Posted on Jan 4, 2021

21 Celebrities That Either Look Completely Different Or The Same As They Did When They Were 21 And 31

Because that's how aging works.

Matt Stopera

by Matt Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

1. Leonardo DiCaprio when he was 21.

Leo with gelled hair

Leonardo DiCaprio when he was 31.

Leo with Kate Winslet at the golden globes

Leonardo DiCaprio now at 46.

Leo with a wig filming during covid with jennifer lawrence

2. Katy Perry when she was 21.

katy with a peace sign at a wii party

Katy Perry when she was 31.

katy meeting orlando at the golden globes

Katy Perry now at 36.

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3. Ryan Gosling when he was 21.

Ryan with Sandy B

Ryan Gosling when he was 31.

Ryan with michelle williams

Ryan Gosling now at 40.

ryan walking down the street

4. Britney Spears when she was 21.

Full on Juicy Couture

Britney Spears also when she was 21.

kissing madonna

Britney Spears when she was 31.

at the smurfs premiere with her kids

Britney Spears now at 39.

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Dwayne Johnson when he was 21.

playing football in college

Dwayne Johnson when he was 31.

presenting an award with britney spears. he has hair

Dwayne Johnson now at 48.

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5. Beyoncé when she was 21.

throwing a football

Beyoncé when she was 31.

with michelle and kelly at the super bowl

Beyoncé now at 39.

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6. Jennifer Aniston when she was 21.

Looking very 90s.

Jennifer Aniston when she was 31.

with brad

Jennifer Aniston now at 51.

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7. Zac Efron when he was 21.

With Vanessa Hudgens

Zac Efron when he was 31.

with dyed blonde hair

Zac Efron now at 33.

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8. Justin Timberlake when he was 21.

with Britney Spears

Justin Timberlake when he was 31.

with Jessica biel

Justin Timberlake now at 39.

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9. Usher when he was 21.

shirtless at a seventeen magazine party

Usher when he was 31.

with a young justin bieber

Usher now at 42.

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10. Rihanna when she was 21.

At her first Met Gala

Rihanna when she was 31.

at a fenty launch party

Rihanna now at 32.

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11. Lindsay Lohan when she was 21.

DJ'ing with sam ronsen

Lindsay Lohan when she was 31.

wearing a weird gothic crown of thorns

Lindsay Lohan now at 34.

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12. Jason Momoa when he was 21.

jason going full-on twink

Jason Mamoa when he was 31.

a beefier jason

Jason Momoa now at 41.

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13. Wilmer Valderrama when he was 21.

looking very youthful and basic with jeans and a t-shirt

Wilmer Valderrama when he was 31.

advertising stride gum with some yaks

Wilmer Valderrama now at 40.

Instagram

14. Tyra Banks when she was 21.

On the leno show

Tyra Banks when she was 31.

modeling VS

Tyra Banks now at 47.

Instagram

15. Christina Aguilera when she was 21.

Xtina and the lady marmalade girls with grammys

Christina Aguilera when she was 31.

on the voice

Christina Aguilera now at 39*.

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16. Avril Lavigne when she was 21.

holding up spanx because she got them for free

Avril Lavigne when she was 31.

with chad kroeger

Avril Lavigne now at 36.

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17. Taylor Swift when she was 21.

Shooting a gun with shania twain

Taylor Swift now at 31.

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18. Lady Gaga when she was 21.

Bryan Bedder / Getty Images

Lady Gaga when she was 31.

with a joanne hat

Lady Gaga now at 34.

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19. Mariah Carey when she might have been 21 (Mariah Carey has never revealed her real birth year).

on snl with patrick swayze

Mariah Carey when she also might might have been 21 (again, she has never revealed her real birth age).

red dress looking stunning

Mariah Carey when she might have been 31.

on diva's live

Mariah Carey when she also might have been 31.

with a usa shirt...still gorgeous

Mariah Carey at either 50 or 51 (again, we don't know).

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20. Paul Rudd when he was 21.

not actually 21 but young

Paul Rudd when he was 31.

same pic as above

Paul Rudd now at 51.

same pic as the last two

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