Flashback Friday! You Won't Believe the Biggest Celebrity Headlines Exactly 5 Years Ago

It's hard to believe how much has changed over the last few years

By Lily Harrison Dec 30, 2016 11:00 AMTags
Flashback Five, December 2011Melissa Hebeler / E! Illustration

Time flies when you're having fun, right?

But it's still hard to believe how much has changed in the world of celebrity over the last five years.

From babies to breakups, engagements to divorces, heartbreak to second chances, the most famous faces in Hollywood have seen a seemingly endless rollercoaster of ups and downs that can be tricky to keep up with. (And no, we're not just talking about the Kardashians…)

So in the spirit of Flashback Friday, we decided to switch things up a bit and take a quick glance at which stars were making headlines five years ago, in this very month, to see how much things have changed—or stayed the same!

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Red Carpet Flashback

That's right, way back in December 2011 things were just getting super serious between Chrissy Teigen and John Legend, Khloe Kardashian and Lamar Odom were high-tailin' it out of California and Alec Baldwin was getting into a whole lotta trouble.

Between the good and the bad, and the downright random, there's seriously no shortage of stories coming out of Tinsletown it seems.

But don't take our word for it, check out the list above to see a rundown of the five biggest stories to come out of this month, five years ago.