Growing up, everybody had their childhood crush. It was often the main character that was either beautiful, smart or bold. They showed us that you don't need to have years of practice to be an amazing actor. Sometimes you're just born with it. But certain things don't come to everybody from birth. One of them is hotness. Whenever we speak about childhood tv crushes, we mention the most prevalent characters. The others we kind of forget through time. Many of the young actors we brushed off as being nerdy and unattractive. But the coin has two sides, going through puberty, some nerdy celebrities have become smokin' hot! And today we're going to list the biggest shockers. 8 Nerdy Celebs Who Became Gorgeous Adults
  1. Alexa Vega
Everybody has seen Spy Kids while growing up and everybody remembers the tough little Carmen. Even though she started off being cute, many might have viewed her as a bit boy-like because of her attitude and the fighting, but did she turn out being a jaw-dropper. Today not only that she's a beautiful grown-up lady, but she's also married. It's always amazing seeing our favorite childhood stars growing up! She's no longer a spy kid, she's now a woman!
  1. Matthew Lewis
Now, I doubt that there is still someone who hasn't seen Harry Potter. However, if that's the case, do yourself a favor and see it! Matthew Lewis is one of the biggest shockers on the list. His character Neville Longbottom was chubby and introverted, definitely nobody's favorite character from the saga. But Matthew Lewis turned out being a late bloomer, now he's far from the awkward kid he used to be. Now people are admiring his looks and putting him on covers of magazines! He went from zero to hero!
  1. Ariana Grande
Ariana is now a superstar, very well-known around the whole globe. She's famous for both her singing and her looks. However, most of us might have known her from the earlier stages of her career - the Nickelodeon show Victorious. Throughout her years on the network, she has gone through many different style transformations that eventually led her to what she is now! She has barely any resemblance to what she looked like before. Now at the age of 22, Ariana Grande looks like a fully grown-up lady, with a huge fanbase isn't limited to just teenage fangirls.
  1. Joseph Gordon Levitt
Looking at Joseph Gordon Levitt now it is incredibly hard to imagine him not being perfect. He starred in many successful movies such as Inception, The Dark Knight Rises, The Walk, Don Jon, and many more. He looks amazing in those movies and his style with fitting suits is always on point. But looking back, he also started acting as a youngster in quite a few successful projects and classics such as 10 Things I Hate About You and Third Rock From Sun. In both of them, he was cast as a weird or nerdy kid that could still make us all laugh and feel for. Today, he's smokin' hot and it's no wonder, he probably got it from being around Heath Ledger for that long!
  1. Demi Lovato
If you don't remember Demi Lovato from Barney & Friends, you have probably missed out. Back then, at the beginning of her acting career, she was as nerdy as it gets, but she went through a lot. Things that lead her to the Demi Lovato that you probably remember - from Camp Rock. In this show, she was already starting to look like "herself". She is a person that has earned their stripes. At some point, she even had to go to rehab, but she fought it well and now she's back at being beautiful and amazing again! Way to go, Demi!
  1. Ariel Winter
Ariel Winter worked her way to fame through her character Alex on Modern Family. She grew up from being a cute little nerd to a drop-dead gorgeous, smart young lady. Looking at her when she was young, you might have thought that she would have a hard time getting a boyfriend. Things changed. She truly made the best of her brains, proving everybody that if you're clever and eventually get the looks - you'll be unstoppable.
  1. Blake Mciver Ewing
What a name, right? Must have been difficult to be pronounced and related to a kid that had just started their career. When he was young he was often confused with the Home Alone star, McCauley Culkin. Just like McCauley, Blake managed to turn the whole train around, looking amazing like never before! But in Culkin's case, it wasn't for the better.
  1. Shia Labeouf
JUST DO IT! Nowadays Shia Labeouf is mostly known for his Transformers role, his crazy stunts, and his looks! Remember what this baddie used to look like back when he was starring in Even Stevens? He was that curly-haired little weirdo, always making us laugh! It truly is amazing what puberty can do to a youngster. He also went through a lot, if you are to look at his crazy stunt timeline, you'd be amazed at what this guy can come up with! Nevertheless, we absolutely love Shia Labeouf!