It can't be easy to grow up on reality TV, but Don't Be Tardy star Brielle Biermann did just that — and she looked good doing it. Though mom Kim Zolciak got her start on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, Brielle quickly became a celebrity in her own right with a spin-off series about her family. We've seen Kim's look change a lot through the years, but that's nothing compared to the total transformation that Brielle has had since we first met her as a kid on RHOA.
We can't imagine what it's like to go through puberty (and all kinds of other changes) on camera, and these days, fans can't help but notice that Brielle practically looks like a different person. Of course, there have been plenty of plastic surgery rumors — but Brielle hasn't copped to anything but injections. Still, it's pretty wild to look at pictures of her now compared to just a few years ago.
Here's Brielle's total transformation, from RHOA kid to the 24-year-old glammed-up woman she is today. There's no doubt that she's beautiful, but we do have to wonder if her good looks are totally genetic.
Brielle's 'Real Housewives' Days
When we first met Brielle on the Real Housewives of Atlanta, she was all natural — but that probably had to do with the fact that she was still a kid. When the show began filming in 2008, Brielle was just 11 years old — and already, she looked so much like her mom!
Growing Up
Brielle continued to grow up on TV, and her presence was even more regular when Kim got her own spin-off show, Don't Be Tardy. As Brielle entered her teen years, she kept changing and even got braces, like a lot of kids her age. But this didn't even compare to the dramatic transformation that was ahead for her.
Hanging With Mom
In this photo, snapped during a trip to New York City in 2015, Brielle already looked so different from the little girl we first met on Real Housewives. Here, she's in full hair and makeup at 18 years old, and the evolution into the woman she is today had officially begun.
Kim's Mini-Me
In 2017, Brielle posted this photo to her Instagram. This ombré hair color was quickly becoming her signature, and who could deny that it looked good on her? Still, it was pretty evident that her face had begun to change — she looked more like a mini-Kim than she ever had.
Super Full Lips
In a February 2020 interview with People, Brielle revealed that she'd been getting lip fillers on and off since 2015, and in that time, they were being done by several different doctors she saw when she would visit Los Angeles.
"I don't even know how many syringes have been used on me over the past five or six years," she admitted to the magazine.
In this pic from February 2019, we can see her lips at their fullest — it's clear that some injections have definitely been happening!
A More Low-Key Look
When Brielle shared this selfie in January 2020, it was obvious that something had changed — her lips had become a lot more low-key. And as she told People, her followers on Instagram responded super positively when she shared that she'd gotten her fillers dissolved, though the reaction didn't necessarily make her happy.
"Everybody was loving my new lips. It's like people are so against any enhancements and are so judgmental," she said. "It made me feel bad. I feel bad for people out there who need the enhancements, who want the enhancements, but they’re scared to get judged or to go through what I've gone through."
Brielle in 2021
Brielle's look has changed again, but this time, it's a bit more natural. Though she has said she's gotten some filler to help even things out, she looks worlds different (and happier) these days. Recently, she's been sporting a darker hair color, which she definitely pulls off like a pro. And she revealed in June 2021 that she had shed a few pounds, and she showed off her slimmed-down figure in a bikini snap.
