As JoJo Siwa puts it, her 14th birthday started off with a bang. It was definitely a way to start [being 14], thats for sure. Natural disaster aside, Siwa was still able to make the most of her big day. No matter what went on, I was able to just always see the bright side in things. And while shes since traded in her neon aesthetic, she hasnt abandoned her demeanor....
14 The actor almost had a music career. In 2000, a 14-year-oldJurnee Smollettwas already a seasoned professional. They wanted me to do the pop, Britney Spears throw in of stuff, she says. I love that music. I danced to it all the time, but it just wasnt me. I was struggling with so much, the 36-year-old actor says. I can help you with this. She tried everything, from lemons to olive oil, but she couldnt get her skin to calm down....
14 TheShe-Hulkstar reflects on her teen style, early acting days, and more. When shes She-Hulk, there’s more of a command of that part of her identity, Maslany says. Take me back to 1999 when you were 14. How were you feeling about your life then? I was about to start a TV show for the first time. So at 14, were you already imagining this as your future? I don’t think I had any sense of the future at that time....
14 No one really knew me as being funny until I was in college, the formerSNLstar says. Like many eighth graders, 14-year-oldVanessa Bayerhad no idea what she wanted to be when she grew up. She did, however, know what shedidntwant to be: an athlete. With her days as the first pick in gym class numbered, she turned to other pursuits. A career quiz revealed she could make a great newscaster, something she briefly considered....
14 In her debut essay collection, the comedian applies her irreverent wit to the cringey realities of teenagedom. Growing up as the child of Nigerian immigrants, Ziwe Fumudoh was subjected to many cultural-specific rules. But the teenage, Massachusetts-born Fumudoh possessed one innate trait there was no containing: her sense of humor. I’ve always had this personality, Ive always been wry. Its probably the most consistent thing about me, the comedian andformer star of ShowtimesZiwetells me....
Amanda de Cadenet had her first identity crisis at age 22 when she decided to get sober. She was ready for another change. You go through these big growth phases, and that was 28 for me. On the weekends, she forwent L.A. nightlife in lieu of the farmers market with her 9-year-olddaughter, Atlanta. You think, Oh, I was this person for a while, and then I was her. Who am I today, and what do I care about?...
28 Her early-days approach to modeling foretold howd shed change the industry for better. When Bethann Hardison was in her early 20s, she made the most consequential elevator pitch of her life. While waiting in line to speak with Ozer, she overheard him talking about an upcoming fashion show. It sounded like something Id want to participate in, Hardison tells Bustle. When she got back to the office, Ozer had already called....
28 She made her TV debut in a guest appearance onSex and the Cityin 1999. It was the first realization of, this is going to be a big movie, Moynahan tells Bustle. Moynahans 28th year saw a lot of dreams come to fruition. She had already built up a career as a model who regularly appeared on the covers ofGlamourandCosmo. Though the part was relatively small, it was so memorable that Natasha became a recurring character....
28 The novel haunted the actor, even as she was living it up with her theater mates. In 1985, a 28-year-old Cherry Jones was in Cambridge, Massachusetts, pondering Americas fall from grace. Did it seem inevitable back then? It absolutely felt like it could go either way, the actor says. Perhaps because the battle lines had yet to be drawn. No one had a field day with Tammy Faye Bakkers mascara like gay men, Jones says....
28 SuccessionsLady Caroline talks beating anorexia, declining marriage proposals, and envying Meryl Streep. Its very different [now], she says. Theres a diaspora, into social media, into blogs. Anybody can say anything, and its almost too exhausting to get the feedback. At 71 years old, Walter has earned the right to ignore them. Id love to do something very complex on screen, she says. Im still ambitious to do certain things that I still havent done....
28 She grew up in the 70s, but her life wasnt quite like Kitty Formans. Money was always a huge problem, she tells Bustle. Shed sneak off to auditions whenever she could. I would just say to people, I have to go to the bank. And then I would disappear for an hour, Rupp recalls. You know, take the subway really fast. Go to the audition. Take the subway back....
28 TheYouve Got Mailscreenwriter was juggling an unhappy marriage and her budding writing career. Guess which one stuck? When it comes to her second decade,Delia Ephrondoesnt mince words. I just blew my 20s, Ephron tells Bustle. Or as Ephron puts it, I was giving an impersonation of a happy person. It was like, Oh, now Im a married woman. Just buying into things that didn’t really have any reality to me....
28 At 65, she now has 12 Oscar nominations under her belt. If youve watchedArmageddon,Con Air, orPearl Harbor, youve experiencedDiane Warrens songwriting prowess. I wanted my songs to be heard. I wanted to have hit records, Warren tells Bustle. I wanted everybody to hear my songs all over the world. Now 65, Warren is still hoping for that elusive Oscar. She also released her first full studio album Diane Warren: The Cave Sessions Vol....
