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37 Of The Most Adorable Celebrity Baby And Childhood TBT Pictures

Ariana Grande has had her ponytail since the 1990s, it seems

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It's always super fascinating to glimpse into the origins of celebrities' lives. Where did they come from? Who are their parents? How did they become so successful? And, what did they look like as a baby?

Well, as for the latter question, we can help you. Ever since the hashtag #tbt was born, celebrities have been posting throwback childhood and baby photos and it shows no sign of letting up.

With Reese Witherspoon, Drake and Jonah Hill and all posting photos of themselves as children recently, we rounded up the cutest celebrity baby and childhood photos to bring you joy.

1

Kourtney Kardashian

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In honour of brother Rob Kardashian's birthday, Kourtney posted a major throwback snap of the siblings when they were younger wearing matching white shirts. But fans can't get over one thing in particular – that Kourtney looks exactly the same now as she did then, albeit a little edgier thanks to her recent style transformation.

Kourtney: we need all your skincare secrets, and we need them now.

2

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian has shared several throwback photos from the Nineties to celebrate National Daughters Day, and apologised to her mum, Kris Jenner, for stealing her car as a teen.

'I remember being grounded here for Kourtney stealing your car just to drive it around the block and some how even though I didn’t participate I still got in trouble! So we had nothing else to do but do photo shoots in the garage,' she captioned the hilarious photos.

In the snaps the 40-year-old wears a white T-shirt, black choker necklace, white trainers with black laces, a black beanie hat and ripped jeans.

3

Ariana Grande

To celebrate turning 28-years-old, Grande shared the ultimate throwback picture of her as a baby!

The photograph was met with more than 9 million likes and an influx of messages from famous friends and family (as well as fan). 'Omg let me babysit her she’s so adorbi,' Katy Perry joked, while John Legend, Khloe Kardashian, Nicki Minaj and Donatella Versace also sent well-wishes.

Over on Beyoncè's website, she also wished Grande a happy birthday sharing another adorable photo of the 'thank u, next' singer as a little girl.

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4

Reese Witherspoon

The Legally Blonde star shared a photo from 1987, where we still think she looks pretty chic in a Benetton sweatshirt, round framed glasses, a full fringe and messy bun. Clearly a style icon from the early ages.

5

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

Priyanka Chopra Jonas has shared an incredibly sassy and beautiful throwback picture of herself, aged 17.

The actress shared the photograph on her Instagram account on Monday January 11 with the caption: 'Lean, mean and all of 17!!!' The image shows Chopra Jonas wearing a pair of black flared jeans, heeled stilettos, a denim shirt jacket and a peek-a-boo Nineties midriff top.

The throwback photo would have been taken about a year before the Baywatch star was crowned Miss World, aged 18, in 2000.

The actress' ended the photo's caption with a hashtag that refers to her upcoming memoir, Unfinished, out January 19.

6

Chrissy Teigen

Teigen threw it back to when she matched her mum, Pepper, with a perm. The presenter's followers immediately commented on how she looks just like her daughter Luna, while Pepper chimed in apologising for the childhood perm.

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7

Kylie Jenner

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The 22-year-old beauty mogul shared a comparison photo of herself and her two-year-old daughter Stormi Webster around about the same age.

In the side-by-side snap, Kylie and Stormi smile at the camera. While Stormi's hair is slicked back into a ponytail, Kylie's is cut into a short bob with a fringe.

The photo came hours after the reality star shared a photograph of herself and the tot at Scott Disick’s birthday party in California.

‘My forever,’ she captioned the sweet photo.

8

Rosie Huntington-Whiteley

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The model shared several throwback photos of herself taken in 2003 on Instagram on May 20.

'Just came across these - the first polaroids ever taken of me back in 2003 in London at my first agency,' she captioned the photos which were taken just after she signed to Model Management Ltd.

In the snaps, the 33-year-old wears a blue vest top, dangly earrings and her hair in a messy, 00s-inspired bun.

9

Emily Ratajkowski

The model shared a black and white throwback picture from her younger modelling days. Though she's clearly a lot younger in this photo, we'd recognise that face anywhere.

The picture was met with cries of 'aww' from her famous friends including Ashley Graham who commented: 'Aw lil Em' and Lena Dunham who told her she was 'the cutest'.

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10

Kim Kardashian West

The entrepreneur shared a cute photo of herself sporting a super-short bob back in the ninth grade at school during the 1990s, which would have made her around 14 or 15 years old.

Little did she know back then she'd go on to achieve world domination...

11

Priyanka Chopra Jonas

The actress shared a photograph on Thursday February 13 of herself aged just 18 following her win at the Miss World competition on.

'Miss World at 18!' she captioned the snap of her wearing a white dress and tiara. 'The turn of the millennium…the year 2000! Wow…feels like just yesterday I was living this dream.

'Now, almost 20 years later, my enthusiasm for changing the status quo remains as strong and is at the core of everything I do.

'I truly believe girls have the power to bring about change if they get the opportunities they deserve. #strivehigher #dreambig.'

12

Chrissy Teigen

The model and entrepreneur celebrated watching Netflix's Cheer with this TBT of herself on the cheer squad in high school.

'Got me reminiscing about how I sucked at cheerleading almost as much as I sucked at doing my brows. Truly no idea how I made this team,' the ever self-deprecating star commented.

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13

Jennifer Aniston

Thought the Friends star may be new to Instagram, she certainly knows how to win at it. Just a mere three days in, she's broken records set by Meghan Markle, received an online party of A-Listers welcoming her to the platform and, now, has posted this adorable TBT (on a Thursday - well done, Jen) which has been liked 4.7 million times in less than 24 hours.

14

Selena Gomez

We'd recognise mini Selena Gomez anywhere... the actress and singer shared this ultra TBT on Instagram on Wednesday (17th October), pondering: 'We always go into it blindly.'

15

Michelle Obama

Anyone who's read the former First Lady's memoir Becoming (if you haven't you should asap, by the way, as it's truly a great read) will have already gained a fascinating insight into her childhood in Chicago.

To mark the back-to-school period, Obama reflected on her schooldays while campaigning for girls' rights to education.

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16

Zendaya

To mark her 23rd birthday, the Euphoria star shared an adorable TBT of her reading as a child. Happy birthday, Zendaya!

17

Reese Witherspoon

Baby Reese wearing a sweet necklace is a true mood. This photo could also easily be Witherspoon or her lookalike daughter Ava Philippe, leaving many of the actresses' fans to question whether it was a photo of her or a sweet tribute to her eldest child.

18

Ariana Grande

Same hair, different year. We could tell this was Ariana Grande any day.

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19

Chrissy Teigen

Chrissy Teigen is the spitting image of her (and John Legend's) daughter Luna in this adorable photo with her mother.

20

Yara Shahidi

Yara Shahidi before she was Grown-ish.

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Olivia Blair is Talent Editor at Hearst UK, working predominantly across Cosmopolitan, ELLE, Esquire and Harper's Bazaar. Olivia covers all things entertainment and has interviewed the likes of Margot Robbie, Emma Stone, Timothée Chalamet and Cynthia Erivo over the years.
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