Welp, it looks like Rami Malek hasn't always had that so-chiseled-it-could-cut-glass jawline that makes him so darn sexy [1]. Longtime pal Rachel Bilson [2] just dug into her archives to resurrect an old photo of her and her high school classmate [3] in honor of #ThrowbackThursday, and all we have to say is praise be to the glow-up gods. In the picture, Rami looks almost unrecognizable, sporting a gold chain necklace over a white tee and what appears to be a black corduroy jacket.
Rachel captioned the double-take-worthy snap, "Hey @ramimalek where'd you get that gold chain? #tbt #oscarworthy #dontforgetthelittlepeople," as a nod to the Bohemian Rhapsody star's best actor nomination [4]. Not only is her post a hysterical way to remind Rami of his, er, humble beginnings, but it also serves as the literal embodiment of a glow-up — well, the pre-glow-up phase, that is.
My only wish is that I'd seen this photo back in my awkward, brace-faced high school days so I had some reassurance that I, too, could grow up to be an award-winning superstar. For now, I'll settle for looking through these post-glow-up photos of Rami looking fine as wine.
