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Your Favorite 2010s Heartthrobs Look So Different Now

So many hair swoops, so little time.

Headshot of Janaya WeckerBy Janaya Wecker
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When people talk about their crushes from the '90s and '00s, the biggest names of the 2010s are too often ignored. Well, that ends today! Lucky for us, all of our favorites have experienced major transformations in the years since we were first obsessed. The stars of Teen Wolf are now in their 30s, Harry Styles is, well, Harry Styles, and we might be hearing the phrase "Oscar nominee Austin Butler" this time next year. So whether you were a teen ripping Justin Bieber posters out of J-14 or a full-grown adult crushing on Channing Tatum back in the day, there's something for everyone on this list of 2010s heartthrobs then and now.

1

Dylan O'Brien: Then

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So young!

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Dylan O'Brien: Now

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If Taylor Swift casts you as one of her exes in a music video, you're major celeb crush material.

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Tyler Posey: Then

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When it comes to teen werewolves, Tyler always ranked a very close second behind Taylor Lautner.

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Tyler Posey: Now

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He's entering his Bad Boy Tyler phase!

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5

Harry Styles: Then

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He lit up our worlds like nobody else. Sorry to Louis, Niall, Liam, and Zayn.

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Harry Styles: Now

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To borrow a phrase from Lady Gaga: "Talented, brilliant, incredible, amazing, showstopping, spectacular, never the same, totally unique, completely not ever been done before."

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Avan Jogia: Then

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If you wore studded belts, drew on your Converse with a Sharpie, and listened to a ton of pop punk, you probably had an Avan Jogia phase.

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Avan Jogia: Now

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Still broody as ever, but now he's a model.

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Donald Glover: Then

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Troy Barnes was the best (and cutest!) character on Community, and you won't change my mind.

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Donald Glover: Now

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Childish Gambino became Grown Man-ish Gambino right before our very eyes.

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Justin Bieber: Then

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High hair, hooded vest, rhyming "swag on you" with "fondue"...peak Bieber Fever era.

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Justin Bieber: Now

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He's since gone from "Boyfriend" to Hailey's husband. Still the swaggiest in my book.

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13

Big Time Rush: Then

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If you didn't learn the choreo to "Boyfriend" and never screamed your lungs out at one of their concerts, you haven't lived.

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Big Time Rush: Now

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Still making (really catchy) music—and still hot. James, you'll always be my favorite.

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Austin Butler: Then

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There was a time when Austin was just a Nickelodeon actor-turned-boyfriend of Vanessa Hudgens.

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Austin Butler: Now

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You might have heard that he played Elvis Presley, one of the hottest celebs of all time, in 2022. Talk about a transformation.

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Liam Hemsworth: Then

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If you claim you weren't jealous of Miley Cyrus for getting to date him, stop lying to yourself.

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Liam Hemsworth: Now

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AND he eats chips.

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19

Ross Lynch: Then

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He might have had this really bright hair color back in the day, but he was still pretty cute.

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Ross Lynch: Now

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Much better! Loving the hipster-slash-hippie vibe he's got going on here.

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