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Ben from Friends graduates from university

Hands up. Who remembers the adorable son of Ross and Carol in 90s sitcom Friends? This week he shared pictures from his graduation ceremony, and it made us feel very, very old.

Hands up. Who remembers the adorable son of Ross and his first wife Carol in 90s sitcom Friends?

If you need a refresher he spent many an episode being cheeky and adorable and looking like this:

Well, in news set to make you feel very, very old, the actor who played Ben, Cole Sprouse, has now blossomed into a handsome young 23-year old.

He began playing Ben on Friends when he was just nine years old, and now he has just graduated from New York University, alongside his twin brother. Take a look at this snap he shared from the ceremony earlier this week:

Cole wrote on his own Instagram: “We’ve tried to do right, to fix some of the negative stereotypes of child stardom. We’ve had some bumps, but I’m so glad we went to Uni.”

Yes. That’s accurate. It’s been 14 years since he last appeared on FRIENDS, despite it just feeling like yesterday. Even scarier? It’s been 22 years since the first episode aired.

Yikes. Where did the time go?!

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