From ageing rock stars, TV personalities and actors: most celebrities have rigorous grooming regimes that keeps them looking young.
But some celebrities aren’t ageing at the same rate as their beaus, showing a stark contrast with pictures between today and decades ago.
Here, the Mail looks at the boys who are ageing gracefully, and the girls who put their chaps to shame in the youth stakes.
The boys ageing gracefully
23 years on
Premium Bond: Pierce Brosnan was mourning the death of his actress wife Cassandra Harris when he met 20-year-old journalist Keely Shaye Smith in 1994. They were soon an item and the following year Brosnan became 007. The couple have been married since 2001 and Pierce, at 64, retains his twinkly Irish charm. Pictured left in 1994 and right at Stand up for the Plant in April this year
35 years on
A fair cop: Police star Sting and future wife Trudie Styler in 1982. At 66 to her 63, he’s still rock’s golden boy. Pictured left in 1982 and right in Saint Tropez in July 2017
29 years on
Long runner: Forrest Gump’s Tom Hanks and wife Rita in 1988 at their wedding. Both are now 61, and life’s a box of chocs for him. Pictured right at the Tribeca Film Festival in April
27 years on
Early risers: TV hosts Judy Finnigan and Richard Madeley in 1990. Today, aged 69 and 61, he’s still bright-eyed
And the girls that put their chaps to shame in the youth stakes
30 years on
Golden wonder: Clearly, blondes do have more fun — Goldie Hawn is 72 and partner Kurt Russell is 66. Pictured left in 1987 and right at the premiere of snatched earlier this year
29 years on
In the name of love: A year separates U2’s Bono, 57, and Ali Hewson, though he’s showing tour fatigue. Pictured left in 1988 and right at the 2016 Glamour Women of the Year awards
18 years on
Kitchen nightmare? Gordon Ramsay’s wilting at 51 but wife Tana, 43, has found the recipe for eternal youth. Pictured right in 1999 and left in 2017
16 years on
Hostess with the most: This Morning’s Ruth Langsford is 57 but is husband Eamonn Holmes really only 58? Pictured right in 2001 and left at the National Television Awards in 2017
42 years on
Hard-raised knight: Soon to be ennobled Ringo Starr dyes his hair at 77, while wife Barbara, 70, is a real honey pie. Pictured left in 1975 and right in 2011
18 years on
Romancing the stone age: At 48, Catherine Zeta-Jones is ageless; husband Michael Douglas looks all of his 73 years. Pictured left in 1999 and right in November 2017
44 years on
Rough diamond: While Shakira Caine shines at 70, Michael — aged 84 — might struggle to complete that Italian job. Pictured left in 1973 and right in April 2017
