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34. You must be a beauty, then and now

Sat May 23, 2026, 01:27 PM

May 23

I was not lovely in my teenage years- glasses, no style, long straight hair and bad skin. But by my 30’s I had a comfort with myself, gotten contacts and (mostly) outgrown acne.
A friend saw a picture of me at age 33 and said “Oh my God, (Biophile), you were hot!” The real twist was the incredulous tone in her voice and the “were” - like, OMG, what the hell happened to you? 😏.

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What famous person do you most resemble? [View all] True Dough May 23 OP

Soap opera star, Jack Wagner. FSogol May 23 #1

For the uninitiated... True Dough May 23 #2

Some people say I look like Billy Corgan. Haggard Celine May 23 #3

One Billy Corgan coming up, Tonight, Tonight... True Dough May 23 #6

Thanks for posting! Haggard Celine May 23 #9

Rodney Dangerfield. pdxflyboy May 23 #4

I see you, Rodney! True Dough May 23 #8

In my younger days....Jodie Foster bamagal62 May 23 #5

Watch out for Hannibal Lecter! True Dough May 23 #10

Back in my college days, cloudbase May 23 #7

You're out of your gourd! True Dough May 23 #11

I have two: LuckyCharms May 23 #12

I will admit, True Dough May 23 #22

Danko played bass and sang with The Band, and Lowell George founded Little Feat. LuckyCharms May 23 #54

In my youth, I got Lynda Carter (Wonder Woman) and Liz Taylor biophile May 23 #13

a friend of my older sister told me i was the spitting image mopinko May 23 #19

You must be a beauty, then and now biophile May 23 #34

lol. yeah, they messed w my head. mopinko May 23 #38

Yeah I'll never understand the "duck" lip filler thing biophile May 23 #56

i never did die my hair. started going grey young. mopinko May 23 #64

Nothing in the world like a silver fox! Aristus May 23 #70

This is relatively recently Liz Taylor True Dough May 23 #23

Thank you- I too am still somewhat attractive when I smile biophile May 23 #37

My mom looked like Liz Taylor too. Figarosmom May 23 #63

This guy if he only had a beard GreenWave May 23 #14

We should ask what famous person looks like me? Marthe48 May 23 #15

How about True Dough May 23 #28

Actually neither Marthe48 May 23 #36

Thanks for picking cool people Marthe48 May 23 #61

I've been mistaken for BarbaRosa May 23 #16

When I was in high school, I was told Mad_Dem_X May 23 #17

The blonde girl on The Brady Bunch when I was a kid (I never watched the show) Bayard May 23 #18

From Helen Hunt to Willie Nelson? True Dough May 23 #26

Hey--life's hard! Bayard May 23 #58

ME! I very much resembled myself. Fla Dem May 23 #20

Tom Hanks all through the eighties Brother Buzz May 23 #21

We have to imagine True Dough May 23 #24

Truth be told, I look more like his brother, Larry Brother Buzz May 23 #31

Christopher Reeves - looks. Einstein - brains. Arnold - body. Cassanova - lover. Mr Magoo - eyesight. Norrrm May 23 #25

Sorry, I'm one of a kind. Sneederbunk May 23 #27

Vanessa Redgrave in Camelot, when I was in my 20's MoonlightHillFarm May 23 #29

Like so? True Dough May 23 #30

Way back when, Warren Zevon. perfessor May 23 #32

I always thought that I resembled Niagara May 23 #33

Rachelle LeFevre is lovely- I liked her better than the last actress cast biophile May 23 #39

I think Rachelle LeFevre is absolutely beautiful Niagara May 23 #42

People used to say I looked like Axl Rose. Americanme May 23 #35

A little Paradise City in your past? True Dough May 23 #40

I still have the hair, Americanme May 23 #59

Leigh Grant, in earlier days. Mme. Defarge May 23 #41

Ron Howard Happy Days edition chicoescuela May 23 #43

Waaay back, Leslie Gore madamesilverspurs May 23 #44

In my teens Diamond_Dog May 23 #45

Lady Di in the '80s. We were about the same age: poli-junkie May 23 #46

It is with regret and disappointment... -misanthroptimist May 23 #47

25+ years ago ? dweller May 23 #48

Peter Fonda? Figarosmom May 23 #50

Apparently dweller May 23 #51

I used to have a crush on him🥰 Figarosmom May 23 #62

Always told I look like Cher Figarosmom May 23 #49

A fright. greatauntoftriplets May 23 #52

Betty Davis in later years is all that I can come up with. 1WorldHope May 23 #53

I am a famous person Bluestocking May 23 #55

Napoleon III The Wizard May 23 #57

Kermit the frog WestMichRad May 23 #60

A few years ago, we watched an old P.D. James series from 1983. A female character came on the screen and I Vinca May 23 #65

I've been told I remind people of Carol Burnett..... a kennedy May 23 #66

When I was much younger choie May 23 #67

Straight up? True Dough May 23 #68

Straight up! choie May 23 #69

I have had a number of unrelated people at different times in my life say that I look like Jon Favreau. Aristus May 23 #71

So, if we ever bumped into you while you were wearing a tux, True Dough May 23 #72

Sissy Spacek Luciferous May 23 #73

Character actor Stephen Root LudwigPastorius Sunday #74

A curiously unhandsome version of George Clooney nuxvomica Sunday #75

I've been told NJCher Sunday #76

Pick a Jew, any Jew. unblock Sunday #77

I am the spitting image bobalew Sunday #78

Some people said years ago that I look like Burt Reynolds. Emile Sunday #79

My high school boyfriend thought mnhtnbb Sunday #80