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    27 People You'd Never Know Are In Their Forties Now Because They Will Forever Be Twentysomething To You

    Everyone we grew up with is 40+ now. Please excuse me while I join AARP because I think that's something old people do?

    1. Kevin Richardson is the oldest member of the Backstreet Boys at 48.

    Photo of the Backstreet Boys up against a red background in the mid-'90s

    This is what he looks like today:

    Actually, all of the Backstreet Boys are over 40 now. Nick Carter was the last one to turn 40, and he did so in January.

    2. Chris Kirkpatrick is the oldest member of NSYNC at 48. Every member of NSYNC is over 40 — well, except for Justin, who is 39.

    A picture of NSYNC on the red carpet of the Billboard Awards in 1998

    Here's what the ones we still like look like now:

    And for the record, Joey Fatone has a daughter that's over 18 years old!!!

    3. Nick Lachey is 45.

    98 Degrees making faces on the red carpet at the premiere of Mulan in 1998

    This is what he looks like today:

    4. All of the Spice Girls are over 44.

    The Spice Girls at the 1997 VMAs

    Here's what the ones that matter look like today:

    5. Rachel McAdams is 41 (but Regina George is forever 17).

    A publicity photo of Rachel McAdams a as Regina George wearing a T-shirt that says "A little bit dramatic"

    She's not on social media, so all I have is this screenshot from a livestream she did back in April.

    6. Jack Dawson would technically be 128.

    A screenshot of Leonardo DiCaprio from "Titanic"

    JK, but Leo is 45.

    Leo in a tux on the 2020 Oscars red carpet.

    7. Alicia Silverstone is 43.

    A publicity photo of Alicia Silverstone as Cher in Clueless holding bags on Rodeo Drive

    This is a recent picture of her and her son, Bear.

    8. Devon Sawa is 41.

    A screenshot from "Final Destination" of Devon Sawa sitting on a plane

    Here's what he looks like today:

    9. Freddie Prinze Jr. is 44 and Sarah Michelle Gellar is 43.

    Freddie Prinze Jr. and Sarah Michelle Gellar on a red carpet in the early '00s

    Here's what they look like today:

    10. Vitamin C is 47.

    Screenshot of Vitamin C from her music video for “Graduation (Friends Forever)”

    This is what she looks like today:

    A photo of Vitamin C at an Oscar event

    11. Tia and Tamera are 42.

    A "Sister, Sister" publicity photo

    Here's what they look like today:

    12. Mark Hoppus is 48.

    Blink-182 accepting a Moon Man at the VMAs in 2000

    This is what he looks like today:

    13. Mark-Paul Gosselaar is 46.

    Screenshot of Mark-Paul Gosselaar as Zack Morris on Saved by the Bell

    Here's a recent picture of him and his family:

    14. Rider Strong is 40.

    "Boy Meets World" publicity photo from 1993

    Here's what he looks like today:

    15. Melissa Joan Hart is 43.

    A screenshot of Melissa as Clarissa on "Clarissa Explains It All"

    Here she is now with her three kids and husband:

    16. Joshua Jackson is 42.

    A photo of Joshua Jackson at an event in 1999

    This is what he looks like today:

    17. Jaleel White is 43.

    A publicity photo of Jaleel dressed as Steve Urkel

    This is what he looks like today:

    18. Ben McKenzie is 41.

    A photo of "The O.C." cast on a red carpet

    This is what he looks like today:

    19. Brandy is 41.

    A publicity photo of Brandy taken for "Moesha"

    This is what she looks like today:

    20. Ryan Phillippe is 45.

    Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillipe at an event in the late '90s

    This is what he looks like today:

    21. Josh Hartnett is 41.

    Josh Hartnett at the premiere for "Pearl Harbor" in 2001, with Navy officers in the background

    Here's what he looks like today:

    Josh Hartnett at an event in 2018.

    22. Eminem is 47.

    Eminem standing next to Carson Daly on the set of TRL in 2000

    Here's what he looks like today:

    Eminem with a beard getting his Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 2020

    23. Ashton Kutcher is 41.

    Ashton Kutcher standing on the balcony of building at City Walk in California

    This is what he looks like today:

    24. Sean William Scott is 42.

    Sean William Scott at a movie premiere in the early '00s

    This is what he looks like today:

    Sean William Scott at a TCA event in 2018

    25. Gabrielle Union-Wade is 47.

    A screenshot from "Bring It On" of Gabrielle Union-Wade alongside her fellow Clovers cheerleaders

    Here's what she looks like today:

    26. Seth Green is 46.

    A photo of Seth Green with bleach blonder hair at a premiere in the late '90s

    This is what he looks like today:

    27. And lastly, Jessica Simpson is 40.

    Jessica Simpson at an event in the early '00s

    Here's what she looks like today:

    Correction: Alicia Silverstone has a grown son, not a daughter.