. 2019
Chace Crawford — Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 2008 vs. 2022
Taylor Momsen — Gossip Girl (2007–2012). 2007 vs. 2022
What TV series did you watch when you were a kid? Tell us in the comments below.
Preview photo credit Mary Evans / Allstar / Graham Whitby Boot / East News, LISA O'CONNOR / AFP/ Getty Images
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