The Best Celebrity #ThrowbackThursday & #FlashbackFriday Pics
Be it hilarious school photos (we're looking at you January Jones), cringe fashion or cute baby pics, we chart the best of celebrity #ThrowbackThursdays...
Getty ImagesMandy Moore shared the cutest #TBT to celebrate the many nominations her current show, This Is Us, received for this year’s MTV Movie & TV Awards. Mandy captioned the 2002 shot:
“In 2002 I was honored with this golden popcorn trophy for #awalktoremember and now 15 years later, in a completely different chapter of my life, @mtv has recognized all of our work on #thisisus ... Thanks for the kudos, #MTVawards. Can't wait to celebrate on May 7th 🎉.”
@mandymooremm / InstagramAnother #TBT from Mandy, that we're loving. This one from the 90s with no one other than Justin Timberlake. Mandy wrote:
"Summer of 1999. Abercrombie tshirts and bucket hats. Opening for this guy and his band. Look at my nervous smile! 🙈 #tbt #memories"
nickiminaj/InstagramNicki Minaj won throwback of the week with this gorgeous snap of her at the age of 17 as she reminisced on the days of twisty earrings and XO bracelets. She said:
“17 years old - After all this time, God ain't fail me yet... (if u ain't have the twisty earrings, flat twists, XO chain & bracelet then idk...lol)”
Britney Spears is feeling #blessed as she reminisces about her first ever music video 18 years ago. The mega star posted the old photo to her Instagram page, posing with director Nigel Dick on the set of Baby One More Time, the iconic music video that launched her career. Eighteen years later and we still want to wear this outfit, is that wrong?
Britney captioned the pic: "Nigel Dick, director of Baby One More Time. First ever music video... 18 years ago. Most precious day of my life!!!!"
kourtneykardash/InstagramPosting a series of photos to her app, Kourtney Kardashian shared possibly the best #FlashbackFriday we've ever seen. Wearing a faux-mermaid tail (um, where can we buy one?) and with her long hair strategically placed over her breasts, Kourtney prepares for a photoshoot. She was also pregnant in the photo. It's so fantastically tacky, we love it.
Gigi Hadid/InstagramThe model (and basketball super fan) posted an adorable tribute to her favourite Lakers player Kobe Bryant in honour of his last game. She said alongside the image, which shows an 11-year-old Gigi blowing out candles in full Lakers gear, "Growing up a #KOBE fan made me want to be a great athlete and a great sports fan: two things that have brought so much joy to my life." She went on: "Emotional tonight #8 #24 Thank you for 20 years!"
britneyspears/InstagramThank you Britney Spears for this retro snap! It's just too good. The pop princess and the Oscar winner can be seen goofing around on camera, with Brit sticking out her tongue (way before Miley ever did!)...
Kim Kardashian/InstagramKim Kardashian-West and her friends dressed up as the Spice Girls when they were younger and naturally, Kim was Posh Spice.
#GirlPower #TBT
Eva Mendes/InstagramWe welcomed Eva Mendes with open arms on Instagram when she posted her first ever photo - a good ol' fashioned #tbt. We love everything about this picture; From the cowboy boots to the chubby little arms, right up to the ever so chic headscarf. What do you reckon? The cutest celebrity throwback yet?
Thank you, Taylor Swift, for sharing a photo of your "braids phase". The singer celebrated her album's huge success by posting this pic up with the caption: "The last time an album sold as many copies as 1989 did first week, it was 2002, I was 12, and going through my 'braids phase'. #nofilternecessary"
Iggy Azalea/InstagramDo you recognise the star on the right? Sure enough, that's Iggy Azalea, who posted this throwback photo while lamenting the loss of her super-long hair. Iggy wrote: " I must've been 15 or 16 here. Someone just posted it and now I miss my long hair. Don't go too light with your color or it'll break off ladies! #Lessons".
James Marsden/TwitterClearly, judging from this old snap, actor James Marsden has always been something of a heart throb (although, thankfully, he's now ditched the mullet hairstyle). The X-Men actor showed off his old high school photo while appearing on the Today show in the US. Show host Matt Lauer asked: "Is that a mullet?" To which James replied: "I don't know what that is. It looks like a rodent is hiding behind me... attached to my neck. That was 1989."
Reese Witherspoon/InstagramReese Witherspoon posted this adorable snap of her as a youngster on top of a tractor this week. The Oscar winner, who grew up in New Orleans in Louisiana wrote: "Because what Southern girl doesn't love a John Deere tractor.. #TBT" CUTE!
Dwayne Johnson/TwitterI mean, there are no words to describe how amazing this throwback pic of Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson is. Hello, 90s...
Justin Timberlake/InstagramJustin Timberlake made our Thursday by sharing this utterly adorable snap of himself as a toddler; clearly he was a music pro from the start. He captioned it: "#TBT No Flex Zone..."
Hugh Jackman/InstagramAww... look at fresh-faced Hugh Jackman and his pops. The actor wrote "My hero ....My Dad #Flashback #Friday", giving us even more reasons to love him.
Beyonce/InstagramBack before Beyoncé and Solange were known only by their first names, the Knowles sisters were just two ordinary little girls. Queen Bee celebrated her little sis' birthday last year by posting a childhood snap of the two of them.
Aexa Chung/InstagramFrom jockey to presenter, Alexa Chung is one talented lady.
Kim Kardashian/InstagramAww! A blast from the Kardashian past (again). At what very much looks like Kris and Bruce Jenner's wedding, Kris posted this throwback snap of the family dressed in all their wedding finery.
Mingey/InstagramThis took us a full moment to realise who this was. While this could easily pass for Dakota Fanning, it is actually none other than Amanda Seyfried. Could you guess?
