30 Celebrities Photoshopped Side By Side With Their Younger Selves Show How Aging Has Changed Them (New Pics)
Interview With ArtistTime waits for no person, no matter how famous they are. Whether we like it or not, our favorite stars and most beloved celebrities are growing older, just like us. However, in our imaginations, they usually still look like their younger selves on the screen and on the stage, when they helped shape our childhoods and teenage years.
Dutch graphic designer Ard Gelinck gives us a fresh perspective on how stars change over time by creating natural-looking photoshopped images of them posing with their younger selves. The ‘Then and Now’ picture series is incredibly popular and has earned Ard a following of over 301k people on Instagram. What’s more, Ard’s work is so good that celebrities themselves express their love for his photoshops.
Ard was kind enough to answer Bored Panda's questions. He told us that it's definitely the cast of the hit TV show Friends that is the most popular among his fans. "They were and still are mega-popular worldwide because this show was aired all over the world." He added that his recent post with Ben Affleck and Jennifer Lopez was also very successful because they got back together and this was all over the news. Ard also said that he had to find a "respectful and lovely way to honor" beloved actress Betty White who recently passed away.
Bored Panda also reached out for comment to celebrity expert Mike Sington who is known as Hollywood's Ultimate Insider. "Seeing our favorite stars we grew up with grow older and older along with us can be overwhelming, but with a change in mindset, it can be comforting too. Realize that stars are no different than you or me, we’re all growing older and older together, and it’s happening at the exact same rate," he said. Read on for our full interviews with Ard and Mike.
Scroll down, upvote Ard’s photoshops that you like the most, and let us know in the comments which younger-older star duos you think look the best. When you’re done with this article, we invite you to take a look at Bored Panda’s previous features of Ard’s work here: Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, and Part 5.
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Betty White
I think we will miss her forever. She's among the last of her kind.
I only knew her from "Golden Girls (along with Bea Arthur) and I just LOVED Rose Nylund!!! That show was the only one broadcast in my country starring Betty White. Shame, really. But then I watched videos of her and read some trivia about her on the internet. She's been "written up" for giving some black artist (sorry, can"t remember his name right now :( I seem to remember he was a dancer but I might be totally wrong) some screen time during her show and retaliated with giving him some more! Bada$$ Betty!
R.I.P. Betty White! This one really affected me! I loved her.
Ard explained that the images of beloved stars who passed away also get lots of reactions and lovely comments. "For example, stars like Amy Winehouse, George Michael, David Bowie, Whitney Houston, Michael Jackson, Kobe Bryant, and recently Betty White and Bob Saget remain very popular among fans," he told Bored Panda.
When it came to honoring Betty White, Ard decided to "put her back together with her other ‘Golden Girls’ friends on the clouds in the sky, as they are reunited in heaven."
Morgan Freeman
He has got to be the most down to earth man in Hollywood. Unmistakeable voice too.
He's great but he's also got some fairly whacky notions about some things that say he's a bit less than down to earth.
Load More Replies...All of us Gen X kids have loved him since he was Easy Reader on "Electric Company!"
YES!! Omg, he is!! I LOVED him of the Electric Company, can't believe I never made the connection!
Load More Replies...Is the type of guy that he looked old since his 40's and he hasn't changed much ever since
Load More Replies...Pink
Nothing changed she's exactly the same╹▽╹
Load More Replies...She's aged really well. Practically looks identical to her younger self.
I love how Pink s so genuinely her own person and never caved to the Hollywood Fame machine.
I had to double check which one is the older Pink. Oh, and by the way, her mother and daughter also look like a Pink! They're all the same! 🤣
Bored Panda was also interested to learn more about Ard's favorite celebs who he thinks have gotten better at what they do with age.
"There are a few," he said. "For example, I think Harry Styles has gone through a lot of development in music style and his voice.
This also applies to Miley Cyrus, she has grown from a child star to a major global star. Lady Gaga surprised me in a positive way. She was very good in 'A Star Is Born.' But there are so many more..."
Celebrity expert Mike told Bored Panda that when celebrities age naturally, it takes the stress out of aging. "With the internet, everyone knows how old you are anyway. If you accept it, and not fight it, it makes life so much easier," he told Bored Panda.
"With stars, aging naturally can actually help you get more work, contrary to what many think. Once a star’s face appears altered or 'worked on,' they actually lose work. Trying to fight aging can end a career."
Jason Momoa
I shall be moving to LA soon because my soulmate Jason Momoa awaits me.
He is???? Didn't know that! *puts on lipstick* (i really liked them as a couple though)
Load More Replies...I MEAN C'MON it's unreasonable for one person to hit THAT kind of gene pool jackpot. 💛
Paul Rudd
On Christmas Day 2021, I had my daughter and SIL at home for dinner and the TV was on in the living-room (muted since we were catching up with each other at the dinner table) F.R.I.E.N.D.S was on air and there he was as Phoebe's fiancé, Mike. My SIL (27) jumped and said "Hey!!! That's Ant-Man!!! Boy, did I feel old at that moment! :D
Loved him ever since "Romeo and Juliet" as Paris...when he turns around and smiles at Juliet with that big stupid grin of his, my heart just melts!
Bill Murray
Celeb expert Mike told Bored Panda that Meryl Streep is the "gold standard of celebrities." Over decades of work, she's definitely gotten better and better with age.
"And here’s the important part: she has wisely accepted her age, and has never tried to fight it. So we, as the audience, accept it too. That has led to her work being embraced and honored throughout her life, and ours too."
Kate Winslet
I really think she should go back to red hair at some point! It suits her so much!!
I think she's the most beautiful actor alive and always have. If you've never seen her first role in Heavenly Creatures with Melanie Lynsky (Kate was 15 and won the Oscar), do yourself a favor and check it out. I was BLOWN OUT OF THE WATER. WOW, what a talent!!
Contouring is updated. So I only see a change in make up application
Harrison Ford
Look at those carpenters arms....my very first little girl crush.... I will always love you Han Solo, you bad man...
Been rode hard and put away wet. Still has IT, though. I think it's his smirk.
I was 13 and I knew exactly what I wanted to do to him, lol! I'd still do him.
Load More Replies...Robert Downey
..."Jr". Robert Downey was his dad who, according to Mr Google: "Robert John Downey was an American filmmaker and actor. He is known for having written and directed the 1969 underground film Putney Swope, a satire on the New York Madison Avenue advertising world." Wikipedia
Crushed hard on him in Ally McBeal, how many years ago was that?? Aged good, still like to see him now
Downey. Evans. Is that the last doughnut with red white and blue sprinkles? Yeah. *Nom Nom* What did I tell you would happen if you ate the last doughnut with red white and blue sprinkles? My memory's a little foggy, but I seem to remember something about hell(fire) raining down. That's right. Yet here I am, without an umbrella. I feel a storm brewing....... AHHHHHHHHH
"There are millions of photos from those celebs so the combinations are endless, you just have to see it," Ard told Bored Panda earlier that he won’t be running out of ideas any time soon.
"Sometimes, I react to a news item, a birthday, or day of death and then post an edit of that celeb as an honor or celebration," he told us how he decides what project to work on next.
Sophia Loren
Bon Jovi
truly a dream boat, me and moms biggest crush and unbelievable voice
Jon is 2 months older than me. How can he look SOO good, and I only look soo old.
Not for nothin', but the BAND is called Bon Jovi, this is Jon Bon Jovi
John Cleese
Funnily, his father changed the family name from Cheese to Cleese.
Load More Replies...I was totally watching Fawlty Towers while getting ready for work this afternoon :-)
The graphic designer explained that, on average, he spends around an hour working on most images. However, more complex photos obviously take far longer, for example, up to two or even three hours. Similarly, if the poses are easier to fit together, the time spent photoshopping a particular ‘Then and Now’ image can drop down to just half an hour. Ard said that sometimes the search he does for the best possible photos can take longer than the actual edits.
Ricky Gervais
Sean Connery
actually i guess he said himself with his own mouth its okay to hit women
Load More Replies..."I don’t think there is anything particularly wrong about hitting a woman- although I don’t recommend doing it in the same way that you’d hit a man. An open-handed slap is justified if all other alternatives fail.” – Sean Connery, Playboy, 1965. I can't stand him.
