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* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \
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* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \\\"Jessica Marie Alba\\\"]] (it somewhat sounded so exotic and mysterious to me). Seeing her lately in [[{{Film/FantasticFour}} more recent works]] got this troper to pull a {{Nerdgasm}}-tastic \\\"IKnewIt!\\\".
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** HaydenPanettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'RememberTheTitans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
[[/folder]]
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** HaydenPanettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'RememberTheTitans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
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* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \
to:
* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \\\"Jessica Marie Alba\\\"]] (it somewhat sounded so exotic and mysterious to me). Seeing her lately in [[{{Film/FantasticFour}} more recent works]] got this troper to pull a {{Nerdgasm}}-tastic \\\"IKnewIt!\\\".
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
[[/folder]]
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
[[/folder]]
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* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \
to:
* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \\\"Jessica Marie Alba\\\"]] (it somewhat sounded so exotic and mysterious to me). Seeing her lately in [[{{Film/FantasticFour}} more recent works]] got this troper to pull a {{Nerdgasm}}-tastic \\\"IKnewIt!\\\".
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
*** Hilary Duff is one of the few DisneyChannel stars who has managed to go from a TeenIdol to a mature adult singer.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
[[/folder]]
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your [[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
*** Hilary Duff is one of the few DisneyChannel stars who has managed to go from a TeenIdol to a mature adult singer.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
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* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \
to:
* [[{{Tropers/AlexSora89}} This troper]] used to have the hots for JessicaAlba during his childhood, [[{{Flipper}} when she was credited as \\\"Jessica Marie Alba\\\"]] (it somewhat sounded so exotic and mysterious to me). Seeing her lately in [[{{Film/FantasticFour}} more recent works]] got this troper to pull a {{Nerdgasm}}-tastic \\\"IKnewIt!\\\".
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your[[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
*** Hilary Duff is one of the few DisneyChannel stars who has managed to go from a TeenIdol to a mature adult singer.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
[[/folder]]
* Soleil Moon Frye, with or without the breast reduction surgery
* Child stars are often prone to this.
** Valerie Bertinelli as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1754830848/ch0038257 Barbara Cooper Royal(bottom)]], and [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hmph24uZ6Dk for Jenny Craig(2009)]].
** Keisha Knight-Pulliam as [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm108632064/nm0700443 Rudy Huxtable(bottom center)]], from \\\'\\\'TheCosbyShow\\\'\\\', and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1590007296/nm0700443 herself]], 2008.
** Keisha\\\'s \\\'\\\'Cosby\\\"\\\" co-star Raven-Symone.
*** [[YourMileageMayVary Sez you!]]
*** Yes your[[MsFanservice mileage]] [[HotterAndSexier varies]].
** Shia [=LaBeouf=].
** MirandaCosgrove. Just compare her SchoolOfRock days to how she fares in {{iCarly}}.
*** On the same note, {{Jennette McCurdy}} has [[{{Understatement}} matured]]. So much.
** Fellow Nickelodeon stars Keke Palmer and Victoria Justice as well.
** Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen.
*** {{Your mileage may vary}} with that last one.
**** Only because they wear \\\'\\\'waaay\\\'\\\' too much makeup most of the time.
***** Well, that and the fact that collectively they weigh about 80 pounds.
***** And they dive directly into the UncannyValley.
** Alyssa Milano was a cute teenager on \\\'\\\'WhosTheBoss\\\'\\\'. Then came \\\'\\\'{{Charmed}}\\\'\\\'...
*** She is [[IfYouKnowWhatIMean attacked]] by a LesbianVampire in \\\'\\\'Embrace of the Vampire\\\'\\\'.
** SarahJessicaParker on \\\'\\\'SquarePegs\\\'\\\'. Sarah Jessica Parker on \\\'\\\'SexAndTheCity\\\'\\\'.
*** [[InformedAttractiveness The mileage, it varies.]]
** DrewBarrymore as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1518967040/nm0000106 Gertie]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'{{ET}}\\\'\\\' and Drew Barrymore in [[http://www.denimblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/06/drew-barrymore-7-for-all-mankind-jeans002.jpg jeans]].