Kim Kardashian/InstagramIt’s not just us, even Kim Kardashian and Nicole Richie have embarrassing photos from their childhood. Just look at Nicole’s braces. We’d almost forgotten these two were pals.
Maisie Williams/InstagramRecognise this adorable little tot? Well you might if you're a Game Of Thrones fans... It's none other than a toddler Arya Stark (aka actress Maisie Williams)!
Lauren Conrad/InstagramIs Lauren Conrad secretly part of the Olsen family? We can hardly tell the difference between mini LC and the Mary-Kate and Ashley in Full House.
Kim Kardashian/InstagramWe have so much love for Kim Kardashian for posting this throwback of her mum Kris Jenner and Bruce Jenner. Doing the whole his 'n' hers leather thing waaay before the Beckhams, this snap is pretty priceless.
Beyonce/InstagramThis throwback pic of Jay-Z and Beyoncé on the set of her first solo music video Crazy In Love in 2002 is almost too amazing. The singer posted the snap alongside the caption: “Crazy in love, 2002, The Bronx".
Jennifarley.comWe wouldn't normally be looking at Jenni Farley aka J Woww from Jersey Shore's Twitter feed - but this throwback photo was just too good to resist. Just how much does she look like Boo from Monsters Inc?
Clarissa Explains It All, the game?! We want one, Melissa Joan Hart.
Khloe Kardashian/InstagramFrom dressing up as builders, to enjoying a few bucks and selfies on the plane, Khloe Kardashian tweeted a touching tribute to her sister Kim in honour of her 33rd birthday in 2013.
Rosiehw/InstagramWho said everyone goes through an awkward, teenager phase. Victoria's Secret angels Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Candice Swanepoel clearly didn’t!
Gwen Stefani/TwitterAt least one couple in Hollywood is still happy! This vintage photo reminds us that, even after 11 years together, Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale are still completely smitten.
Ireland Baldwin/InstagramIreland Baldwin shared this super cute baby photo of her and her mum, Hollywood actress Kim Basinger. Extra cute points for the matching turbans, too.
Beyonce/TumblrBlue Ivy or Beyoncé? Queen Bey reveals where her daughter Blue gets all her cuteness from, her momma!
Spencer Matthews/Twitter"This way to the beach, ladies..." Yep, definitely Made In Chelsea star Spenny. (Props to his pal in this photo though; great work from him, as well.)
Miranda Kerr/InstagramWe couldn’t mistake those cute rosy cheeks anywhere, even if she is just a baby here. Proof that Miranda Kerr was always adorable.
Cara Delevingne/InstagramWhen posting this adorable snap, Cara Delevingne wrote: “I just wanna dress like this all the time,” so maybe we’ll be seeing her rocking something similar soon.
Instagram/Alexa ChungAnother Alexa throwback pic, the model-come-TV presenter-fashionista etc shared this snap of her teen self with the caption: "Being a teenager was awkward enough without people shoving wedding style corsets on me and asking me to look like I knew what was up.. #tbt #awk #dork"
Lena Dunham/Instagram“Throwback Sunday to when I looked like an angry teen hooker in a bad way,” said Lena Dunham, when she posted this pic as her as a teen.
Katy Perry/TwitterThe choirboy haircut is gloriously retro but there's no disguising those eyes and sweet smile as Katy Perry's.
Oliver Proudlock/TwitterWe actually can't get over how cute this snap of Chelsea's number 1 spectacle-wearer Ollie Proudlock, really is.
January Jones/InstagramBut it was January Jones who blew the competition out of the water with this adorable and - if we’re honest - completely hilarious school photo of herself taken when she was 9-years-old. Until now we’d never imagined the former model-turned-actress with a mullet… In short; amazing.
Miley Cyrus/TwitterPre-twerking, tweeting and swinging around naked on a giant ball of concrete, Miley Cyrus was this angelic, little thing who went by the name of Destiny.
Kim Kardashian/InstagramKris Jenner just loves a throwback snap and before the two announced their separation in 2014, the Kardashian matriarch posted this snap of her and Bruce Jenner to celebrate 22 years of marriage - with an additional look back at cummerbunds and slip dresses, naturally.
Kris Jenner/InstagramMother’s Day in America promoted a flurry of family snaps this year. Of course matriarch Kris Jenner got in on the action, posting this snap of her clan, alongisde the post: “Thank you to my beautiful children for making me so happy and so proud...I adore you and I'm so incredibly blessed....I love you madly!!!!!”
Louise Thompson/TwitterAnother [/i]Made In Chelsea[/i] star snap from school and Louise Thompson has barely changed since her early teens!
Heidi Klum/TwitterTweeting with the hashtag, #IAMNINE, Heidi Klum proved that even supermodels go through that awkward stage.
Kim Kardashian/InstagramRecognise these two sweeties? Yep. It's another Kardashian throwback snap. Kim and Kourtney Kardashian looked like butter-wouldn't-melt in this adorable retro pic. Of course we know better.
Michelle Rodriguez/InstagramMichelle Rodriguez posted this cute split pic of her then and now, showing off the same sweet smile.
Jessica Alba/InstagramPink mania aside, Jessica Alba looks the image of her daughter Honor in this old Father Christmas shot of her and brother Joshua.
Jessie J/InstagramThank you Jessie J for tweeting this photo. It’s nice to know that even you once plunged the murky depths of blue eye-shadow and pink lippie!
Jessica Alba/InstagramFive years and Jessica Alba and husband Cash Warren are still going strong. Look away now if you’re newly single, here are a few of their gorgeous couple’s lovey-dovey moments.
Rita Ora/InstagramRita Ora's famed for her lashings of mascara, red lippy and penchant for bleach, but it wasn’t always this way. Here she is as a fresh-faced teen, posing for a holiday shot.
