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12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say 'Awwwww'

By Sydney Scott · Updated October 26, 2020

Hidden in everyone’s home is at least a photo or two from their childhood. Pictures of those adorable, awkward moments forever frozen in time. 

As you’ve probably heard a number of times before, celebrities are just like us and even they have cute, gawky, and downright silly photos from their childhood. 

From baby Michelle Obama to basketball playing Prince, here are 12 celebrity childhood photos that you will no doubt fall in love with. 

01
Prince – Throwback

This late singer always was too cool for school.

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
02
Kandi Burruss – Throwback

This little lady is one of the reason’s we regularly tune into The Real Housewives of Atlanta. 

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
03
Kevin Hart – Throwback

Hart shared the reason he took up swimming on Instagram, “My mom made me do it because she didn’t want me in the streets.”

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Instagram
04
Cynthia Bailey – Throwback

An RHOA star, the former model looks too cute with those little pigtails.  

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
05
Beyoncé & Solange – Throwback

Before they were icons.

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Beyonce/ Instagram
06
La La Anthony – Throwback

Who would’ve guessed that this adorable little girl would be one of television’s biggest personalities married to one of the NBA’s biggest stars?

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
07
Michelle Obama  – Throwback

Before she was our First Lady, she was just a little girl from Chicago.

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Instagram
08
Lenny Kravitz – Throwback

Baby Lenny was just too cute.

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
09
Tracee Ellis Ross – Throwback

This isjut proof that Tracee Ellis Ross has always had a magnificent head of hair. 

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
10
Maya Rudolph -Throwback

Rudolph shared the photo as part of Stephen Colbert and Nick Kroll’s #Puberme campaign to raise money for hurricane relief. Those earrings are definitely making a statement.

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Nick Kroll/Instagram
11
ASAP Rocky – Throwback

Rocky has always been serving looks. 

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Noisey
12
Foxy Brown – Throwback

Brown has been slaying since she was a toddler. 

12 Celebrity Childhood Photos That Will Make You Say ‘Awwwww’
Foxy Brown/Instagram
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