AWKWARD FOR A CAUSE

Reese Witherspoon, Olivia Wilde And Other Stars Take the #PuberMe Challenge

It’s awkward…for a good cause.

by Elizabeth Logan
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To raise money for Hurricane Maria relief—and, not coincidentally, in keeping with the theme of his new animated Netflix series about adolescents, Big Mouth—Nick Kroll started the #PuberMe challenge in an appearance on Colbert on Wednesday. Since then, tons of celebrities, from Lena Dunham to Reese Witherspoon, have joined the cause.

The idea is simple: Stephen Colbert promised to donate funds from his Americone Dream Foundation (raised by sales of his Ben and Jerry’s flavor Americone Dream, which is actually pretty tasty) to help Puerto Rico relief efforts every time a celebrity posts an awkward “before puberty” picture online, and Kroll will match the donation. It’s kind of genius. When all it takes to do a good thing is posting a picture of yourself, you bet actors are into it. By now, Instagram and Twitter have been flooded with #PuberMe pictures:

Reese Witherspoon was utterly adorable:

Olivia Wilde mourned her brows:

Lena Dunham was not kitten around:

Judd Apatow rocked the Fred Perry:

Busy Phillips was crimped and witchy:

America Ferrera posted a shot from iconic Disney Channel Original movie Gotta Kick It Up!:

Samantha Bee let her bangs do the talking:

Gina Rodriguez embraced her braces:

Rachel Bloom won a contest:

Jimmy Fallon wore this:

Former New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg made a little joke:

Sarah Silverman repped the Sox:

Lena Headey rode a horse:

Andy Cohen murdered cats for practice:

Colin Jost wanted to know if you’d heard the Good News:

Mayim Bialik gave us Blossom flashbacks:

Kathy Griffin revealed a lot of information:

Gillian Jacobs was pretty darn cute:

John Oliver was pretty darn awkward:

Adam Scott was a big fan of the Seaver family:

Emmy Rossum was a small angel:

Lin-Manuel Miranda posted an old video he apparently made as a kid after a trip to Puerto Rico. Naturally, he’s singing in it.

…but the winner of this challenge, if there is one, is certainly Brooklyn 99‘s Chelsea Peretti:

Meet the New Class of Philanthropists, from Ashton Kutcher to Stella McCartney

Natalia Vodianova and Stella McCartney (from left), in London. Vodianova and McCartney both wear Stella McCartney.

Photograph by Mary McCartney; Hair by Lewis Pallett for Kerastase Couture Styling Range at Eighteen Management; makeup by jane bradley for MAC; photography assistant: Ryan O’Toole.

Diane von Furstenberg with the DVF Award winners at the United Nations, in New York, from left: Jane Goodall, Baljeet Sandhu, Louise Dubé, von Furstenberg, Yoani Sánchez, and Karlie Kloss.

Photograph by Chris Brooks; Sittings editor: Esmé René.

Ashton Kutcher, on the Warner Bros. lot in Los Angeles. Kutcher wears Gap jacket; AG jeans.

Mark Seliger

Mala Gaonkar and Sema Sgaier (from left), in New York. Sgaier wears Josie Natori blouse; her own jewelry. Gaonkar wears her own clothes and jewelry.

Photograph by Martien Mulder, Styled by Sarah Zendejas; air by Takuya Sugawara for Kiehl’s; Makeup by Gina Daddona for Chanel; photography assistant: Frank Mueller.

From left: Saudia Davis, Constance Jablonski, Tory Burch, Anita Shepherd, Kate Bosworth, and Yasmin Green, in New York.

Photograph by Mark Seliger, Styled by Ethel Park; Hair by Miki for Kerastase Paris; Makeup by Asami Taguchi for Nars at Frank Reps; digital technician: Sonny Fabbri; photography assistants: John Kelsey, Mike Skigen, William Wu; fashion assistant: Costa Andrinopoulos. all wear Tory Burch or Tory Sport

Mario Testino with Natalia Vodianova, her children Lucas, Neva, and Viktor (middle, from left), and villagers at the Parque Teresita opening in Urubamba, Peru.

Photograph by Timon Afinsky for Supernova

Gabriela Hearst, wearing the sweater she designed to benefit Planned Parenthood, and Austin Hearst at home in New York.

Photograph by Mark Seliger, Styled by Ethel Park; Hair by Miki for Kerastase paris; Makeup by Asami Taguchi for Nars at Frank Reps; digital technician: Sonny Fabbri; photography assistants: John Kelsey, Mike Skigen, William Wu; fashion assistant: Costa Andrinopoulos. Gabriela Hearst wears clothes from her collection; her own jewelry and belt. Austin Hearst wears his own clothes.
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