It’s just crazy because we used to think 40 was “old.”
Yesterday, Prince William turned the big 4-0.
For those who weren’t alive in the late ’90s and early 2000s, then you don’t know the absolute chokehold he had on pretty much everyone in suburbia.
Sooo, because everyone who we grew up thinking was hot is in now in their forties, let’s see what these bad boys look like today.
1.
Here’s Rider Strong way back when:
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And here he is with the cast of Boy Meets World a couple months ago:
2.
Josh Hartnett way back when:
I don’t think he knew how chairs work.
He’s 43 now:
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Who doesn’t love a floral moment?
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3.
Joshua Jackson way back when:
He’s 44 now:
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And here he is with his wife Jodie Turner-Smith at the Met Gala:
4.
Jaleel White way back when:
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And here’s another picture with his daughter:
5.
Ryan Phillipe way back when:
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His son Deacon just graduated from high school home school:
6.
Shane West way back when:
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And here’s a Walk to Remember #tbt he posted earlier this year:
7.
Devon Sawa way back when:
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And here he is with a bag of sunflower seeds:
8.
Chad Michael Murray way back when:
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And here he is with a lil’ pump:
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JC Chasez way back when:
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He’s 45 now:
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He attended the White House Correspondents’ Dinner this year:
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10.
Kevin Richardson way back when:
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And here’s a nice lil’ family portrait:
11.
Tyrese way back when:
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He’s 43 now:
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And here he is with his daughter Shayla:
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12.
Chris Evans way back when:
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He’s 41 now:
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And here he is covered puppies:
13.
Wilmer Valderrama way back when:
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And here he is with his daughter:
14.
Jake Gyllenhaal way back when:
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He’s 41 now:
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And here he is with Rami Malek at a fashion show:
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15.
Leonardo DiCaprio way back when:
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He’s 47 now:
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And here he is at a basketball game:
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16.
Chris Pine way back when:
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He’s 41 now:
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And here he is at the 2022 Vanity Fair party:
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17.
Elijah Wood way back when:
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He’s 41 now:
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And here he is in a lil’ beanie:
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18.
Ashton Kutcher way back when:
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He’s 44 now:
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And here he is with a Britney Spears mic:
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19.
Jason Momoa way back when:
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He’s 42 now:
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And here he is flipping the bird:
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20.
JTT way back when:
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He’s 40 now:
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His last public appearance was in 2014 on Last Man Standing:
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21.
Ryan Merriman way back when:
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And here he is in a onesie:
22.
Mark Hoppus way back when:
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And here he is in Italy celebrating Kravis’ wedding:
23.
Freddie Prinze Jr. way back when:
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He’s 46 now:
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And here he is celebrating his birthday:
24.
Adam Brody way back when:
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He’s 42 now:
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And here he is in 2020:
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25.
Usher way back when:
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He’s 43 now:
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And here he is with his son who is also named Usher:
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26.
Ashley Parker Angel way back when:
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And his IG is full of thirst traps:
27.
Jesse Bradford way back when:
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He’s 43 now:
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And here he is on Father’s Day:
28.
Andrew Keegan way back when:
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And here’s another pic with his daughter:
29.
James Marsden way back when:
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He’s 48 now:
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And here he is with his 3 kids:
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30.
And last but not least, Erik von Detten way back when:
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And here he is now, just shy of 40, at 39:
And here’s a cute Halloween family pic:
