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
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.
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.
Paul Rudd
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
Harrison Ford
Look at those carpenters arms....my very first little girl crush.... I will always love you Han Solo, you bad man...
Robert Downey
"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
John Cleese
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
Angelina Jolie
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
Will Smith
Charlize Theron
"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
Marilyn Monroe
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.
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
Alanis Morissette
Kurt Cobain
Michael Jordan
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!
Multiple facelifts, fake hair. If you compare his pictures with those of the older Paul Newman, you can see that he really hasn't aged well.
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.
James Michael Tyler
John Lennon
He wasn't the great guy everyone thought he was. Most people don't know.
Kim Kardashian
Alyssa Milano
Snoop Dogg
Arnold Schwarzenegger
Miley Cyrus
Alfonso Ribeiro
Beyonce
Ralph Macchio
The man looks great for his age, and much younger than he really is.
Michael Jackson
Abba
Johnny Depp
Aileen Quinn
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
Melissa Mccarthy
Charles Chaplin
Melanie C
James Hetfield
Elvis Presley
Backstreet Boys
Haley Joel Osment
Justin Timberlake
Ben Affleck And Jennifer Lopez
Jack Nicholson
Yes, this really shows us how much Jack has changed over the years.
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!
Anthony Michael Hall
Roger Taylor
Mariah Carey
Jason Priestley
Gloria Estefan
Bruce Springsteen
Malcolm-Jamal Warner
Mark-Paul Gosselaar
He was a teenage heartthrob and incredibly handsome as a 50yo. But he almost doesn't look like the same person!
Debbie Gibson
I'm surprised she still has her original nose, but without it she'd probably be unrecognizable.
Cole Sprouse
Diego Maradona
Adele
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
Kobe Bryant
Charlie Watts
Madonna
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)
James Blunt
Roger Federer
Barry Gibb
Joaquin Phoenix
He was legendary in walk the line, I liked him in Joker, but he did a absolutely great job portraying Johnny Cash
Demi Lovato
She looked good with some weight on her,. Idk why women think being string beans is sexy, give me a little thickness
Michael Bublé
John Mayer
Matt & Luke Goss
Ruud Gullit
Shawn Corey Carter
Nik Kershaw
Peter
Catharina-Amalia Beatrix Carmen Victoria (Amalia)
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
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.?
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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.?
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