Also known as the #HowHardDidAgingHitYou challenge (harsh), the freshest delight that social media has thrown at us so far this year (and bear in mind we're barely two weeks in), is the #10YearChallenge where celebrities, influencers and mere plebians alike (like us, for example), reach back into the murky depths of profile pictures of old, comparing them to, well - now.
Me 10 years ago: probably would have played along with the profile picture aging meme going around on Facebook and Instagram
Me now: ponders how all this data could be mined to train facial recognition algorithms on age progression and age recognition— Kate O'Neill (@kateo) January 12, 2019
Here are the best Middle Eastern-based ones shared (they all win, in our eyes - aging seems to have evaded them completely), and if you scroll to the bottom, Team Grazia have thrown their hats in the ring, too. You're welcome.
Photos: Instagram