"An open-handed slap is justified if all other alternatives fail.” I've never struck a woman, but if physically attacked and unable to extricate myself from the situation, it's completely reasonable. Equality goes both ways.
Load More Replies...The only "Bond". Just like unfortunate Alec Baldwin is the only "Jack Ryan".
Load More Replies...Angelina Jolie
Have you seen charlize theron? My opinion the most beautiful woman on earth.
Load More Replies...The graphic designer suggests that the people hoping to do what he does start off by getting Adobe Photoshop and learning to use it. “Just begin and try and practice a lot until, in my case, you have the luck that a lot of people like it," he said that you won’t know what impact you can have on the world until you give it a try and put your work out there.
Christina Applegate
Love her too!! So sad she is dealing with so many health issues! I hope she is able to finish the show "dead to me" it's so good!!
Load More Replies...She is so lovely and interesting! Hate her diagnosis! Pray for a CURE!!!
She's a prenominal actor and a real beauty. I wish her well on her arduous journey with her health.
Will Smith
Oh! I found the difference! The one on the right is wearing a hat! :D
Load More Replies...Filled out bit more, fine handsome lines on his face, otherwise still the same
Charlize Theron
Still kinda made that those movies were trying to convince us that Kristen Stewart is better looking than this Absolute Beauty Goddess™️
Load More Replies...Would be super nice to see comments regarding woman as talented or cool, etc. Like the men... Pretty is fine, but it's not the goal. (not to mention, celebrities are often attractive (naturally). Less sexist compliments, please
"I love the reactions from all over the world and see and read how it can make people smile and make them even emotional sometimes. Also, the list of celebs who shared my work is getting longer and longer. The biggest stars like Madonna, Sylvester Stallone, Tom Jones, Michael Douglas, Tina Turner, Rob Lowe, Gary Barlow, Ricky Gervais, and Snoop Dogg have all shared my creations and that also keeps me excited and gives me the energy to keep on doing this,” he shared.
Jennifer Aniston
This is why I'll never understand people getting their eyebrows tattooed on. Eyebrow fashions change all the time.
Load More Replies...She is a very beautiful woman. My mother who does from pancreatic cancer 3 years ago owned pretty much every movie or show she was in. From seeing all the food she does she seems like a beautiful person inside and out.
But when you agr rhe nose gets more bulbous. So it would have stayed that way for 4 years tops.
Load More Replies...Stop lying. She obviously aged. Allow famous women and famous people in general to age. It's okay to age.
Load More Replies...Marilyn Monroe
They are her arms. The original pic she has her arms around Arthur Miller.
Load More Replies...Beautiful woman. It's a shame she was used and dumped by the industry and everyone around her until she died
All of us should have a picture of ourselves like this, reminding us to love our complete selves, especially that inner child that still lives within us and needs protected. Anyone who knows anything about inner child therapy understands what I mean. I wish MM could have known this. What a beautiful thought this picture conveys. Marilyn loving and protecting herself. If only...
Britney Spears
Well this one is sort of bittersweet isn't it? I'm glad she finally gets to be who she wants to be. And I think any family that does this to their child, especially for money, should burn in hell.
I had know idea the family still had control of her. She seemed so normal. Shame you can't sue a judge and those that took money under the table to keep her locked up.
Load More Replies...Beauty in a young woman is both a blessing and a curse ... as Britney knows to her cost.
The one doesn't know who the other on is. But they both have music in them.
She had a mental breakdown. Can happen to everyone. But everyone doesn't get punished years and years after and stripped of your rights. It's illegal in most countries. Yes, she lost her mind for a bit, but then they took advantage of that and gave her pure hell. I hope she can enjoy her freedom now even though she must have many scars from years of abuse. Wouldn't really call it a downhill slope though. She has just been through a lot.
Load More Replies...Ard shared his first ‘Then and Now’ picture over 10 years ago. At first, he focused on featuring celebs from the Netherlands. However, after getting a very warm reception, the graphic designer decided to photoshop stars from around the world as well.
