16 Times Celebrities Were Unrecognizable In A Photoshoot

I hate to say it⁠—I hope I don't sound ridiculous⁠—I don't know who this man is. Sorry to this man.

1. Christina Aguilera

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From pop princess to sexy bad girl in her "dirrty" era to glamorous pinup, Christina Aguilera's style has evolved drastically throughout the years. However, when she posed on the cover for Paper Magazine with a more natural look, fans were shocked by how different the singer appeared.

2. Lily James

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Lily James has made some mind-boggling transformations in her acting career such as her portrayal of Pam Anderson in Pam and Tommy. However, this look that she sported for the latest Versace ad campaign sees her completely ditching her blonde hair for a dark, vampy style and bleached brows.

3. Rashida Jones

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Despite Rashida Jones being the daughter of famous model Peggy Lipton, Jones is known more for her dry wit and comedic acting than her photoshoots, which makes this super sexy spread in Flaunt a stand-out for her.

4. Manny Jacinto

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Known for being the lovable goofball on The Good Place, Manny Jacinto showcased a different side when he flexed his modeling skills in Augustman Singapore.

5. Billie Eilish

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Although Billie Eilish started her career with platinum hair, she is most iconically known for her neon green roots. Similarily, Eilish's baggy designer clothes became her trademark style, sparking quite a bit of online discussion throughout the years. So when Eilish posed in various corsets and with a honey blonde retro hairdo for Vogue UK, she looked practically unrecognizable.

6. Nicki Minaj

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While Nicki Minaj has moved away from the pastel hair and bubblegum colors that characterized her early career, her fashion choices are still mostly hyper feminine, which is what made her photoshoot for L'Uomo Vogue unique. The rapper rocked a bowl cut and various androgynous outfits instead of her usual girly style.

7. Kate Moss

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As one of the world's most famous models, Kate Moss's image is iconic, but this haunting shoot for W magazine proves that even one of the most recognizable faces can be utterly transformed with styling. Just with dark lipstick and her hair obscured by black lace, Moss's features appear totally different.

8. Lana Condor

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Lana Condor's biggest role to date is as Lara Jean in To All the Boys I've Loved Before, quite literally the pretty girl-next-door type, but Condor stuns as a sexy vixen too apparently as this photoshoot for Flaunt proves.

9. Ariana Grande

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When people picture Ariana Grande, they typically envision a brunette with a high ponytail and a cat eye. So when the singer showed up on the cover of British Vogue with blonde hair loosely down her back and no eyeliner, she surprised quite a few fans with just how different she looked.

10. Rihanna

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Rihanna is a fashion icon. From her fiery red bob to her amazing Met Gala outfits, she has never been afraid to experiment with her look. Still these photos for V magazine with '60s blonde hair, baby blue eyeshadow, and cotton candy lipstick make the singer and makeup mogul not resemble herself at all.

11. Alana Thompson aka Honey Boo Boo

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Toddlers and Tiaras introduced Honey Boo Boo to the world. Big hair, puffy pink dresses, and spray-on tans characterized the child beauty pageant scene, so when Alana Thompson appeared in Teen Vogue with a much more mature look, the contrast could not be greater from her former public persona.

12. Rita Ora

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Rita Ora's style typifies classic Hollywood glamor⁠—blonde hair, red lipstick, and stunning looks. However, the British singer mixed it up for Paper Magazine where she rocked something a little more avant-garde.

13. Robert Pattinson

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Robert Pattinson built his career on being a broody heartthrob—an image he seems desperate to distance himself from. So him doing a grungy, edgy photoshoot isn't exactly shocking considering some of his roles since appearing in the Harry Potter franchise and starring in Twilight. What is surprising is just how different he looks in the final images.

14. Vanessa Hudgens

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Vanessa Hudgens rose to fame in High School Musical and while her style may have changed from Disney channel chic to queen of coachella bohemian, one thing has remained fairly constant—her long dark hair. For Flaunt, she posed with a short, dirty blonde bob and the new 'do totally transformed the actress.

15. Scarlett Johansson

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Scarlett Johansson is one of the most conventionally attractive actresses working today, so this clown photoshoot for W Magazine showcased a very different side of her.

16. Jim Parsons

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Jim Parsons played Sheldon on The Big Bang Theory for so long that people are more likely to picture him in a nerdy t-shirt than anything else. However, Parsons smoldered as a blond in this stylish L'Officiel photoshoot.