Us millennials basically grew up with Hilary Duff. We listened to her innocent pop music, we loved her in movies like Raise Your Voice and A Cinderella Story, and we were fans of her sister, Haylie, as well. These days, Hilary is still making awesome pop music and starring on the hilarious and smart show, Younger. She has transitioned into a more mature career and that's really inspiring and definitely something to admire. Not everyone can do that. Okay, most stars can't do that, let's be real here.

She's also a great mom to her son, Luca, and speaks a lot about what it's like to be a single mom since she got divorced pretty recently. We definitely are big fans of Hilary Duff, that's for sure. The majority of the time, the singer and actress looks super stylish. She's got a really cool chic thing going on and for a while, even embraced some colorful hairstyles, which was really awesome. No doubt about it, she's pretty amazing. But some of the time, the star is spotted out and about not looking as chic and stylish as her regular self. Check out 16 photos that Hilary Duff really wishes her fans would unsee.

16 A Confusing Look

Why does Hilary Duff look so confused in this picture? Was it because the photo got snapped at a time when she wasn't expecting to be photographed, or what was going on?

It's a mystery, but one thing is for sure: her eye makeup looks super smudged and her hair looks super messy. And this is just not a look that we would expect to see from the star. Seriously, though, her hair is so messy, it's hard to talk about anything else happening in this particular photo. It looks like a messy on purpose updo that just didn't work out that well. Hey, it happens to the best of us. We're pretty sure that if most of us tried this, it would look the same. Those styles are super tricky.

15 Too Short Or Too Tall?

There are a few things happening here and the look is either too short or too tall. Basically, those shorts (or is it a skirt?) are too short... and those boots are too tall. And the combination doesn't work that well.

Honestly, this would have been a super great outfit if not for the boots. Or if not for the shorts (or skirt). The t-shirt is stylish and her hair looks great and she's got a bunch of necklaces layered on top of one another which is very chic. But wait... is that a stain on the t-shirt? Or just a trick of the light or something? If it's a stain, then that's definitely not a top that you want to leave the house in. That goes for someone who is famous or not famous.

14 Bad Hair Day

This photo is proof that even celebrities have bad hair days. And, honestly, that's something that makes us breathe a massive sigh of relief.

How many times have we stared at ourselves in the mirror and wished that we looked more like our favorite celebrity? How many times have we wished that we had their hair or money to buy more stylish designer clothing or that we even had their lifestyle? It's just nice to know that our favorite stars have days where their hair doesn't look red carpet ready or super stylish. It's pretty comforting. This is not a typical hair day for Hilary Duff, that's for sure, because her hair is super messy and going every which way. We definitely know that this isn't a daily look for her.

13 Rare Pregnant Pic

You can totally wear whatever you want when you're pregnant. That's a thing. And Hilary Duff's outfit is not totally horrible here. It's actually not horrible at all.

It's just the annoyed expression on her face that makes this look a "don't" and makes it a photo that she wouldn't want her fans to see. She clearly didn't want this photo to be taken, and well, can you blame her?! It must suck to know that if you're famous, no matter what you do or where you go, cameras will be going off in your face all the time and there's nothing that you can do about it. We understand not wanting to be photographed 24/7. It's hard to imagine that ever becoming normal or something that you would just accept and be cool with.

12 Is That You, Hilary?

Chances are, none of us would honestly say that this was a picture of Hilary Duff. It's kind of funny how that can happen sometimes. This isn't simply a case of, "Oh, this photo was snapped a few years back and so she just looks older now." Nope. That would make sense. This picture looks like it's of a completely different person.

For one thing, her forehead looks a lot wider than it usually does, and for another, her hair is a shade of brownish red that we really don't see on the star. Her facial features also look like different. Hmmm. Maybe this photo was just taken from a poor angle or something? We're really not sure when this photo was taken or what was going on to make her look so different.

11 Shabby Chic

It's hard to know where to start with this outfit. There are a whole bunch of things going on and none of them are particularly chic or stylish. First of all, we can't help but notice those slippers. Okay, maybe they're supposed to be sandals, but that's really hard to believe. They look like slippers and that's the first problem with this outfit.

We also can't help but notice that those jeans are too baggy for her and also look like they're stained. In fact, they look so stained that they're almost dirty. We're pretty sure that was on purpose, but still, it's not the best look. She's also wearing a coat that is way too big and just doesn't match the jeans and sandals/slippers.

10 Frowning Hard

This photo was taken on the same day as the one above it, which we can tell from the fact that Hilary is wearing the same tank top and hat, and this time she grabbed some coffee in a carton.

Hilary definitely wouldn't want her fans to see her photo and that's because she's frowning a ton in this picture. Like a ton. She always looks much happier than this photo because she really does seem to be a genuinely content person. This was definitely just a bad photo taken from a bad angle and it just so happened that when the camera flashed, she was making this face. Hey, this is definitely something that happens to all of us, even though we're not famous.

9 Too Much Pink

On the one hand, Hilary Duff looks super adorable here. This photo was most likely taken during the days when she starred on the Disney show Lizzie McGuire. A lot of us absolutely adored that show and probably still do to this day. It was super cute and sweet.

