Child stars from the past ... and what they look like now

Macaulay became famous for his role in Home Alone in 1990. He was only 10 years old at the time ... and we can't lie, much cuter!

He hasn't been in much else since becoming an adult.

The Olsen twins were cast in the American sitcom Full House at just 6 months old – we doubt they were saying much at that point, though.

When the show ended in 1995, the pair went on to star in many other TV shows and films like So Little Time and When In Rome.

Can you remember which one was your favourite?

Jonathan was famous for playing the divine little Ray in Jerry Maguire.

He then played the role of the cute boy George Little in Stuart Little.

He was only 9 years old when he took on this role, but hasn't been in many other big hits since.

From 2005 to 2008, twins Cole and Dylan Sprouse had their own TV show on Disney Channel called The Suite Life of Zack & Cody.

Cole continued acting and appears in Netflix show Riverdale, whereas Dylan was busy getting his degree in video game design.

In the '90s, Mara Wilson most famously appeared in Matilda and Miracle on 34th Street. Admit it, how long did you spend trying to move things just by staring REALLY hard at them.

She was less than 10 years old when she appeared in both films.

Aged 9, Emma was cast as Hermione Granger in the Harry Potter films.

She's still acting while being an activist for women's rights – her recent films include Little Women and Beauty and the Beast, in which she played Disney princess Belle.

Daniel was slightly older when he was cast in Harry Potter, aged 11.

He's also carried on acting like his co-star Emma, but dabbles in theatre, too. Did you know he was the voice of Rex in the Playmobil film?

We'd recognise that ginger hair anywhere! Rupert played Harry's best friend Ron Weasley in Harry Potter, from the age of 11.

He's not been in as many big shows or films as much as his other co-stars, but you may have caught him in Ed Sheeran's music video for Lego House.

Yes, that's right. The baby in the sun, who came out at the beginning of every Teletubbies episode in 1997, was actually called Jess Smith.

She was spotted by the producer of the show when she was still in the hospital!

In 1998, Lindsay landed her first big role in The Parent Trap, where she played identical twins Hallie and Annie. Remember being so baffled as to how they were both on the screen at the same time?

Lindsay was only 12 at the time.

At the age of 11, Britney starred in The Mickey Mouse Club alongside Christina Aguilera, Justin Timberlake and Ryan Gosling, way before she was belting out bangers like Baby One More Time and Oops I Did It Again.

Now, she's got two teenage sons of her own: Sean and Jayden.

Hilary Duff's acting career took off after she played Wendy in Casper Meets Wendy in 1998, but some might best remember her as Disney Channel's Lizzie McGuire.

The mum-of-two confirmed there's going to be a Lizzie Maguire reboot and we CANNOT wait.

Daryl rose to fame after playing Juni Cortez in the Spy Kids film series. They were THE coolest kids at the time.

He's now married to All About That Bass singer Meghan Trainor.

Aaaw, Abigail was so cute when she played Olive in Little Miss Sunshine – she was only 10 years old at the time, in 2006. Before that, she'd starred in The Princess Diaries 2 and Law & Order.

Since then, she's played roles in the Zombieland film series, August: Osage County and My Sister's Keeper.

The legend that is Will Smith hasn't changed much since his Fresh Prince of Bel Air days in the '90s, apart from now he has three kids: Trey, 27, Jayden, 21, and Willow, 19.

He's still landing major roles in blockbuster films – the genie in Aladdin, Deadshot in Suicide Squad and of course, Agent J in Men In Black.

Have you ever wondered whatever happened to the the kid who played Will's cousin in the Fresh Prince? Will’s cute cousin Nicky joined the show in 1994.

He was played by former child actor Ross Bagley, who's now in his 30s and currently works as an estate agent.

What about the other Banks family members? Tatyana Ali played Ashley Banks in The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air.

It's hard to imagine her now as a mum of two. Her eldest son, Edward, was born in 2016 and she welcomed another one, Alejandro, in 2019.

In 2005, Miley auditioned for the lead role in Hannah Montana and it turned the 13-year-old into a star.

She's had a hell of a ride on the celebrity child star train, going a bit *ahem* wild over the past few years. She was dating Liam Hemsworth, then she wasn't, then she was, then they were married, then divorced, and now she seems to be back to sticking her tongue out at any given opportunity.

Ariana began her career in 2008 in the Broadway musical 13, before playing the role of Cat Valentine in the Nickelodeon TV series Victorious, and in the spin-off Sam & Cat until 2014.

Every man, woman and child knows the name of this superstar now. She's made such an impact on us, her name is being picked more and more by parents for their new babies !

Christina's debut performance was in '90s film Mermaids, and she went on to play the iconic Wednesday Adams in The Addams Family.

The actress is now married to film producer James Heerdegen and they have a son named Freddie.

Drew made her breakout role as a child actress in Steven Spielberg's film ET at 7 years old – it might have helped that he's her godfather !

She spends more time behind the camera as a producer nowadays than starring in films and TV shows.

Dakota Fanning rose to fame at the tender age of 7 for her performance as Lucy Dawson in the film I Am Sam and in Man of Fire.

She went on to star in War of the Worlds, Charlotte's Web and The Twilight Saga.

Nicholas had his acting breakthrough playing Marcus Brewer in the 2002 comedy drama About A Boy, which also starred Hugh Grant.

It's fair to say this celebrity has had a glow up! He's landed iconic roles in Tolkien, X-Men and Mad Max.

Thomas Brodie-Sangster became famous for his role as the lovesick boy in Love Actually, who we either had a crush on or wanted to adopt – depending on how old you were!

He starred in Game of Thrones as Jojen Reedin and in the Maze Runner film series.

Sister Sister was an American TV show in the '90s, starring identical twins Tia and Tamera Mowry.

Tia Mowry is now a TV chef and has even released her own cookbook. Her twin Tamera Mowry-Housley is now a talk show host.

OK, not quite a 'child', as he was 20 when Dawson's Creek first aired in 1998, but James played the lead role in the series.

He still acts and married Kimberly Brook in 2010. The couple have five children together!

She spent years as the girl next door in Dawson's Creek throughout the late '90s. Katie then married Tom Cruise in 2006 and welcomed daughter Suri the same year.

The couple divorced in 2012, and since then she's starred in a load of TV shows.

Jason gained heartthrob status back in the late '80s playing Scott in Neighbours.

The dad-of-three, actor turned popstar Jason still performs around the world and in 2016, he toured the UK with his Ten Good Reasons and Greatest Hits Tour.

Kylie found stardom as tomboy Charlene in Neighbours back in the '80s, way before she was la la la-ing in Can't Get You Out Of My Head and getting dizzy in Spinning Around.

She didn't let her battle with cancer in 2005 stop her from performing and continuing to tour the world, singing her tunes.

Mario Lopez Jr rose to fame as AC Slater on Saved by the Bell.

These days, he's a popular American television and radio host, and has two children: Gia, 9, and Dominic, 6.