20 Celebrity Yearbook Photos Before Their Glow Up

Laurent Shinar • Writer and Editor

Jul 16, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Growing up is a pain and a half, heck that's why they made that successful series 'Growing Pains' back in the 80s. There is hardly a person who can look back on their youth and say that they had it all together back then. And that is what youth is about, it is finding yourself, exploring what interests you, and for many of us, finding ways to come to terms with the awkward ways in which our bodies are developing.

And the same is true for celebrities, who might look all that nowadays, but as you will soon discover by scrolling through this collection of celebrity yearbook photos before their glow up. Because no matter who you are in later life, everyone has the potential to start out as the ugly duckling. So sit back, relax, maybe grab a Lactaid if you are sensitive to dairy and get ready to see what a true glow up looks like.

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01
"Blake Lively"

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A child of the late 80s Blake Lively has been a mainstay in the celebrity scene since she went on her journey with the sisterhood of Traveling Pants. Thankfully, she has changed pants since then, and likely had enough money from all of her success to buy multiple pairs.
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"Nick Offerman (my my)"

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"Kelly Clarkson!"

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"Megan Fox"

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The now iconic Megan Fox was not always apparently the looker she is today. Which truly goes to show that you never know what will become of your life. Whether it is a ‘glow up’ in intelligence or looks, your youth has little bearing over where you will end up. That part is up to you and you can decided to change that at any point.
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"Halle Berry and an amazing pencil shirt"

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"George Clooney"

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"Bruno Mars and a beautiful Afro halo"

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"Russell Brand"

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"Kanye, too cool to even remove his backpack"

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"Steve Buscemi"

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"Kesha"

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"Blake Shelton"

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"Morgan Freeman looking like this picture was taken in the 1800s"

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"Quentin Tarantino being a little creep"

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"Nicki Minaj with “That’s So Raven” energy"

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"Meghan Trainor"

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"Tom Hanks"

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"Jennifer Lopez, looking older than she has since then"

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"Crisp Rat, not yet fully crisped"

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