All the celebrities who must have taken The Substance

All the celebrities who haven’t aged a day in the last 20 years (Picture: Getty)

The glitz and glam of Hollywood can sometimes take its toll on the average star, but there are some celebrities who have mastered the ability of maintaining their youthful glow over the last 20 years.

Besides their natural good looks, A-listers have access to the best fitness trainers, beauty regimens and wardrobes that money can buy … but that still doesn’t explain how some stars appear to be ageless. 

It’s almost as if they’ve uncovered the fountain of youth or found a secret potion to eternal life (and if that’s the case, we need answers of where we can get it… looking at you Paul Rudd.)

Following the success Demi Moore’s critically acclaimed 2024 horror The Substance – which follows a celebrity taking a market-value drug that temporarily creates a younger version of themselves, let’s take a look at the celebrities we think have taken it all these years.

Gwen Stefani Gwen Stefani has been hailed the queen of ‘ageing backwards.’ (Picture: Getty)

Singer Gwen Stefani, 55, still continues to prove she is an ageless queen following her No Doubt days 15 years on.

The only thing that’s significantly different about the Don’t Speak hitmaker now compared to her band days is the pencil-thin eyebrows have been replaced by a fuller set. 

The former Voice USA judge’s eternally ageless looks have been a big talking point over the years, but she has never spoken publicly about having any cosmetic procedures.

During her Carpool Karaoke segment with Late Late Show presenter James Corden in 2016, James told Gwen she’s like Benjamin Button because she’s ‘ageless.’

She explained that she ‘started falling in love’ and ‘that’s like what a facelift is, I think.’

Referencing her relationship to country singer and husband Blake SheltonThe Gavin and Stacy actor joked: ‘If you meet a country music singer who happens to be an absolute hunk, you’ll just go back in time!’

Denzel Washington Denzel Washington’s career and presence has gotten ‘better with age.’ (Picture: Getty)

Two-time Oscar winner and Hollywood heavyweight Denzel Washington is another example of someone that has gotten better with age.

And days before he hit the big 70 (I know we can’t believe it either) the Gladiator II actor spoke about how he’s looked after himself over the last two decades.

‘I didn’t like what I saw’ [in the mirror]. How can I bring less of me and consider the possibility of being the best of me?’ he said during a media event in Beverly Hills, California.

‘Physically, I’ve dropped 80 pounds in two years,’ he added.

‘I put on about 15 to 20 pounds of muscle. Now, I’m only interested in the best, using all of what I have to be the best version of me.

“Being 70 — it’s real!’

Paul Rudd Paul Rudd has been known as the man that doesn’t age for the last 20 years (Picture: Paramount/Getty)

As well as being a movie marvel, Paul Rudd is widely known for looking vampirically youthful over the past 20 years.

And while the majority has asked what he’s secret to in looking young, the Clueless actor, 55, recently shared the highly anticipated secret.

You ready for it? It’s….. sleep.

In 2023, the Ant Man frontman gave a basic walkthrough of what he prioritises to keep fit and healthy, revealing that there is no particularly fancy diet or workout regimen attached (although he does do both of those things too).

‘Sleep. Then diet. Then weights. Then cardio. People ask me, “Can you send me your meal plan? How many times a week do you work out? Do you drink? Do you eat carbs? Do you have a cheat day?” The most important part of training is sleep,’ Rudd revealed.

He added: ‘People will set their alarm and then sleep for four hours and they’ll get up so that they can train. They’re doing themselves a disservice. If you can somehow get eight hours of sleep…’

Lindsay Lohan Lindsay Lohan has starred in cult movie classics including Mean Girls, Confessions of A Teenage Drama Queen, and The Parent Trap (Picture: Disney/Getty)

Lindsay Lohan’s 2024 comeback had fans in awe of her ageless appearance – which one plastic surgeon on TikTok estimated to cost as much as $300,000 (£238,314).

Fans have been raving about her return to the screen after returning to her romcom roots with Netflix movie Irish Wish, and the long awaited sequel to the 2003 hit Freaky Friday – which airs later this year.

In her recent interview with Flaunt Magazine, the Just My Luck actress reflected on her life journey, telling the outlet: ‘I feel a huge sense of gratitude just to have lived through so many different experiences in life.

‘I really have seen it all. Also, it’s made me so much stronger. It’s made me such a strong woman. I feel I’ve empowered myself in a lot of ways and that feels great. I know myself now at this age, better than ever.’

Halle Berry Halle Berry attributes her youthful glow to a healthy lifestyle and genetics (Picture: Sony Pictures/Getty)

Catwoman icon Halle Berry, at 58, is often praised for her youthful appearance, which she attributes to a combination of genetics, a healthy lifestyle, and prioritizing her well-being,

The X-Men actress recentlyleft fans stunned after stepping out in the same dress she wore at the Oscars 22 years ago.

Reddit user @Not_Steve wrote: ‘Wow is she glowing. She looks like she’s been working out! I never thought that dress would be timeless, but here she is, proving me wrong and looking super classy with a shear dress.’

Under her Instagram post, fellow star Kerry Washington simply wrote ‘iconic’ (she’s not wrong), while @mycheriessential commented: ‘Just as beautiful as the first time.’

‘Halle is keeping a big secret from us y’all, she discovered the fountain of youth and she’s keeping it to herself…Girl you need to share asap,’ wrote @shes_ice_on_fire2.

And @kuulei_220 said: ‘She never ages! Just glides through the aging process with grace and beauty! FACE CARD NEVER DECLINES!!!!! (sic)

The Catwoman actress has revealed she feels “happier and stronger” than ever as she heads for 60.

She told Marie Claire: ‘Age is just a number that they stick on us at birth. I feel like I’m now at the pinnacle.’

Halle added her health regime includes a ‘cocktail of vitamins and supplements’, along with taking progesterone, testosterone and estriol, and she also has temperature therapy, using hot and cold treatments to reduce inflammation.

Angela Bassett To quote Ariana DeBose: ‘Angela Bassett did the thing!’ (Picture: Getty)

Angela Bassett has been constantly perceived as someone who ‘doesn’t age’ due to her youthful appearance.

However, this obsession doesn’t sit well with her.

In 2018, she told  Allure of the time a woman bagging her groceries leaned over the counter to say, ‘You look so young.’ To which the Black Panther actress, 66, replied: ‘Hearing that is a wonderful thing—seeing as I’m 80!’

She later explained that although it ‘feels good that they wonder,’ she knows her value is rooted in much more than appearance.

‘Black characters were weighted too heavily in the negative. I was always mindful of those images,” she told InStyle.

‘There’s complexity to us. There’s beauty to us. There’s strength to us. There’s compassion to us. There are so many wonderful things.’

Keanu Reeves Keanu Reeves also doesn’t age the way others do (Picture: REX/Getty)

You can add Keanu Reeves to that exclusive group of actors who don’t seem to age in the same way as everyone else.

And during a 2023 SXSW event promoting John Wick one person wanted to know if the 60-year-old ever ages.

To which he simply replied: ‘Yeah man, I age. I really — I age. It’s happening, man.’

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