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Model Bella Hadid has admitted to one plastic surgery procedure—a nose job undertaken when she was 14 years old. It's something she now regrets, telling Vogue in 2022 that she wished she'd "kept the nose of my [Palestinian–Jordanian] ancestors. I think I would have grown into it."
Stand-up comedian, actress, and writer Amy Schumer revealed in 2022 that she had liposuction following the birth of her son.
According to a December 2022 edition of Hello! magazine, country music legend Dolly Parton has spent US$1million on cosmetic procedures, including a brow lift, eye surgery and breast augmentation.
Vanessa Williams, the first African-American woman to receive the Miss America title, in 1984, has been refreshingly honest about past plastic surgery sessions, including regular doses of Botox and multiple Ultherapy sessions. But according to People magazine, she draws a line at invasive cosmetic procedures (at least for now).
Olivia Colman has reiterated her aversion to going under the knife on several occasions. But the English actress has admitted turning to Botox, and loving it. "I've done it when I know there is a big gap [between roles]," she told The Times.
In her memoir, Tyra Banks opened up about having plastic surgery early in her career. Banks, host and creator of 'America's Next Top Model,' explained that the bones in her nose were growing and itching and, while she could breath fine, she elected to undergo a procedure to remodel its shape.
Previously coy about the subject, Britney Spears has revealed the odd cosmetic tweak: lip injections, to be precise. But Hollywood celebrity watchers and many of her fans on Instagram allege she's undergone at least a nose job as well.
Donatella Versace has undergone a staggering metamorphosis over the years, with the UK's Daily Mail newspaper once describing the Italian fashion designer as transforming herself "into a human waxwork with Botox, implants and laser resurfacing."
After years of rumor and denial, distinguished actress, singer, comedian, and author Bette Midler finally admitted in 2023 to having "some tailoring" done. "Time has a way of smoothing everything out," she joked during an acceptance speech at the Costume Designers Guild Awards.
Italian-American actress and model Julia Fox, known for her appearance in 'Uncut Gems' (2019), put her hands up to a previous liposuction procedure but added during an interview with Elle in 2023 that she's unlikely to undergo surgery even though "things are not sitting the way they used to... [but] it's like, I am not gonna do a damn thing about it."
In 2023, Lilly Ghalichi unveiled her new nose. The 'Shahs of Sunset' star revealed her revised facial feature on Instagram, writing, "Most people would hide this, some maybe even deny this." But she wanted to be transparent about her surgery.
"I finally got the stomach fixed," trumpeted Julie Bowen during a 2023 appearance on the popular daytime talk show 'The View.' The 'Modern Family' star shared her experience with plastic surgery to an audience of millions.
Tori Spelling of 'Beverly Hills, 90210' fame has admitted to a nose job and getting her breasts done, but denies getting any cosmetic enhancements done on her face. The actress, who's also a best-selling author, claims her veneer is down to the magic of the contour. But fans have likened her new looks to those of Khloé Kardashian.
Sharon Osbourne, wife of Black Sabbath rocker Ozzy Osbourne, truly regrets her five-and-a-half-hour cosmetic procedure that, in her words, left her looking like a "Cyclops."
Former Bond girl Jane Seymour, who found wider fame with the TV show 'Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman' (1993–1998), admitted to NewBeauty in 2023 that she has had plastic surgery throughout her career. "My eyes were done when I was 40 and at the same time I had my [breasts] done," confessed the actress.
Katy Perry had always denied having plastic surgery, though she told Refinery29 in a 2018 interview that "I've done lasers and got [filler] injections under my eyes." Everything else, she insists, is natural.
Solána Imani Rowe, known professionally as SZA, revealed somewhat cryptically in 2022 that she'd had a Brazilian butt lift, singing: "I just got my body done, ain't got no guilt about it / I just heard your opinion, I could've did without it," on her track 'Conceited.' She confirmed all with Elle in 2023.
