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Stars We Watched Grow Up on Soaps — See How They’ve Changed!

By Chris Eades

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Fans have watched their favorite characters change over the years on AS THE WORLD TURNS, GUIDING LIGHT and THE YOUNG & THE RESTLESS, but that’s nothing compared to watching the actors themselves grow up right before your eyes! Check out this gallery of child stars to remember how they looked when they first started on soaps compared to today! And for more, keep reading the CBS edition of Soaps In Depth magazine!

  1. Grown Jackson

    Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images; Slaven Vlasic/Getty Images

    Jonathan Jackson (Lucky, GH)

  3. Grown Grimes

    J. Vespa/WireImage; Sean Smith/jpistudios.com

    Camryn Grimes (Cassie/Mariah, Y&R)

  5. Grown Tamblyn

    Craig Sjodin/ABC via Getty Images; Tasia Wells/Getty Images

    Amber Tamblyn (Emily, GH)

  6. Grown Panettiere

    Ron Galella/WireImage; Todd Williamson/Getty Images for Porsche

    Hayden Pannetiere (Sarah, OLTL; Lizzie, GL)

  7. Grown Kristen Alderson

    Marc Bryan-Brown/WireImage; Robin Marchant/Getty Images

    Kristen Alderson (Starr, OLTL; Kiki, GH)

  9. Grown Byrne

    Michael Ochs Archives/Getty Images; Steven Bergman

    Martha Byrne (Lily, ATWT)

  10. Grown Gellar

    Donna Svennevik/ABC via via Getty Images; Tibrina Hobson/Getty Images

    Sarah Michelle Gellar (Kendall, AMC)

  11. Grown Mc Cullough

    Ron Galella/WireImage; Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

    Kimberly McCullough (Robin, GH)

  13. Grown Eddie Alderson

    Trish Lease/Getty Images; Jason LaVeris/FilmMagic

    Eddie Alderson (Matthew, OLTL)

  14. Grown Brown

    KMazur/WireImage; Gabriel Olsen/FilmMagic

    Kimberly J. Brown (Marah, GL)

  15. Then Now Maurice Benard

    Getty Images/Jim Warren

    Click here to see your favorite daytime leading men through the years!

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