01of 18BELLA HADIDEthan Miller/Getty; James Devaney/GC ImagesEven one of the world’s most in-demand supermodels went through cringe-filled years. “I think I had more beauty insecurities growing up than probably anybody,” she toldCosmopolitanin 2018. “Growing up, I was always self-conscious about my brows but I never knew that you could do something about it. I’ve always had really thin brows, I got them from my dad. I was also kind of chubbier growing up until I was 15, so there were a lot of things I had to grow into — I definitely had to grow into my face a lot. I wasn’t very secure with myself until recently.”
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BELLA HADID
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Even one of the world’s most in-demand supermodels went through cringe-filled years. “I think I had more beauty insecurities growing up than probably anybody,” she toldCosmopolitanin 2018. “Growing up, I was always self-conscious about my brows but I never knew that you could do something about it. I’ve always had really thin brows, I got them from my dad. I was also kind of chubbier growing up until I was 15, so there were a lot of things I had to grow into — I definitely had to grow into my face a lot. I wasn’t very secure with myself until recently.”
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JAMEELA JAMIL
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“I’ve never had a birthday party. My family tried to throw one for me when I was 10 and no one came, because I was just bad at making friends,” theGood Placestar said during a “Screen Test” video forWmagazine. “I was very bully-able and very socially inept.”
“I was definitely not gorgeous as a child — and that’s definitely not to say that I think I necessarily am now,” she added. “I’m half Pakistani and part Indian, and came from a poor background. I was also mostly deaf until I was 12 years old. And so, I think those things inhibit your social skills and you miss a lot.”
Jamil also revealed that she didn’t have her first kiss until she was 21. “The film40-Year-Old Virginhad just come out, and everyone that I knew gave me a copy of that film. So I had 25 copies,” she said. “And a friend of mine finally kissed me on a bench outside a bus stop, and it was the best and he was such a good kisser.”
03of 18GWYNETH PALTROWJim Smeal/WireImage; JB Lacroix/WireImageWhile discussing daughter Apple in aTodayinterview, the Goop founder took a moment toreflect on her own experience as a teenager. “It was brutal. That was a really hard year for me," Paltrow said of being 13 years old. “I was really trying to grow into this awkward gawky body, which I think I half grew into. I had braces, and I decided it would be a great idea to shave the back of my head.” She continued: “I think it’s a time in one’s life where you’re trying on different personas and you’re trying to see what kind of a person you’re going to be. I think it’s just also painful.”
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GWYNETH PALTROW
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While discussing daughter Apple in aTodayinterview, the Goop founder took a moment toreflect on her own experience as a teenager. “It was brutal. That was a really hard year for me,” Paltrow said of being 13 years old. “I was really trying to grow into this awkward gawky body, which I think I half grew into. I had braces, and I decided it would be a great idea to shave the back of my head.” She continued: “I think it’s a time in one’s life where you’re trying on different personas and you’re trying to see what kind of a person you’re going to be. I think it’s just also painful.”
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ALEXANDRA DADDARIO
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05of 18SARA SAMPAIOThe Victoria’s Secret modelpoked funat some of her early fashion choices with a collage of throwback snapshots on Instagram. “You guys are very welcome!!! #thanksmum #nevergiveuphope,” she captioned the photos, which featured a temporary butterfly tattoo, tinted glasses and a bandana shirt.
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SARA SAMPAIO
The Victoria’s Secret modelpoked funat some of her early fashion choices with a collage of throwback snapshots on Instagram. “You guys are very welcome!!! #thanksmum #nevergiveuphope,” she captioned the photos, which featured a temporary butterfly tattoo, tinted glasses and a bandana shirt.
06of 18JUSTIN TIMBERLAKESeth Poppel/Yearbook Library; David Livingston/Getty ImagesYears before JT brought sexy back, he was warding off bullies who picked up on him, making jabs at his “terrible acne and weird hair.“He recalls: “When you’re a kid I think you try so hard to fit in and when you get older you realize that fitting in isn’t really the thing that’s more interesting … I would not be here if I would have listened to the kids who told me I was a terrible singer and I was a sissy … Be different.”
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JUSTIN TIMBERLAKE
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Years before JT brought sexy back, he was warding off bullies who picked up on him, making jabs at his “terrible acne and weird hair.“He recalls: “When you’re a kid I think you try so hard to fit in and when you get older you realize that fitting in isn’t really the thing that’s more interesting … I would not be here if I would have listened to the kids who told me I was a terrible singer and I was a sissy … Be different.”
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OLIVIA CULPO
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08of 18NICOLE KIDMANCourtesy Nicole Kidman; Jason Merritt/Getty Images for TurnerThough her brilliant red hair is the source of envy to many, Kidman, at 4 ½, lamented her locks growing up. She told PEOPLE that her hair made her feel “awkward and repulsive. When I was little I had curls down to my bum and people would always pull at my hair and say, ‘Ohhh, she’s got currrrls!’ And I hated that.”
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NICOLE KIDMAN
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Though her brilliant red hair is the source of envy to many, Kidman, at 4 ½, lamented her locks growing up. She told PEOPLE that her hair made her feel “awkward and repulsive. When I was little I had curls down to my bum and people would always pull at my hair and say, ‘Ohhh, she’s got currrrls!’ And I hated that.”
