8 Celebs That Lie About Their Age (And 7 That Are Younger Than We Thought)

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In the celebrity world, it is all about image. This means that many stars will do anything to maintain an image that will be put out to the public, and many going as far as lying about their age. Many celebrities are lucky enough to look much younger than they actually are, which means that they are able to get away with lying about their age, but in a world where technology is taking over, it seems that many of these celebrities were caught in a lie when their real date of birth was made public.

Many famous celebrities have been caught out over the past few years and been revealed to be much older than they tried to pass themselves off as. It seems that many celebrities still feel the need to do this in a society where there isn’t much that can remain private.

On the flip side of this, there are many celebrities that we thought were much older than they actually are, because they have been in the public eye for so long. Many actors come into the business as children and because the public has become so used to seeing them over the past few years, they believe that they are much older than they are. The following list looks at eight celebrities who felt the need to lie about their age when they first became famous, and seven who are much younger than the public would believe.

15. Lies About Their Age: Mila Kunis

Mila Kunis has become a Hollywood star in her own right over the past few years after gaining fame playing the voice of Meg Griffin on Family Guy. Before Mila was offered the chance to replace Lacey Chabert on the popular animated show, she was first seen as Jackie Burkhart on That ’70s Show.

When Mila was offered the role she was obviously asked her age and she recently admitted to talk show host Jay Leno that she lied and told producers that she was just about to turn 18, when in fact she was just 14. This was a lie that could have caught up with her but it didn’t and instead she managed to get away with it for a number of years. Mila herself stated that she didn’t feel like the lie was that bad because at some point she was going to be 18, so it wasn’t really a lie.

14. Younger Than We Think: Elle Fanning

Elle Fanning‘s career has perhaps always been overshadowed by the enormous success her sister Dakota has had over the past few decades, but Elle has always been around working hard.

The youngest of the Fanning family made her screen debut when she was just three years old, which is why many fans seem to think she is much older than she actually is. Elle followed her older sister into the acting business and hasn’t looked back. She has starred in successful films like Super 8 and We Bought A Zoo. Many fans were unaware that Elle was only born in 1998, which means that she isn’t even 20 years old and has already become a successful actress. Elle got her start in the acting world by playing the younger version of her sister in films such as Taken and I Am Sam. She has now grown up and began taking roles of her own, but the fact that her sister is 23 years old leads to the misconception that she is also around the same age.

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