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    24 Pictures Of Celebrity Best Friends From Back In The Day Vs. What They Look Like Now

    Kate and Leo have grown soooo much.

    Note: The most recent pictures of these celebrity BFFs weren't all taken within the past year because of COVID-19, but we still wanted to celebrate these long-lasting friendships!

    1. What Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox looked like at the beginning of their friendship in 1994:

    Courteney Cox and Jennifer Aniston posing as Monica and Rachel on the set of "Friends"

    What Jennifer Aniston and Courteney Cox looked like at the Emmys in 2020:

    Lisa Kudrow, Jennifer Aniston, and Courteney Cox streaming from the Emmy Awards in 2020

    2. What Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez looked like at the premiere of Another Cinderella Story in 2008:

    Selena Gomez and singer Taylor Swift arrive to the premiere of "Another Cinderella Story"

    What Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez looked like at Swift's Reputation tour in 2018:

    Taylor Swift and Selena Gomez performing onstage during Swift's "Reputation" tour in 2018

    3. What Zach Braff and Donald Faison looked like during the early days of their friendship on the set of Scrubs:

    Sarah Chalke, Zach Braff, and Donald Faison posing on the set of "Scrubs" during Season 1

    What Zach Braff and Donald Faison looked like while recording their podcast in 2020:

    4. What Ben Affleck and Matt Damon looked like waaay back in 1997:

    Ben Affleck and Matt Damon at the "Good Will Hunting" premiere in 1997

    What Ben Affleck and Matt Damon looked like at a Red Sox game in 2018:

    Ben Affleck and Matt Damon at a Boston Red Sox game holding up number one signs with their fingers in 2018

    5. What Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz looked like at the Dogma premiere in 1999:

    Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz posing together at a movie premiere in 1999

    What Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz looked like at the Oscars in 2020:

    Salma Hayek and Penélope Cruz embracing on the Oscars red carpet in 2020

    6. What Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak looked like in the beginning of their friendship in 2006:

    Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak at the TCA Awards in 2006

    What Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak looked like at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2020:

    Mindy Kaling and B.J. Novak posing together at the 2020 Vanity Fair Oscar Party

    7. What cutie patooties Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet looked like in 2000:

    Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet hugging each other on a red carpet for "The Whole Nine Yards"

    What Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet looked like at the Game of Thrones premiere party in 2019:

    Sarah Paulson and Amanda Peet standing together at the "Game of Thrones" premiere party in 2019

    8. What Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini looked like at an awards show in 2006:

    Leah Remini, Jennifer Lopez, and Marc Anthony posing together at the Crystal + Lucy Awards

    What Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini looked like promoting their movie Second Act in 2018:

    Jennifer Lopez and Leah Remini posing happily together in dresses while promoting their movie "Second Act"

    9. What Jaden Smith and Justin Bieber looked like at the American Music Awards in 2010:

    A very young Justin Bieber and Jaden Smith posing together at the American Music Awards in 2010

    What Jaden Smith and Justin Bieber looked like collaborating on projects in 2020:

    10. What Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart looked like during the early days of their friendship in 2008:

    Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart making mashed potatoes together on "The Martha Stewart Show" in 2008

    What Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart looked like at the MTV Movie & TV Awards in 2017:

    Snoop Dogg and Martha Stewart happily posing together at the 2017 MTV Movie & TV Awards

    11. What Rihanna and Cara Delevingne looked like drinking wine together back in 2013:

    Cara Delevingne and Rihanna sitting together with wine glasses

    What Rihanna and Cara Delevingne looked like at the Savage X Fenty Show in 2019:

    Cara Delevingne and Rihanna dressed up at the Savage x Fenty show in 2019

    12. What Oprah and Gayle King looked like after a decade of friendship in the 1980s:

    Oprah and Gayle posing together for "The Oprah Winfrey Show" in the 1980s

    What Oprah and Gayle looked like quarantining together in 2020:

    13. What Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland looked like during the early days of Destiny's Child in the late 1990s:

    What Beyoncé and Kelly Rowland looked like at the City of Hope Gala in 2018:

    14. What Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers looked like as pals in the early 2000s:

    Seth Meyers and Amy Poehler at a movie premiere in 2004

    What Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers looked like at the Wine Country premiere in 2019:

    Amy Poehler and Seth Meyers at the movie premiere for "Wine Country"

    15. What Rashida Jones and Nicole Richie looked like as cute kiddos in the 1980s:

    What Rashida Jones and Nicole Richie looked like together in 2018:

    Rashida Jones and Nicole Richie posing on a red carpet together in 2018 at the Beverly Center

    16. What Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah looked like as new friends on the set of Set It Off in 1996:

    Vivica A. Fox, Queen Latifah, Kimberly Elise, and Jada Pinkett Smith posing in a car on the set of "Set It Off"

    What Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah looked like at the Girls Trip screening in 2017:

    Jada Pinkett Smith and Queen Latifah happily posing at the "Girls Trip" screening in 2017

    17. What Jay-Z and Diddy looked like chumming it up at a CD release party in 2000:

    Jay-Z and Diddy standing together

    What Jay-Z and Diddy looked like at the Roc Nation Brunch in 2019:

    Jay-Z and Diddy attending the Roc Nation brunch in 2019

    18. What Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria looked like watching a tennis match in 2007:

    Victoria Beckham with a bob and tan watching a tennis match with Eva Longoria

    What Victoria Beckham and Eva Longoria looked like hanging around in London in 2019:

    Eva Longoria and Victoria Beckham attend a celebration of Andy Warhol in London in 2019

    19. What Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal looked like at the Grammys in the mid-1980s:

    Actors Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal in the Press Room at the Grammy Awards

    What Whoopi Goldberg and Billy Crystal looked like on The View in 2020:

    Whoopi Goldberg interviewing Billy Crystal virtually on "The View" in 2020

    20. What Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne looked like in 2000 at the Sundance Film Festival:

    Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne at Sundance Film Festival in 2000

    What Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne looked like at the Emmys in 2019:

    Clea DuVall and Natasha Lyonne hugging each other on the red carpet at the 71st Emmy Awards

    21. What Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, and Joe Jonas looked like at the Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience premiere in 2009:

    Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, and Nick Jonas at the "Jonas Brothers: 3D Concert Experience"

    What Nick Jonas, Demi Lovato, and Joe Jonas looked like at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2017:

    Joe Jonas, Demi Lovato, and Nick Jonas at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party in 2017

    22. What Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee looked like in 1991:

    Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson attend an outdoor event in the early 1990s

    What Samuel L. Jackson and Spike Lee looked like at the Oscars in 2019:

    Spike Lee and Samuel L. Jackson embracing onstage at the Oscars in 2019

    23. What Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett looked like in the beginning of their friendship in 1962:

    Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett performing in cowboy outfits at their concert special "Julie and Carol at Carnegie Hall" in 1962

    What Julie Andrews and Carol Burnett looked like grabbing dinner in 2019:

    Abigail and I in NYC with two incredible women: Carol Burnett and Julie Andrews. Happy Birthday Carol!

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    24. And what Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet looked like at the Golden Globes in 1998:

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet posing together at the Golden Globes in 1998:

    What Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet looked like at a gala in 2017:

    Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet posing on a red carpet together at the Saint-Tropez Gala in 2017