"About 5 years ago, I edited pictures for a lot of Dutch celebrities and it was a success, so I then started working with foreign celebrity photos. The first one was Madonna, and she even posted my image on her own Instagram,” he told Bored Panda earlier.
Sting
Yeah...long hair is my favorite, but you can't really go wrong with him
Load More Replies...Going to his concert in March with my wifey. Can’t wait. Hope Covid eases up.
Sting has always looked creepy to me. I do not understand his appeal.
IKR, his persona was always a little scary, but very attractive. I first saw him in Dune and that might be why.
Load More Replies...He did a literacy project when I was in high school many years ago and his poster was in my high school library. I already loved his music/films but this made him immortal!
Alanis Morissette
I took the Jagged Little Pill. I lived and I learned. Isn't it Ironic?
Load More Replies...She was under 18 when she was with Dave Coulier and he was in his thirties. Sad
Kurt Cobain
Amazing man, tortured soul. Wish he was still around to see the music scene.
Courtney did it. Her own FATHER thinks she did it, and her daughter wants nothing to do with her. Francis is the one I feel sorry for.
He unalived himself at age 27 in the 90s. As well as being a drug addict he was a very unhappy young man.
Load More Replies...Kurt's story breaks my heart and also hits close to home. He was in pain, both physically and mentally, and I know what that's like. Of course, I would never take my own life, but I still wonder if he really did or if it was Courtney Love. It's one of those mysteries where we just might never know the truth. Reading his journal, which was published years ago, was eye opening though. If anyone's curious, I'd highly recommend checking it out.
Michael Jordan
Surely LOVED those old-styled shorts!!! THIGHS AND MORE THIGHS, YESSSS!!!
Better with age, but wish he'd get rid of that thing on his upper lip!
Robert Redford
His skin really didn't age well, but then blondes usually don't. But he's still gorgeous to me! I've had a crush on Redford since I was young. I was a blonde, and my skin didn't age well, either, even though I never used to lie in the sun. Redford is also like me in that his hair has gone darker with age. LOL!
Brian May
Nah, that's Mozart on the right of the pic. The other one is some anonymous renaissance dude who wandered into the photo-shoot.
Brian May is one of the most underrated guitarists in rock. What that man could do without synthesized sound, and the emotion in his playing...brilliant.
James Michael Tyler
John Lennon
He wasn't the great guy everyone thought he was. Most people don't know.
Abandoned his child, beat his wife. Not a great guy at all. Fantastic music though
Load More Replies...Can you just imagine what John Lennon would think of our world today?
I never liked John much from the start. He seemed creepy to me, and I was right. My fave was George. Oh - I loved that man from age 13 to his death, which broke my heart.
Kim Kardashian
Holy s**t Kim was a very pretty girl. She's still pretty now but not in the same way.
Alyssa Milano
Had a crush on her as a kid back when she was on "Who's the Boss?" Wow, she turns 50 this year.
Preach! Pretty girl and a gorgeous woman (I'm a year younger than she).
Load More Replies...Snoop Dogg
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Be cheaper than seeing a good osteopath maybe?!! 😄
Load More Replies...Almost what he and his son Joseph look like together - great!
Miley Cyrus
Yes, she always had that cheesy grin (in a good way)
Load More Replies...Alfonso Ribeiro
The Carlton has forever been immortalized ❤️ he still dances with the same joy and enthusiasm 🥳
Beyonce
Ralph Macchio
The man looks great for his age, and much younger than he really is.
Holy crap I didn't realize the guy was 60! He looks amazing.
Load More Replies...I don't know for how many years I thought it was fred savage in that movie.
Michael Jackson
He was a good looking young man and then he started messing with himself.
Oh my God seeing Michael Jackson’s adult face next to a normal face is really creepy
Abba
Someone didn't who who or what ABBA was. This is just an A of it all.
I thought she was the prettiest woman I had ever seen when I was a little girl.
Excellent Photoshopping on this one! (And it’s Agnetha OF the group ABBA)
Johnny Depp
I would've preferred to see the Edward Scissorhands role picked as the younger self, if you're going for full the full make up look anyway.
