How 20 Celebs Looked When Their Fame Just Started to Glow Compared to Now
People
02/05/2022

More than 70% of young people follow what’s going on in the world of celebrities. While fans marvel at their beauty, let’s not forget that they are people just like us. So we grew curious about how some of the most popular people looked before they climbed the mountain of fame.
1. Meryl Streep (1978 vs 2019)

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2. Anne Hathaway (1999 vs 2021)

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3. Mel Gibson (1979 vs 2019)

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4. Chrissy Teigen (approximately 2000 vs 2021)
5. Rihanna (unknown vs 2021)

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6. Sharon Stone (1981 vs 2021)

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7. Keira Knightley (2004 vs 2019)

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8. Céline Dion (1988 vs 2023)
9. Hailey Rhode Baldwin Bieber (2010 vs 2021)

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10. Anya Taylor-Joy (2016 vs 2021)
11. Zendaya (2010 vs 2021)

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12. Katy Perry (2008 vs 2021)

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13. Eva Longoria (2003 vs 2021)

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14. Britney Spears (1999 vs 2019)

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15. Mayim Bialik (1992 vs 2021)

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16. Rebel Wilson (2002 vs 2023)
17. Megan Fox (2007 vs 2021)

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18. Kristen Stewart (2002 vs 2021)

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19. Kim Kardashian (2006 vs 2023)
20. George Clooney (1974 vs 2023)

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We were also very intrigued by these 20 other celebrity transformations (spoiler alert: seems like some of them already have access to a time machine).
Preview photo credit Peter Carrette Archive/Getty Images Entertainment/Getty Images, rebelwilson / Instagram
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Britney Spears is scaring 😳
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some are too young for this game
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some are yet too young for this
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