15 Celebs Who Went From Innocent To Wild

It's totally normal to change as you get older, especially in terms of your fashion choices and what you want out of life. For celebrities, that change can be a bit harder since they have to make choices in the public eye. Fans don't really let them get away with anything, and even if celebs want to dye their hair, their audience is going to tell them exactly why it looks so bad. For better or worse, fans always have something to say. There are more than a few celebrities who once seemed pretty young, sweet, and innocent and who have since transformed their brand and image and gone in the opposite direction. Some of them have come back from their troubles and are doing really well, and others are unfortunately still struggling. Here are 15 celebs who definitely went from innocent to wild and who will probably surprise you.

15 Demi Lovato

Demi Lovato got her start on Barney… with Selena Gomez. Yup, talk about a super fun fact. She has had a lot of struggles over the years and has suffered from both mental illness and an eating disorder. In the past few years, she has embraced more of a wild fashion look and has dyed her hair various colors, including blue, and has experimented with her style a lot. She always looks awesome and there's absolutely nothing wrong with expressing yourself in that way. It's just clear that she has said goodbye to her younger years and her more innocent days. She also tends to get a bit wild when it comes to what she posts on her Twitter feed. She is known for starting feuds and saying things that other people don't really want to hear, and she doesn't really seem to ever mince words.

14 Aaron Carter

Remember Aaron Carter, the adorable singer who sang songs like "Crush On You" and dated Lindsay Lohan and Hilary Duff? These days, he's definitely got more of a wild image and he seems to have changed quite a bit. In 2008, he got into some hot water for driving super fast in Texas, and police discovered that he had some drugs in his car as well. More recently, on July 15, he got a DUI  and once again, drugs were found. He also looks very different from his younger self, you have to admit. According to his family and friends who have been quoted in various articles, everyone is really worried about him and thinks that he's going to fall even further, and it's honestly very sad. He has also been suffering from a health issue, which sounds very painful, so hopefully he can get better and focus on what he loves, which is of course music.

13 Paris Hilton

Paris Hilton is known for starring on The Simple Life with her former BFF Nicole Richie and for coining the phrase "that's hot." She also was arrested for a DUI once upon a time, which definitely transformed her image. Oh yeah, and the fact that a tape called One Night in Paris was released was also not great news. When you look at her, you see a super pretty blonde celebrity who wears a lot of pink and always looks really good. You don't think that she starred in a tape or got a DUI. But those things are part of her story. She was supposed to spend 45 days in prison but ended up being allowed to be at home instead (aka house arrest). Over the years, she has released some songs and acted in some movies.  You don't hear a ton about her anymore, if anything at all, but she's not getting into any more trouble which is always a good thing.

12 Justin Bieber

When Justin Bieber came out with his album Purpose in 2015, you really hoped that things were turning around for the singer. After all, he's only 23 years old, and he's still growing and learning and figuring things out. You can't argue with the fact that he has changed a lot since his pre-teen days aka when he started becoming famous and successful. In the past few years, Justin has been continually getting into hot water for egging a neighbor's house or getting arrested for a DUI. His image is so different from that young kid with the beautiful voice and the super big dreams. Of course, fans still hope that he's going to change and stop getting into so much trouble. The latest news is that he has cancelled his tour thanks to exhaustion. Hopefully he can feel better and start making the music that he loves once again.

11 Khloe Kardashian

You wouldn't really say that Khloe Kardashian is super wild or always getting in trouble. She's known these days for her fitness love and healthy lifestyle. And her famous family stays fairly squeaky clean as well (even though there are also news reports to the contrary). But you can't argue against the fact that she definitely changed her image at least a little bit when she got a DUI back in 2007. You couldn't say that she had never gotten into trouble anymore. When she got her DUI, it was a pretty shocking moment. It seems like Khloe felt a ton of regret pretty much immediately and she said, "I will never, ever do that again" when she was interviewed the following year. She probably isn't thrilled that this mug shot is still circulating around the Internet. But that's just what happens in these situations.

10 Vanessa Hudgens

Back in the day, Vanessa Hudgens was starring in the popular movie franchise High School Musical (and dating Zac Efron). These days, she's taken on a much more mature image, and the wildest thing that she's done so far would definitely have to be starring in the film Spring Breakers. You wouldn't even think that it was the same person… which was probably the point. The fact that she was such an unexpected choice was one reason that the movie was so good. She has been in a few other movies, including Beastly and Sucker Punch, and most notably, Grease: Live. She's definitely not the only former Disney star to transform her image and say goodbye to her former younger and super innocent self. She has transitioned from a teenage star to a more mature adult in a really seamless and inspiring way, and you're excited to see where her career takes her next.

9 Katy Perry

Most people know that Katy Perry got her start as a super innocent singer. After all, she comes from quite a religious background. In fact, when she was in high school, she sang gospel songs. It's hard to believe when you see her songs today but it's totally true. Her more recent image is fairly wild and pretty much unrecognizable from the way that she started out. These days, she is singing songs like "Bon Appetit" which, let's face it, is a fairly suggestive song. She often dresses in a typical scantily clad pop star way, she's always dying her hair crazy colors, and she's not afraid to speak her mind. She's definitely going to say what she wants and be who she wants to be, no matter what anyone else has to say about it. She has gotten into trouble for some cultural appropriation issues recently as well.