** Amber Scott, the little girl in the movie \\\'\\\'[[http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/Hook Hook]]\\\'\\\' went from \\\'\\\'[[http://all-movie-goofs.info/wp-content/uploads/hook-movie-still-2.jpg this]]\\\'\\\' to \\\'\\\'[[http://ia.media-imdb.com/images/M/MV5BMTQ0NjI5MTk1Nl5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTcwMDEwMDk5MQ@@._V1._SX479_SY700_.jpg THIS!]]\\\'\\\'
** EmmaWatson as \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm4079720704/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\' and EmmaWatson as, um, \\\'\\\'[[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1562740736/nm0914612 Hermione]]\\\'\\\' in \\\'\\\'Film/HarryPotter\\\'\\\'.
*** How about [[http://www.parade.com/export/sites/default/celebrity/slideshows/emma-watson/2000.html this link and subsequent pages?]]
*** \\\'\\\'PrivateEye\\\'\\\' did a great cartoon on this:
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2001:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Girl looks longingly at poster of Hermione while her brother and mother watch) Aw, look, she\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
--->\\\'\\\'\\\'2009:\\\'\\\'\\\' (Boy looks longingly at poster of Hermione while his sister and mother watch) Aw, look, he\\\'s totally besotted with Hermione!
** In a similar vein, Bonnie Wright [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm727685376/nm0942247 when she first started playing Ginny]] and [[http://www.imdb.com/media/rm1361414144/nm0942247 today]].
** Not to mention the boys -- Daniel Radcliffe, Rupert Grint, and Tom Felton have all grown up \\\'\\\'beautifully\\\'\\\'.
** Holy crap, [[http://www.buddytv.com/articles/Image/what-are-they-up-to-Michelle-trachtenberg.jpg Michelle Trachtenberg]]...
** Christina Ricci as [[http://deohsan.files.wordpress.com/2009/04/wednesday.jpg Wednesday Addams]] and [[http://chud.com/articles/content_images/5/christina-ricci-picture-4.jpg today]] or at [[http://www.movieforum.com/people/actresses/christinaricci/images/sleepyhollow.jpg Sleepy hollow]].
** Hayden Panettiere for anyone who saw her in \\\'\\\'Remember The Titans\\\'\\\'.
** LaceyChabert; [[http://img2.timeinc.net/people/i/2004/04/gallery/partyoffive/lchabert.jpg This photo]] shows her appearance when she was in \\\'\\\'{{Party of Five}}\\\'\\\' and what she looks like now.
** MileyCyrus has been attempting to do this, to shed the old HannahMontana thing and be recognized as a legitimate adult singer/actor. Hasn\\\'t been going too well, though. The media still explodes whenever she does something remotely \\\"adult\\\". [[SarcasmMode Because teenagers in real life always act like the ones in children\\\'s TV shows.]] Admit it: even if you hate her music, you still have to pity her to some extent.
*** This seems to happen a LOT to DisneyChannel stars. They get on a TV show, and usually sing, with music and programming aimed at children. They become extremely popular for a few years, with high TV ratings and lots of concert and CD sales. Then, their show is gone and they start to slowly fade out. Whenever they try to do some more mature work, there is often a heavy MediaBacklash, because for so long they were \\\"perfect\\\" role models for young children, and people just expect them to stay that way.
*** Hilary Duff is one of the few DisneyChannel stars who has managed to go from a TeenIdol to a mature adult singer.
** An interesting one is Georgie Henley from \\\'\\\'TheChroniclesOfNarnia\\\'\\\' films. We\\\'re used to seeing her as a nine-year-old so she looks like she has grown up a lot in the third film, even though she still is just 15.
** ScarlettJohansson has certainly come a long way from all that horse whispering.
* [[TheNanny Madeline Zima]]. Just look at [[http://darkclaw.lamula.pe/files/2009/06/madeline_zima.jpg this]] pic.
* Danica [=McKellar=]
* One of the most disturbing things about getting older is watching \\\'\\\'Dakota fucking Fanning\\\'\\\' blossom.
