Celebrities are often regarded as larger-than-life personalities, with their glamorous lives and seemingly timeless looks. However, it appears that some of these famous individuals may not always be truthful about their age. In this article, we will delve into 20 celebrities who have been exposed for lying about their true age.
Mila Kunis
During her audition for the iconic role in “That ’70s Show,” Mila Kunis found herself in a situation where she had to tell a significant lie. Despite being only 14 years old at the time, Kunis informed the producers that she was 18 years old. This deception played a crucial role in securing the life-changing role for her.
The producers eventually learned about Kunis’ age, but it must not have been a big deal because they kept her anyway.
Sandra Bullock
In her pursuit of a role in the movie “Love Potion No. 9,” Sandra made the decision to lie about her age. The producers were specifically seeking an actress who was 29 years old, while Sandra was actually around 28. To increase her chances of being cast, she claimed to be 29, despite being younger than the required age.
Nicolas Cage
It’s hard to imagine Nicolas Cage having to lie about his age for a role nowadays. But when he was 17, he had to do just that. He wanted to play Brad in “Fast Times in Ridgemont High,” so he told producers he was 18.
Although Cage didn’t get the role, it wouldn’t have worked anyway due to how many hours were needed for filming.
Laurence Fishburne
Laurence Fishburne has that young secretary to thank for his role in “Apocalypse Now.” If it weren’t for her, 14-year-old Laurence wouldn’t have been cast to play the 18-year-old Tyrone Miller. Especially not after he told director Francis Ford Coppola that he was 16.
Hilary Duff
Hilary once admitted that she lied about her age not to get a role but to get into nightclubs. Duff suspected the lounges knew about her actual age then but chose to admit her anyway. It probably helps to be a well-known name in Hollywood.
Nelly
Being named in an age-restricted list is the worst place to have your actual age revealed, but that’s precisely what happened to Nelly. In 2003, he was one of the “Hottest Stars Under 25” as named by Teen People magazine, but it turns out he was already 28.
Rebel Wilson
The actress wasn’t pleased when an Australian tabloid broke the story in 2015 about Rebel Wilson’s actual age and name. She took to Twitter and joked that she was “a 100-year-old mermaid.”
It probably didn’t help that Time did some digging and confirmed the tabloid’s reports about Rebel’s real name and age. She was actually 35 – six years older than she initially claimed.
Eminem
Eminem’s reputation in the rap industry is firmly cemented now, but he didn’t think so back in 1999. He probably didn’t need to, but Eminem claimed himself younger during an interview with Howard Stern.
Even though he was actually 27 at the time, he claimed to be 24 years old for some reason.
Whoopi Goldberg
It’s been well-known since 1986 that Whoopi Goldberg had lied about her age “to get some jobs.” At the time, most publications penned her age as 35 when she was actually 30. Thankfully, Whoopi’s little fib didn’t cost her much, considering the success she enjoyed throughout the years.
Jennifer Lopez
J.Lo likely doesn’t care about her age nowadays, considering how youthful she looks, but there was a time when she did. Lopez claimed she was born in 1970, and nobody questioned it. Well, until police had to take her statement about a nightclub shooting incident, she had to give them her actual birth year of 1969.
Gabrielle Carteris
Then 29-year-old Gabrielle Carteris knew she was too old to be playing a high school student, but that didn’t stop her. She still auditioned for the “Beverly Hills, 90210” role and got the part. She even signed the contracts with her falsified, much younger age.
Nicki Minaj
Nicki must’ve thought her fans would think less of her if she was younger because she kept claiming to be two years older than she was. That claim went on for a while until she had to file a police report. You can’t lie on a government document, especially one filed with the police, so the world discovered Nicki’s birth year.
Geri Horner (Halliwell)
When Geri was enjoying her time being “Ginger Spice” of the Spice Girls, she claimed she was 21. But as it turns out, Geri was much older than she was; she was already 25 then. Horner has “Posh Spice” Victoria Beckham to thank for inadvertently revealing her age.
There’s even a joke among the Spice Girls that no one really knows how old Geri is.
James Blunt
British singer James Blunt broke into the mainstream with his “You’re Beautiful” song; somehow, he thought he needed to claim to be younger. Blunt kept giving his age as three years younger than he was until a British newspaper reported his actual age as 36.
Agyness Deyn
Unsurprisingly, the modeling world prefers the young ones when starting out, and supermodel Agyness Deyn knows that well. She was 24 when she decided to enter the industry, but she told her agent that she was 18. She knew she would be seen as “too old” if she gave her actual age.
Nicole Scherzinger
Though we can’t tell who slipped up, we know that Nicole Scherzinger is actually two years older than she is. The former Pussycat Doll’s bio on the group’s official page listed her age as 28 in 2008, even though she revealed being nearly 30 that year.
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