full size Ryan Reynolds at the Madrid Premiere of Green Lantern on July 21, 2011
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Even men as gorgeous as Ryan Reynolds can have off days — or, it seems, off decades. Recently Ryan, now 35, opened up to Details about feeling insecure about how he looked in his 20s, at least when he looks back on himself. He reveals,

I recently saw a picture from when I was just a pup — maybe 20 or 21 years old. And I look pretty bad. I've got some weird facial hair, and my hair is glopped with about six pounds of gel.

full size Ryan Reynolds: Then & Now
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Ryan Reynolds: Then & Now

Call us crazy, but we think that may have been exactly the time when we started to crush extra-hard on Ryan (hello, Van Wilder and Blade Trinity). Sure, he’s undeniably super sexy now, but was he ever a diamond in the rough?

Let us know what you think below!

Source: Details

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