Stars — they're just like us! Everyone on Earth is an awkward kid at some point in life. Whether celebrities are famous as children or find fame later in life, they all look a bit different compared to when they were kids. So, I decided to compile 20 celebs' childhood (and adolescent) photos alongside their adult photos. Enjoy!
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A teenage Norma Jeane Baker, circa 1940:
2.
A young country singer posing for a portrait in Tennessee, circa 1955:
3.
This teenager goofing off at a party in 2007:
And a very debonair Dev Patel, attending the 2024 LACMA Art+Film Gala:
4.
This little kid in 1990:
5.
Jazzy Jeff and a teenage Fresh Prince in the 1980s:
6.
This teenage actress, at 17, giving her dog a bath:
And again, around 17, sitting on horseback and greeting her mother:
And finally, as an adult, Elizabeth Taylor, posing for a very glamorous photoshoot:
7.
This country music singer in April 2006, six months before her debut album came out:
And an adult Taylor Swift, 20 years later:
8.
This teenage actress at about 17:
And an adult Selena Gomez at 33, with her partner Benny Blanco and co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin at the 83rd annual Golden Globes:
9.
This future model at 17, attending the Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards:
And an adult Bella Hadid at 29, attending this year's Cannes Film Festival:
10.
This future US President as a child, circa 1884:
And an adult Franklin Delano Roosevelt, sitting at his desk in the Oval Office:
11.
This child actress at the premiere of Gnomeo & Juliet in 2011:
And a grown-up Zendaya at the premiere of The Odyssey in 2026:
12.
Debbie Reynolds leaving the house with her baby daughter in 1958:
And an adult Carrie Fisher with Mark Hamill in 2005, almost 30 years after Star Wars came out:
13.
This future star singer and her little sister during Christmastime in 1990:
And Beyoncé and Solange Knowles as adults:
14.
James Brolin sitting at home with his son Josh, circa 1973:
And an adult Josh Brolin in 2019:
15.
Child actor Christian Bale in 1987:
And adult actor Christian Bale at The Dark Knight Rises World Premiere in New York City in 2012:
16.
This singer around 14- or 15-years-old in 1995:
And an adult Christina Aguilera during the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards:
Bonus because it's cute: Christina at 18, when her first album came out:
17.
Harrison Ford, Kate Capshaw, and this child actor on the set of Indiana Jones And The Temple of Doom in 1984:
And an adult Ke Huy Quan with Harrison Ford in 2023:
Bonus: Ke Huy Quan and Harrison Ford embracing when Quan won his Oscar in 2023:
18.
Ke Huy Quan AGAIN, however, this time in 1984 with another child actor:
And a grown-up Drew Barrymore in 2025:
This future artist in 1911:
And an adult Frida Kahlo in 1943:
19.
This famous witch, before the first Harry Potter movie even came out:
And an adult Emma Watson at Milan Fashion Week, 2023:
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And finally, this 18-month-old princess-to-be born in Philadelphia in 1929:
And a stunning Grace Kelly in 1954, two years before she married Prince Rainier III of Monaco:
Tell me what you think in the comments!
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