Aileen Quinn
I 100% agree but it's a wig as child and judging by other photos of her it's out of a bottle as an adult. Nothing wrong with that at all, she can have it purple if she wants, just not an example of someone with actual ginger hair.
Load More Replies...Liza Minnelli
Henry Thomas
Johnny Cash
Eddie Van Halen
Michiel Huisman
John Stamos
Full House, was and is my favourite childhood memory, rest in peace Danny Tanner. Uncle Jesse here was my first crush 😘
Matthew Perry
He was so gorgeous. Yes joey was meant to be considered "the hot one" but all the actors were super good looking on that show
Melissa Mccarthy
I love her! Bridesmaids, The Starling, Happytown Murders, Mike & Molly! She's so beautiful and so good!
She had a bit part in the movie "GO" that absolutely stole the show, long before she ever hit it big. Literally, like three lines and was just GREAT
The one of the left...you know the the times of Gilmore Girls vs. Thunder Force
Load More Replies...Charles Chaplin
Exactly, he's had a long life/career so this one could showcase a longer time span
Load More Replies...They could’ve added pictures of him when he was older, to make it a foursome.
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James Hetfield
Holy balls did people go crazy when this king of metal *gasp* cut his hair. It was so controversial at the time lol. I think it’s a good look, and I’ve been a fan for a very long time.
Elvis Presley
Backstreet Boys
Haley Joel Osment
He looks like a bigger version of his younger self. Very little difference in his face.
Justin Timberlake
He looks so serious when we know him as light hearted. Hidden depths.
Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez
He's aging quite well but she looks frigging amazing these days (and I'm not even particularly a fan).
Jack Nicholson
Yes, this really shows us how much Jack has changed over the years.
Yea that was a stupid pic to use to compare age lol
Load More Replies...Same as my Depp comment, why a make-up image? Plenty of young Jack pic to choose. Get something from Chinatown.
Pelé
Carice Van Houten
Wait, the picture in the middle is from a Dutch series she produced in which she plays the role of a troubled prostitute. So no, that is not what she looks like!
The left is from Game of Thrones, right I'm not sure about. But she really isn't one for posing publicly.
Load More Replies...No but wait. I'm Dutch, I mainly know Carice from a Dutch children's movie from years ago, and now you're telling me she currently looks like a cranky Adele? 😭😭
Oh come on, it's a picture of her dressed up for a part. If you have any idea who she is, it wouldn't even be a thing that crossed your mind.
Load More Replies...I agree, a much older Hailey Bieber. Dunno why you were downvoted into oblivion
Load More Replies...Anthony Michael Hall
I literally thought the younger version was Ron Weasley for a second. 🤦🏻♀️
Roger Taylor
Mariah Carey
Jason Priestley
I used to be team Brandon but now i think Dylan was way hotter
Load More Replies...Gloria Estefan
Bruce Springsteen
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
Debbie Gibson
I'm surprised she still has her original nose, but without it she'd probably be unrecognizable.
Cole Sprouse
Diego Maradona
Adele
What the duck dude? She is incredibly successful in her work and life and had a few years focused on her young child.
Load More Replies...Don Johnson
I'm surprised there hasn't been a "Miami Vice" reboot. I'm not asking for one, but it just seems like something they'd do.
Geri Halliwell
Harry Styles
I wish he'd grow his hair out again. He looked really good with long hair
Lily Collins
Kobe Bryant
Charlie Watts
Madonna
They should have taken one of the recent pics... I was really shocked by the change that happened sometime in the last two years.
Money, Botox, plastic surgery, and desperation. Instead of being a gorgeous mature woman who’s still a sexy singer—-and prove that it ain’t over til it’s over—-she has decided to compete with people 1/3 her age, on their level. Sad. If you’re 60-something and try to compete with a 20 year old on her level, the 20 year old will always win. Because she’s 20. But a 20 year old cannot compete with a 60-something up on her level, because the 20 year old is 40+ years behind her in the gorgeous mature woman with more than just her looks going for her.