Cardi B has a love/hate relationship with plastic surgery. She first went under the knife in 2018, following her pregnancy. She endured several procedures, including breast augmentation. But in 2022, the singer revealed during an Instagram Live that she got most of her biopolymers—also known as butt injections—removed.
"I'm happy to embrace aging," said Gwyneth Paltrow in 2023 during an interview with Goop. But the actress is no stranger to cosmetic procedures, and has never denied experimenting with Botox and injectables to help smooth out frown lines.
The face of many Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issues, model Christie Brinkley has previously opened up about using Xeomin to reduce forehead wrinkles, and Ultherapy to lessen age lines on her chest and neck. However, she's never confirmed—or denied—a reported face-lift in 2010.
Supermodel Linda Evangelista was one of the first celebrities to talk openly about the use of Botox. She hit the headlines later in 2021 when she revealed she'd been left "permanently deformed" after undergoing CoolSculpting, a brand name for the fat-freezing process cryolipolysis. Her decision to undergo the cosmetic surgery in the first place was chronicled in British Vogue.
Courtney Love underwent a rhinoplasty procedure in the mid-1980s to correct the shape and size of her nose. The former lead vocalist of Hole has since been reported to have had an eyebrow lift, a chin reduction, and a breast augmentation.
In 2018, actress Melanie Griffith revealed how drastic plastic surgery procedures had changed her looks. During an interview with Porter magazine, she admitted the operations had been botched.
Once embracing plastic surgery and the apparent success of her breast augmentation, Kourtney Kardashian has since acknowledged her regret at going ahead with the procedure, undertaken when she was 21.
The Kardashians are, of course, no strangers when it comes to enhancing beauty through attempts to defy age. In 2023, Khloé Kardashian unveiled her new face, and simply responded "No" when asked on Instagram if she missed her "old face."
Singer Jessica Simpson is one of only a few celebrities who have actually allowed their cosmetic procedure to be filmed. Made in partnership with Emface, a new toning and tightening procedure that’s been billed as a "non-surgical face-lift," it features in an Instagram Reel as a up-close-and-personal video from her treatment room.
Jamie Lee Curtis admits to having cosmetic procedures done, but said she only ended up feeling bad about herself. Botox makes wrinkles disappear, she once said, "But then you look like a plastic figurine."
Nicole Kidman's transformation from a young actress to a Hollywood icon is truly amazing. But it's a journey she's very likely undertaken with the help of Botox, a face-lift, and a nose job. The Australian actress neither confirms nor denies these rumors.
"Thank god they are removable," said Courteney Cox when recalling the time she was hooked on face fillers. She was talking to E! News in 2023 and expressed relief in realizing how she had "messed up a lot."
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Quite often a face-lift or cosmetic procedure is a rite of passage for celebrities of a certain age. Alarmingly, however, there are plenty of younger models, actresses, and singers who've opted to change the way they look while still relatively young. Many of these needle-and-knife undertakings have worked in so far as the results have enhanced looks by smoothing out skin and ironing out wrinkles. But there have also been some truly disastrous outcomes, in some cases where patients have complained of being permanently deformed. So, who are those that have been cut, broken, or injected in the name of beauty, and what has been the outcome?
Click through and nip/tuck through this list of celebs who've had plastic surgery.
Under the knife: celebrities who have had plastic surgery!
Age-reducing procedures of the rich and famous
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Quite often a face-lift or cosmetic procedure is a rite of passage for celebrities of a certain age. Alarmingly, however, there are plenty of younger models, actresses, and singers who've opted to change the way they look while still relatively young. Many of these needle-and-knife undertakings have worked in so far as the results have enhanced looks by smoothing out skin and ironing out wrinkles. But there have also been some truly disastrous outcomes, in some cases where patients have complained of being permanently deformed. So, who are those that have been cut, broken, or injected in the name of beauty, and what has been the outcome?
Click through and nip/tuck through this list of celebs who've had plastic surgery.