On the other hand, well, this dress is... pink. Very pink. Super pink. And it might be too much for a lot of us because we might not have chosen to wear such a pink dress. This isn't the worst fashion choice ever since, let's be real here, Hilary was young at the time and young girls definitely love pink. That's a thing. We just think that she dresses a lot more sophisticated these days and might prefer that her fans see those outfit choices instead.

8 Strange Sweatshirt

We hate to call this a "strange sweatshirt" but, well, we're not really sure what else to say about it. It's... actually a sweater? It looks like a sweatshirt for sure, but the material looks to be more wool than cotton, so there's that. It's like a sweatshirt-style sweater. Okay, now our brains kind of hurt...

All joking aside, it's just not the most flattering top to wear, and we have to be honest about that. Otherwise, this would have been a great look, since Hilary's wearing cute skinny jeans and her hair looks really pretty. We also might not be loving the print on this sweater since it's got a massive bird and then what looks like paw prints or leaves or something else entirely.

7 What's Going On Here?!

Whenever you have a pretty female celebrity, there are rumors that are going to swirl around about cosmetic alterations. That's just the way that it goes. Over the years, sources, such as celebplasticsurgery.com have wondered if Hilary has gotten lip injections and/or rhinoplasty. It's unclear if that is actually true, of course, and we don't want to speculate either way.

This photo does make us wonder, though, since her face looks a lot different than it usually does. But, we don't wish to speculate, so we'll just leave it like that. But we can definitely say that this doesn't look like the singer and actress that we know and love. She looks like another person for sure and we think that any fan would agree with that.

6 Not Looking Like Herself

It's impossible not to go "Who the heck is this, and what happened to Hilary Duff" when staring at this photo. Simply put, she doesn't look like herself at all. There's really no other way to say it.

This doesn't even look like her since these days, she's looking healthy and happy, and she even recently posted on Instagram that she's sick of body shaming and doesn't care what people have to say about her body or her physical appearance. This photo must have been snapped during the time in her life when she admitted that she was really, really thin (and way unhealthy). She wouldn't want fans to see this because she knows that this wasn't a healthy, good look for her. It's probably a part of her past that she is ready to move on from.

5 Snapped At The Wrong Time

Yup, Hilary Duff still looks scary skinny in this picture, and we can see that the most in her face. Her face was completely changed during this period when she weighed much less than she does now. And there's something about the necklaces that she has on that makes her look even smaller.

We can see that her cheekbones and chin, in particular, look much smaller and skinnier than they do today. We're pretty sure that she wouldn't be thrilled if her fans saw photos of her from this time because she has spoken out about how she was too thin and that she knows now that she had a problem and it wasn't a good thing. It's definitely pretty eye-opening to compare photos of the star today from photos during this time period.

4 She's Unrecognizable

Do we think that this even looks like Hilary Duff?! Most of us would probably go with "no way" or "not a chance." But, yes, this is really a photo of the singer and actress.

She looks like she was basically disappearing because she was so incredibly thin. And even that is a big understatement. From her thin arms to her barely-there stomach to her flat chest, she looked skinny in a very unhealthy way. At least now she knows that it was too thin and that it wasn't healthy to look like this. But, wow, it's hard to look at photos of her from this time in her life, and it's especially difficult to look at this one. She really looks so frail, doesn't she?

3 Bad Hat Day

Everyone has bad hair days, including celebrities, and now we know that "bad hat days" are totally a thing, too.

Hats are a super tricky thing when it comes to the wonderful world of fashion. We've all bought a hat that we thought looked absolutely amazing on us... and then gone home and tried it on again and realized that it wasn't quite that fabulous. Maybe it was just plain ugly or just not something that suited us. Again, hats are tricky. The same styles don't look good on everyone so they're a pretty subjective, personal thing. This hat is not the best one ever, and we think it's safe to say that this outfit would have been a lot better and more stylish without it.

2 Too Green

There's no doubt about it, this shade of green is just not one that looks good on most people. Okay. We're going to be bold and say it: it doesn't look good on anyone.

Maybe there are some magical creatures who can pull off this shade, but honestly, it seems really tough. It's just too... green. And this dress is not only too green but also way too shiny. This color is just not something that works well and it definitely doesn't work in dress form. The cut of this dress is too baggy and wide and not flattering at all and doesn't look all that great. Otherwise, Hilary looks beautiful and her hair looks awesome here, so we're convinced that if she had worn another dress, this would have been a great look for sure.

1 Her Fans Were Concerned

Back in the day, there were a whole bunch of young female celebs who were way too thin, and rumors of eating disorders definitely ran rampant. Usually, there is a lot of denial with this type of subject, and people don't always admit to what is really going on.

Hilary Duff is an exception. A few years ago, she said that she weighed 98 pounds when she was 17 and 18 years old, and that she knows that this was a super low weight. She told People magazine, “I was too thin. That was not a healthy place for me. I was so unhappy. I remember my hands cramping because I wasn’t getting enough nutrients.” It looks like this photo was from those days but we're happy that Hilary has bounced back and is totally feeling herself right now!

Sources: People.com, DailyMailcelebplasticsurgeryonline.com

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