8 Britney Spears

One day, Britney Spears was singing songs like "Hit Me Baby One More Time" and wearing a private school uniform and her hair in braids (which was a bit suggestive, of course, but still fairly PG). She seemed incredibly sweet and even kind of naive sometimes. Then, when she released her song "Oops I Did It Again", she sang the lyrics "I'm not that innocent" and she wore a skin-tight red suit in the music video. And who could forget when she wore a super skimpy outfit while performing "I'm A Slave For You"? Who could forget when she danced with a snake? Or when she kissed Madonna on stage? Yeah, she definitely changed her image from innocent to wild, and of course, her new image was still pretty crafted and curated. That's just the way that it goes in the music world so it's really nothing new.

7 Dustin Diamond

Remember Screech?! Of course you do. You probably grew up watching Saved by the Bell 24/7 (maybe even in the mornings before school) and you loved this crazy character. Sure, he was super dorky, but he was pretty sweet and innocent. He verged on annoying but that was the whole point. Once you learned what the actor was getting up to as an adult, it was probably pretty confusing and strange for you. Don't worry, every former fan of that show has felt the exact same way. These days, he's known for his mug shot and for writing a tell-all book that had a lot of super dirty and weird details about what he claimed was the behind-the-scenes life on the show. Honestly, that book left a lot of people totally at a loss for words, and no one really knows what the motivation behind that was. Hmmm.

6 Christina Aguilera

Back in the day, Christina Aguilera was pretty innocent. She may have dressed in a typical pop star manner that meant crop tops and skin tight pants and that was still pretty mild. She sang songs like "Genie In A Bottle" and although they were kind of suggestive, she still looked fairly, well, clean. You wouldn't have called her wild or anything even remotely close to that. Then her "Dirrty" days happened… and her transformation was pretty much complete. Sure, she doesn't dress quite that scandalous or revealing anymore, and she's a mom and all that. It's interesting how singers (and pop singers in particular) seem to change their image and brand from album to album. Christina has definitely done that in a sense. She had a straight-up pop album, her "Dirrty" album, and a few albums that had more of a jazz feel to it.

5 Nicole Richie

When Nicole Richie starred on the reality show The Simple Life with Paris Hilton, it's safe to say that she was fairly innocent. The show was about the girls learning to be on a farm and live in the country… and failing. Yeah, they definitely failed quite a bit and made a lot of mistakes. But that was the entire point of the show. That show aired from 2003 until 2007. Then Nicole was spotted out and about with Lindsay Lohan and people were totally shocked by how totally thin the two of them were. Rumors started flying around about eating disorders and drug use and all kinds of problems. They seemed to be partying together all the time, and before you knew it, Nicole was acting pretty wild. These days, she's much healthier and happier. She's got a career as a designer and a family and those super skinny days are behind her.

4 Selena Gomez

Remember when Selena Gomez first came onto the Hollywood scene? She was super young and adorable… and then she starred in the movie Spring Breakers. She's still super sweet so that hasn't changed and you really couldn't say that the fame has gone to her head or untying horrible like that. She's just much older and more mature and she's going with a different look to reflect that. Although you do have to admit that ever since Selena started romancing The Weeknd her songs and her look has gotten a little more mature. Have you listened to the song "Fetish" or watched the music video? Ya we definitely think Selena is letting out her wild side! What does Justin think about all of this?

3 Amanda Bynes

Amanda Bynes was a super sweet, innocent actress who was known for starring in comedies like She's The Man and What A Girl Wants. Her future seemed super bright… and then the breakdown happened. Soon the girl that she used to be was totally and completely gone and she was tweeting crazy stuff that made absolutely zero sense… and people wondered what had happened. It's definitely been a very disturbing journey and it doesn't seem to be over yet. Things started changing for her in 2010 when she was known for her strange tweets. And by 2012, she was getting into some major trouble. She had seven (yes, seven) DUIs or car accidents of some kind that year. She was in rehab and her parents were given control of her life and decisions. She said that she was suffering from mental illness. Some days it seems like things are looking up once again, but no one really seems to know what her future holds, and it's pretty sad.

2 Miley Cyrus

Miley Cyrus might seem like yet another Disney star who went from innocent to wild and made a pretty major transformation. And in some ways, that is definitely the story of her life. But she definitely seems more self-aware than that. You always get the feeling that she's dressing in a super scandalous way on purpose and like she just wants to get a rise out of everyone. She's definitely crafting her image in a very particular way. It's hard to even remember that she was once Hannah Montana because that's not exactly what you think of when you think of Miley Cyrus. You're more likely to picture her twerking or sticking her tongue out or wearing really crazy outfits. But the truth is that she was originally a Disney star like so many others and she has transformed her entire image since those days.

1 Lindsay Lohan

Lindsay Lohan is one of those celebrities that you either love or hate… or maybe you don't really feel too strongly either way. That would make sense since these days, she's known for her negative headlines and the strange things that she gets up to rather than her acting craft or anything like that. It's becoming harder and harder to take her seriously as an actress but she really was pretty talented back in the day. Of course you knew and loved her when she was in The Parent Trap and you enjoyed watching her grow up and take on more mature and adult roles. But then… everything changed. Soon she was getting into trouble and showing up late everywhere and leaving movie sets when she shouldn't have and no one seemed to know what was going on. She's definitely been acting pretty wild for a while now and it's unclear what the future holds for this star.