09of 18BEYONCÉSeth Poppel/Yearbook Library; Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty ImagesYes, even flawless (super)humans like Queen Bey have gone through their own awkward phases — according to the “Formation” croonerwho previously toldEssenceshe felt “awkward around other kids” — but chose to reflect on her emotional transformation in her short film,Yours and Mine: “I know when you grow up, when you learn a few things, you’re no longer afraid of letting go. You’re no longer afraid of the unknown. You’re no longer afraid of going to certain places in your body and your mind and your soul, that may make you feel uncomfortable. It all starts with if you can look at yourself in the mirror and say ‘I like that person,’ you know? If I hadn’t gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.”
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BEYONCÉ
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Yes, even flawless (super)humans like Queen Bey have gone through their own awkward phases — according to the “Formation” croonerwho previously toldEssenceshe felt “awkward around other kids” — but chose to reflect on her emotional transformation in her short film,Yours and Mine: “I know when you grow up, when you learn a few things, you’re no longer afraid of letting go. You’re no longer afraid of the unknown. You’re no longer afraid of going to certain places in your body and your mind and your soul, that may make you feel uncomfortable. It all starts with if you can look at yourself in the mirror and say ‘I like that person,’ you know? If I hadn’t gone through some of the painful experiences in my life, I would not be me.”
10of 18JOE MANGANIELLOCourtesy Awkward Family Photos; Astrid Stawiarz/GettyBefore becoming the buff heartthrob loyal fans ofTrue BloodandMagic Mikeknow and love, Sofia Vergara’s leading man was an adorably lanky basketball player with a penchant for mullets.
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JOE MANGANIELLO
Courtesy Awkward Family Photos; Astrid Stawiarz/Getty
Before becoming the buff heartthrob loyal fans ofTrue BloodandMagic Mikeknow and love, Sofia Vergara’s leading man was an adorably lanky basketball player with a penchant for mullets.
11of 18MATTHEW PERRYDonald Sanders/Globe Photos; Mike Pont/WireImageGrowing up, Perry “was the most popular of the geeky kids,” he told InStyle in September 2002.
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MATTHEW PERRY
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Growing up, Perry “was the most popular of the geeky kids,” he told InStyle in September 2002.
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MATTHEW LEWIS
13of 18KRISTEN STEWARTJeff Kravitz/FilmMagic; Michael Kovac/Getty Images for ELLEWhen Stewart looks back at her time inTwilight, she considers a majority of those formative years cringe-worthy. “I look at those photos, andI feel like I’m looking at a college yearbook,” she toldEllen DeGeneresin a November 2016 interview. “I don’t jump right back into those memories but as soon as you see a picture, it’s like, ‘Oh God, it’s like yesterday.’ I was 17, 18 years old when that all went down, and that’s the most uncomfortable, terrible, weird [time].”
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KRISTEN STEWART
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When Stewart looks back at her time inTwilight, she considers a majority of those formative years cringe-worthy. “I look at those photos, andI feel like I’m looking at a college yearbook,” she toldEllen DeGeneresin a November 2016 interview. “I don’t jump right back into those memories but as soon as you see a picture, it’s like, ‘Oh God, it’s like yesterday.’ I was 17, 18 years old when that all went down, and that’s the most uncomfortable, terrible, weird [time].”
14of 18SANDRA BULLOCKGlobe/Karwai Tang/WireImageWhile a student in Arlington, Virginia, the Oscar winner felt she was miles away from being red-carpet ready. “I always had these stupid barrettes holding my hair back. I was just a couple of beats off,” she said.
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SANDRA BULLOCK
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While a student in Arlington, Virginia, the Oscar winner felt she was miles away from being red-carpet ready. “I always had these stupid barrettes holding my hair back. I was just a couple of beats off,” she said.
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TAYLOR SCHILLING
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16of 18DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSONSource: Dwayne Johnson Instagram; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images"I had an awkward phase when I was 13, 14 years old,” PEOPLE’s 2016 Sexiest Man Alive said in an interview. “I was trying to find my identity and trying to settle into my identity.” The action star also got candid about his struggle with acne as a teenager. “I loved sweets. Every day after school I would go get doughnuts and I would go get cookies. I have an adverse reaction to sugar and chocolate, where I would break out in all these pimples,” he said. “You could just imagine that, with my curly half-Afro.”
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DWAYNE ‘THE ROCK’ JOHNSON
Source: Dwayne Johnson Instagram; Albert L. Ortega/Getty Images
“I had an awkward phase when I was 13, 14 years old,” PEOPLE’s 2016 Sexiest Man Alive said in an interview. “I was trying to find my identity and trying to settle into my identity.” The action star also got candid about his struggle with acne as a teenager. “I loved sweets. Every day after school I would go get doughnuts and I would go get cookies. I have an adverse reaction to sugar and chocolate, where I would break out in all these pimples,” he said. “You could just imagine that, with my curly half-Afro.”
17of 18TINA FEYSplash News; Jemal Countess/Getty ImagesBefore finding fame onSaturday Night Liveand30 Rock, the award-winning comedian went through “a pretty rough puberty” that led to a “deadly combination of greasy skin and getting your boobs at 10.”
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TINA FEY
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Before finding fame onSaturday Night Liveand30 Rock, the award-winning comedian went through “a pretty rough puberty” that led to a “deadly combination of greasy skin and getting your boobs at 10.”
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ZOOEY DESCHANEL
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