Load More Replies...Paul Simon
Drake
Drake is a good rapper but I find it so funny when he try's to Make a gangster song you can't scare me if your Canadian (I'm going to f you up A ....put you in one of our free hospital A)
I don't know if I'm supposed to be laughing at this, but I am
Load More Replies...James Blunt
Roger Federer
Barry Gibb
It just takes so much time to take care of the hair every morning, noon and night?
Load More Replies...Joaquin Phoenix
He was legendary in walk the line, I liked him in Joker, but he did a absolutely great job portraying Johnny Cash
Well, if you are gonna show him aging, you should’ve taken him from the Gladiator and now, not two pics few years apart, one with makeup.
Please don’t let this character define him for the rest of his life. It’s great he won the Oscar for it, but I’d prefer to think his career didn’t end on that high note.
If this is a then and now comparison, remind me... How old is the Joker move now? Why not take Gladiator or Signs as a comparison pic?
first took real notice of him in Inventing the Abbots.. could have huge a much older pic of him for this :/
Demi Lovato
She looked good with some weight on her,. Idk why women think being string beans is sexy, give me a little thickness
Because ,,"string bean" looks better on camera and it's definitely easier to find clothes
Load More Replies...Michael Bublé
John Mayer
Matt & Luke Goss
Ruud Gullit
Brings back great memories when him and Van Basten and Rijkaard played for AC Milan.
Shawn Corey Carter
It's called Congos dreads that when two or more dreads fuse to create one
Nik Kershaw
He had at least two in Canada - Wouldn't It Be Good and The Riddle. Probably more in Europe.
Load More Replies...Peter
Especially with just "Peter" above it... His name is Peter R. de Vries, with the added R because that name is like Peter Johnson in the US. He was a well known crime reporter in the Netherlands and was sadly murdered this year.
Load More Replies...Peter was a crime reporter/solver, true hero for us her in the Netherlands. A lot of people had a huge respect to him, his work and speaking out loud. Sadly he got killed a few months ago. People in the USA might know him from the Nathalie Holloway case. He won an Oscar for if.
Ah yes, good old Peter. That man is a class act all the way. Who the f**k is Peter? ;-)
There is a whole world of famous people outside the usa ones
Load More Replies...Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria (Amalia)
Ja joh. Je noemt jezelf Pim van Dijk en kent de Nederlandse kroonprinses niet. Sure Jan.
Load More Replies...Better even, she is incredibly smart and empathetic, especially for her young age.
Load More Replies...I'm not a fan of royalty. I respect this young lady for refusing the payment she became entitled to on her 18th birthday, stating that as she wasn't doing anything yet to benefit the state, she should not receive this money. (She still gets other money, it's not as if they're poor.)
Jochem Myjer
Simon Le Bonn
Monique V/D Ven
Ricky Gervais
Jim Kerr
Cliff Richard
Terence Wilson
Billie Eilish
Angela Schijf
Jim Bakkum
Donnie
They're not famous here in the UK. Maybe they're relatives of whoever did this list :P
Whoever did this list is Dutch, and as a Dutchy I can add I have no clue who Donnie is...
Load More Replies...Donnie? Are Peter and Donnie like Cher or Madonna? So famous they only need one name? I'm assuming they are famous in the UK? Who are these guys, so I can properly appreciate them?
PETER AND DONNIE HAVE NO LAST NAME. PETER AND DONNIE NEED NO LAST NAME. PETER AND DONNIE ARE NOT MERELY MORTAL. SOMEDAY THE WORLD WILL END AND ONLY PETER AND DONNIE WILL BE LEFT.
Load More Replies...Donnie. . .the Dutch rapper? I have no clue, I just did a little Googling.
Ellie Lust
Nick Schilder
Gillian Anderson (The X Files) has aged very well. I saw her in something made in 2016 and she barely looked different from 20 years earlier.
Who are the last 8 people? Celebs from another country who aren’t well known in the U.S.?
Why is it that men look better with age and women, well women just look older??
Gillian Anderson (The X Files) has aged very well. I saw her in something made in 2016 and she barely looked different from 20 years earlier.
Who are the last 8 people? Celebs from another country who aren’t well known in the U.S.?
Why is it that men look better with age and women, well women just look older??
