Can we all agree that the 2000s–2010s were the golden age of reality TV? The reality shows back then were just top-tier. And although I’m aware there are definitely problematic parts of kids growing up on TV, I particularly loved watching them in my favourite reality shows.
Recently, I’ve been wondering what my favourite child reality stars from that era have been up to now. And as it turns out, something in my brain can’t comprehend that they’ve aged alongside me — so seeing these “then and now” comparisons are making me spiral HARD. I’d prepare to feel old if I were you…
And here she is now, age 19:
And here she is now, age 21:
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Here is Darci Lynne Farmer from America’s Got Talent at age 8:
And here she is now, age 20:
And here she is now, age 22:
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Here is Mackenzie Ziegler from Dance Moms at age 8:
And here she is now, age 21:
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Here is JoJo Siwa from Dance Moms at age 12:
And here she is now, age 22:
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Here is John David Duggar from 19 Kids and Counting at age 19:
And here he is now, age 35:
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Here is Jana Duggar from 19 Kids and Counting at age 19:
And here she is now, age 35:
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Here is Kendall Jenner from Keeping Up With The Kardashians at age 12:
And here she is now, age 29:
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Here is Kylie Jenner from Keeping Up With The Kardashians at age 10:
And here she is now, age 27:
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Here is Brooke Hogan from Hogan Knows Best at age 17:
And here she is now, age 37:
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Here is Hannah Joy Gosselin from Jon & Kate Plus 8 at age 5:
And here she is now, age 21:
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Here is Jeremy Roloff from Little People, Big World at age 15:
And here he is now, age 35:
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Here is Jack Osbourne from The Osbournes at age 16:
And here he is now, age 39:
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Here is Kelly Osbourne from The Osbournes at age 17:
And here she is now, age 40:
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Here is Sophie Simmons from Gene Simmons: Family Jewels at age 16:
And here she is now, age 32:
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Here is Nick Simmons from Gene Simmons: Family Jewels at age 17:
And here he is now, age 36:
What’s your favourite reality show from the ’90s–’10s? Tell me in the comments below! My personal fave has to be Dance Moms. Nothing will ever top that show.