We all had a celebrity crush growing up. For me, it was Josh Hartnett and Lance Bass. NGL, they were total (and still are!) babes, and it was pretty much impossible not to swoon over them.
And while many celebs have aged like fine wine, who can honestly forget when they were in their prime? I know I can’t. So, I recently stumbled across a Reddit thread where people shared the famous men and women who were absolute smoke shows when they were younger. Here are the stars who were (and probably still are) 10/10s in everyone’s book:
1.
“Phoebe Cates. Next question?”
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2.
“Brad Pitt in Fight Club.”
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3.
“Audrey Hepburn was a 10/10.”
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4.
“James Dean. He died way too soon.”
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5.
“Britney Spears.”
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6.
“I’m a bloke, and it’s still Harrison Ford. That guy oozed style.”
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7.
“Early Pamela Anderson was a goddess.”
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8.
“Marilyn Monroe. She has to be in the conversation somewhere.”
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9.
“Lynda Carter.”
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10.
“Bedazzled-era Liz Hurley.”
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11.
“Monica Bellucci for all of her career. She is still an absolutely gorgeous woman.”
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12.
“John Travolta in Grease.”
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13.
“Jane Fonda in Barbarella. Just 11/10.”
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14.
“What the hell! Nobody has said Kate Winslet yet! She has aged so beautifully, too. In her prime, she was so perfect.”
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15.
“Katie Holmes in Dawson’s Creek was everyone’s crush. 😻”
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16.
“’90s Demi Moore.”
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17.
“Michelle Pfieffer in 1992. She looks great for her age in 2026, but good god, she was a 10/10 in every department (looks, confidence, charisma) in Batman Returns.”
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18.
“Milla Jovovich in The Fifth Element.”
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19.
“Nicole Kidman in Eyes Wide Shut.”
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20.
“Grace Kelly in the 1950s. She literally quit Hollywood at her peak to become a princess, which tells you everything about her options.”
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21.
“Paul Newman.”
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22.
“Catherine Zeta-Jones! Just finished rewatching The Haunting, which definitely made me realize I was bi.”
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23.
“Shannon Elizabeth.”
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24.
“Rachel Weisz in The Mummy.”
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25.
“Salma Hayek. No other comes close.”
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26.
“She’s still gorgeous, but The Girl Next Door-era Elisha Cuthbert!”
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27.
“Liv Tyler as Arwen.”
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28.
“Robert Redford.”
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29.
“Mary Tyler Moore was an absolute stunner from early TV to the day she died. One of the few in that era that truly aged gracefully.”
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30.
“Jessica Alba in Sin City.”
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31.
“Heather Graham.”
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32.
“Eliza Dusku in Buffy the Vampire Slayer and Bring It On.”
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33.
“Kate Beckinsale.”
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34.
“Denise Richards in Starship Troopers and Wild Things.”
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35.
“Jennifer Love Hewitt.”
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36.
“Cameron Diaz in The Mask. Little boy me didn’t stand a chance.”
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37.
“A man has never looked hotter on screen than Brendan Fraser did in George of the Jungle.”
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