Hollywood Stars Share Awkward Teenage Photos To Raise Money For Puerto Rico

The 3.4 million people of Puerto Rico are struggling to survive after Hurricane Maria battered the Caribbean island. Inhabitants of the US island territory have little access to basic necessities like food, clean water, medicine and electricity leading to anger against the Trump administration.

Celebrities are now stepping in to help the people of Puerto Rico. Last week, actor and singer Jennifer Lopez contributed $1 million for relief work in the hurricane-hit island with many Latin superstars following suit.

Joining the list of celebs, TV host Stephen Colbert and actor Nick Kroll urged their showbiz colleagues to share their awkward teenage photos on social media and pledged to make a donation for the victims of Hurricane Maria in Puerto Rico each time a celebrity did so.

Stephen Colbert kicked off the challenge by sharing his own #PuberMe photo
 

Nick Kroll asked me to post a pic of my awkward stage, but I never had one. So here's me lookin' cool as hell! #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/UC9a7XtjZa

— Stephen Colbert (@StephenAtHome) September 28, 2017

Here you go @nickkroll ... giant glasses, awkward hands, feeling 14! All for a good cause. God Bless Puerto Rico. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/Ca4iby5H62

— Reese Witherspoon (@RWitherspoon) September 30, 2017

Remember home video? #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/2DZhW9458W

— backstreetboys (@backstreetboys) September 29, 2017

The hair .. the shoe sock combo @StephenAtHome #PuberMe #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/ctSRZz9G1Q

— lena headey (@IAMLenaHeadey) September 29, 2017

Hey @NickKroll & @StephenAtHome here's a photo of me from earlier today #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/TELUdYH43d

— Jimmy Kimmel (@jimmykimmel) September 28, 2017

Hey, @StephenAtHome, for your #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief effort, I give you...the nuclear option... pic.twitter.com/0QhZYD4REU

— John Oliver (@iamjohnoliver) September 29, 2017

Hey @nickkroll and @StephenAtHome, this photo was taken the day I replaced
David Letterman. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/J1013j4rbr

— Conan O'Brien (@ConanOBrien) September 29, 2017

Found this in the Connie Seacrest archives under "awkward phase" #puberme #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/29xGMMygpz

— Ryan Seacrest (@RyanSeacrest) September 29, 2017

I my defense, I knew looked horrible. #PuberMe #PuertoRicoRelief pic.twitter.com/7wo2m9PIhE

— Kumail Nanjiani (@kumailn) September 28, 2017

.@nickkroll Hope pimple in the middle of my forehead doesn't distract too much from my (actual) hairless kitten #PuberMe #puertoricorelief pic.twitter.com/vLAPltuIlJ

— Lena Dunham (@lenadunham) September 29, 2017

.@NickKroll & @StephenAtHome asked me to post a photo from an awkward age to support #PuertoRicoRelief. Here's one I took last year #PuberMe pic.twitter.com/6ccgSwNoBB

— Mike Bloomberg (@MikeBloomberg) September 28, 2017

Maria, the most powerful storm to strike Puerto Rico in nearly 90 years, has killed at least 16 people on the island, according to the official death toll since it made landfall on September 20. Maria, Irma, Jose and Harvey were the most deadly Atlantic storms that hit US, Caribbean and Mexico this year.

(With inputs from Reuters)