Blue hair, perma-tan and his n’ hers leather… Meet the celebrities who are much hotter in their 40s than they were in their 20s
If you thought your 20s was the prime of your life, think again
IN our 20s we're supposed to be at the prime of our lives... aren't we?
Er, not these celebs, who have never looked better now they're in their 40s. From Peter Andre's wet-look curtains to Gary Barlow in his pants, there's hope for us all!
GWEN STEFANI
Gwen stepped out at the People's Choice Awards last week with boyfriend Blake Sheldon, and in her Alice-in-Wonderland-esque dress it's hard to believe she's 47.
At least she kept her love of blue off her head this time, unlike in 1996 when she matched her bikini top to her hair aged 27.
Bad look, Gwen.
J-LO
Like a fine wine, J-Lo just keeps getting better with age.
Now 47, not only does she not look a day older than when her debut single If You Had My Love came out in 1999, if anything she's got more smokin'.
Which isn't hard once you ditch the poodle perm.
JENNIFER ANISTON
We all fell in love with her hair when Friends launched and Jen was a fresh-faced 25 year old. And now we're thinking, er, why was that exactly?
At 47, Jen has swapped the "Rachel" hairstyle for a more Californian beach look and we're still copying her 20 years on.
Jen, you've never looked better.
GARY BARLOW
That awkward moment when your wish to see Gary Barlow in his pants becomes true... not those pants, please!
When Gazza burst on to the 90s pop scene his hair was white and his outfit choices questionable, which is why we way prefer him now at 46. Take that, ageism!
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PETER ANDRE
The gelled spikes! The perma-tan! We don't know where to start with this look, but we do want it to stop.
When Peter Andre launched on to the music scene at 23 with Mysterious Girl, we were obsessed.
What were we thinking? Now aged 43 with four kids, he's gone from wet-look to hot dad.
AMANDA HOLDEN
Our fave columnist will probably never do a Throwback Thursday to this pic when she was 27. Is that a Rachel haircut we spy?
Now 45, Amanda is serious #outfitgoals on our TV screens as a BGT judge.
It's amazing what a new hairstylist can do.
DAVID AND VICTORIA BECKHAM
Er, where did you park your bike guys?
They might be one of the biggest power couples of all time, but Dave and Vic have made some shockingly bad crimes against fashion.
Case in point: head to toe his 'n hers leather.
Thank god they've had 20 years to get things right.