* A rare male example: ChristianBale was such a cute little boy in \\\'\\\'{{Empire of the Sun}}\\\'\\\' ... This troper\\\'s mother was probably not the only one who was more than a little surprised by his [[http://batman.wikia.com/wiki/File:BruceWayneTDK.jpg appearance]] [[TheDarkKnightSaga as Batman]].
** Another notable male example, Anthony Michael Hall. [[SixteenCandles Farmer Ted]], became quite the hunk.
** What about ElijahWood? He was a RealLife CuteShotaroBoy as a child, and now as [[Film/TheLordOfTheRings Frodo]] he\\\'s still adorable.
* Annette Funicello was this before everyone on this list (and most Tropers) was even born.
* [[BillClinton Chelsea Clinton]] has endured many jokes about her looks in the media when her father was in office (A [[KickTheDog downright cruel]] thing to do to a teenage girl growing into her new body, regardless of her parents. Bad media!), but I doubt [[http://topnews.in/usa/files/Chelsea-Clinton_1.jpg anyone\\\'s joking now]].
** [[YourMileageMayVary YMMV on that one]].
* You know that little girl that got attacked by chicken sized dinosaurs in the beginning of \\\'\\\'TheLostWorld: JurassicPark\\\'\\\'? That was Camilla Belle, who now looks like [[http://www.mostattractivewoman.com/photos/galleries/famous/Camilla_Belle.jpg this]].
* Joseph Gordon-Levitt. He was always a cute [[http://27.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_kuy6u8fT8h1qzlsmdo1_500.jpg kid]] , but now... [[http://fusedfilm.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/joseph_gordon_levitt.jpg umm, yeah.]]
** Sort of lampshaded by JGL himself during his appearance on SaturdayNightLive, in regards to his days on ThirdRockFromTheSun: [[http://www.sitcomsonline.com/photopost/data/627/14549tommy.jpg \\\"Wasn\\\'t I a cute little girl?\\\"]]
* JodieFoster: started as a Coppertone Girl, now a {{hot mom}}.
* Natalie Wood: A little girl in \\\'\\\'Miracle on 34th Street\\\'\\\'; less than a decade later she was playing opposite JamesDean in \\\'\\\'RebelWithoutACause\\\'\\\'.
* Another famous Natalie, NataliePortman was a spunky, determined, and funny little girl in \\\'\\\'Leon: TheProfessional\\\'\\\', starring opposite JeanReno. She\\\'s turning into quite the classical beauty, see her latest incarnation in the upcoming Thor live-action adaptation of the comic from, um, Marvel Comics.
* Kaley Cuoco, resident hottie of \\\'\\\'TheBigBangTheory\\\'\\\'. [[http://www.childstarlets.com/lobby/bios/portraits/kaley_cuoco12.jpg Here she is]] circa the Denzel Washington film \\\'\\\'Virtuosity\\\'\\\', and [[http://kaleycuoco.fansiter.com/pictures/kaley-cuoco-images.jpg here she is]] now.
* I predict this happening sooner than anyone knows it for Chloe Grace-Moretz.
** It looks like she\\\'s [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=250&pos=14 trying]] to get there [[http://chloemoretz.com/gallery/displayimage.php?album=252&pos=19 a little too soon.]]
* I\\\'m certain very troper has a cousin or second cousin that they only see every 4-6 years and therefore remember a sweet 13 year old and are bothered by either physical desirability or decidedly adult behavior -- or both -- of the now-nineteen-year-old.
* Remember Ritchie, the adorable little kid from \\\'\\\'FamilyMatters\\\'\\\'? Well, here\\\'s Bryton [=McClure=] [[http://www.poptower.com/bryton-mcclure.htm as an adult]].
* Daniel Logan, who played the young Boba Fett in \\\'\\\'AttackOfTheClones\\\'\\\', can hunt me down [[http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d9/Daniel_Logan_at_WonderCon_2007.JPG anyday]]
* This is Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_-_PS_-_10_3125.jpg age 10]]. And \\\'\\\'\\\'this\\\'\\\'\\\' is gravure (bikini) model Nozomi Sasaki, [[http://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/Nozomi_Sasaki_1_8703.jpg age 20]]. [[HelloNurse W]][[ShesGotLegs o]][[DistractedByTheSexy w]]!
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