Guess Which Hearttrob Started Out As A Blonde Towhead
Life & Style magazine came upon a couple of really cute pics of one of today’s hottest heartthrob stars back when he was but a wee lad. In the May 1 issue of L&S mag (on newsstands now), we learn all about this adorable little boy before he grew up to blossom into the guy that every girl (and some guys) worship and adores:
I shant give any clues because all of them would make the guessing far too easy. But, if you look into this cute little boy’s eyes you might be able to recognize the man he grew up to be. After the jump, find out if you guessed correctly and read deets about this guy’s childhood from his dear aunt Nutley …
Ta Da! It’s Twilight Saga star Robert Pattinson:
Long before Robert Thomas Pattinson began driving women wild as dreamy vampire Edward Cullen in the Twilight movie franchise, he was just a shy boy, nicknamed Patty, from London. “Rob’s gobsmacked [British for astounded] by all the attention he’s getting,” an aunt of his, Diana Nutley, says in a revealing interview. “He’s very cool about it all, but he can’t believe it either.” But when he was growing up in a cozy Victorian home in London’s Barnes neighborhood, the only females chasing the future actor were his sisters, Victoria, 28, and Lizzy, 25. “They used to dress me up as a girl and introduce me as Claudia,” recalls Rob, the only son of Richard Pattinson, a vintage-car dealer, and mom Clare, a modeling-agency booker. Although Rob sometimes took cover from his siblings, he was known for hamming it up at family gatherings. “I remember we had a party in the garden one July,” Diana recalls. “We had a wonderful game to see how many dough-nuts we could eat without licking our lips. It’s impossible — Rob was covered in jam.” But Rob had cleaned up his act by the time he transferred from the all-boys Tower House prep school to the coed Harrodian School at age 12. “It was a real turning point for me,” admits the actor, who earned pocket change then by delivering newspapers and walking dogs. “I became cool and discovered hair gel.”
OMG … I love that he used to be called Patty. It sounds like Rob was able to enjoy a very normal childhood and has deffo stayed grounded in the hoopla of all of his new found fame. Honestly, I don’t know that I would’ve been able to guess that it is R. Pattz in his kiddie photos … I think I can only see the resemblance now that I know it’s him. In any event, he was a cutie. Were you right? Did you guess that little Patty was Robert Pattinson?
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April 30th, 2009 at 9:31 am
Lol, he’s so cute! I had no idea he was so blonde as a kid though.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:34 am
Way off..I was thinking ZAC.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:35 am
Never would have guessed him either.
Trent: it’s “towhead”, can’t help myself from correcting you. Luv ya.
April 30th, 2009 at 9:37 am
@Joanena — ACK! you’re right … thanks!!
April 30th, 2009 at 10:07 am
i guessed him, but i’m not sure why- that doesn’t look like him at all!!!! cute kid though :)
April 30th, 2009 at 10:12 am
those eyes gave it allll away
April 30th, 2009 at 10:16 am
He has a smarmy look on his face. I guessed right.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:20 am
he was so cute, what happened?
April 30th, 2009 at 10:55 am
I guessed right! The eye color gave it away.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:21 am
um is it tautum guy? that’s my guess.
April 30th, 2009 at 11:21 am
oops
April 30th, 2009 at 11:52 am
the only reason i was able to guess was because you said he’s a recent heartthrob.. but other than that, i definitely wouldn’t have been able to guess. i dont think it looks aaanything like him. haha.
April 30th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
called itt!!
April 30th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
aaah I guess right!! I never get these!
April 30th, 2009 at 1:17 pm
I thought that was Brad Pitt! He looks nothing like he did as a child.
April 30th, 2009 at 1:42 pm
What a cutie!!!! I thought it was brad pitt too. lol but how cute, his looks apparently have always been astonishing!
April 30th, 2009 at 1:43 pm
@ Alicia – totally!
April 30th, 2009 at 3:13 pm
I knew who it was because I’d seen these pictures on Livejournal…sorry Trent, I feel like I cheated!
he’s super cute though, we were both towheads!
April 30th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
From the 1st pic, I thought Kiefer Sutherland! lol
Looks more like Robert in the 2nd pic.
April 30th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
I did guess it…but I have no idea why I guessed it. I didn’t see a resemblance at all. He was definitely a cute kid! I love the second picture. So cute!
April 30th, 2009 at 5:40 pm
@PixieBassline: haha I guessed Kiefer Sutherland as well. He totally resembles him as a child lol.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:16 pm
Sooooooooooooo cute!
May 1st, 2009 at 1:41 am
Lol everything Piziebassline said. I guessed Kiefer too and think that the 2nd pic it’s a lot more like Rob. Has the same expression!
May 1st, 2009 at 7:37 am
I guessed it was him only because He’s all anyone can talk about now.
I’m so over him.
May 1st, 2009 at 9:34 am
haha aww cute
May 1st, 2009 at 11:27 am
Haha, all the different ways to end up with that haircolour… I’m blonder than he is now but had black hair as a baby XD I would never have guessed it was him but for the eyes… that look has “look at me, I will grow up to be Edward Fucking Cullen” all over it.
May 1st, 2009 at 1:04 pm
That was the first thing I guessed. And then I started second guessing myself. LOL, looks like I should trust my gut.
May 1st, 2009 at 6:56 pm
it is defff robert pattinson!!! noo doubttttttttttt