punky brewster effect

/noun/ occurrence in which a plain-looking child star becomes SMOKIN' HOT after going through puberty; named after a sitcom character played by Soleil Moon Frye in the mid-1980's; also known as rudy huxtable syndrome

Soleil Moon Frye, Alyssa Milano, and Keisha Knight Pulliam all went through the punky brewster effect.

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