In December 2020, Lopez told Elle about a time when she was in her early 20s and a man she was dating told her she should start botox at a doctor's appointment, and the doctor started pointing out her lines. Fortunately, she refused, and she added, "I just wonder what would've happened to me if I would've started Botox at 23, what I would look like right now. My face would be a totally different face today."

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Lea Michele -

The 'Glee' star was once told to get a nose job by her former manager. However, she did not take the advice.

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Lea Michele - "Great, as soon as you turn 15, it's time for a nose job," Michele's ex-manager apparently told her. "She can go f— herself," the actress vehemently said on 'ABC News.'

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Sophia Loren - Loren is a film legend, but early in her career she was apparently told to get work done.

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Sophia Loren - "They were saying that my nose was too long and my mouth was too big," she told The Hollywood Reporter. Even her husband, director Carlo Ponti, apparently told her to get surgery.

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Lady Gaga - Lady Gaga's unique image helped make her a star, but the singer was once told to get a nose job.

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Lady Gaga - "I didn't because I wanted to be who I was," Gaga told Sky News. "I said 'No.' I love my Italian nose."

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Brittany Snow - This 'Pitch Perfect' star has a scar on her forehead, which she got when a brick fell on her head as a child. Snow refused to get surgery to cover the scar.

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Brittany Snow - "[Someone] told me that I needed to get plastic surgery on my face because it was distracting. My mom even took me to a plastic surgeon's office to get it removed and I freaked out in the parking lot. I wouldn't go in," Snow told Today Style.

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Gabby Douglas - Douglas is an athletic champion, but apparently her looks weren't good enough for an Excalibur Gymnastics staff member.

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According to Douglas, the staff member told her to get rhinoplasty for her nose. She refused to get surgery, and called the comments "very hurtful" in an interview with Vanity Fair.

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Priyanka Chopra - After she won Miss World, Chopra attempted to get into acting. However, one producer apparently told her she was not physically attractive enough.

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Priyanka Chopra - Speaking on 'The View,' Chopra shared "he said that everything was wrong about me [...] the shape of my body was not proportionate." However, she refused his recommendation of plastic surgery.

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Nelly Furtado -

Nelly Furtado has sold millions of records worldwide, but one producer thought she'd be more successful with plastic surgery.

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Nelly Furtado - Speaking with Metro, Furtado revealed, "I worked with a producer once who said, 'You should get a boob job. You'd be a knockout.'" Despite pressure, she refused.

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Debra Messing - Apparently the 'Will & Grace' actress was told to get surgery by director Alfonso Arau.

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Debra Messing - "I'd never been on a film before," she told Elle. "I was doing a love scene with Keanu Reeves [...] the very famous director screamed 'Cut' and said, 'How quickly can we get a plastic surgeon in here? Her nose is ruining my movie.'"

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Elizabeth Banks - Elizabeth Banks is "thankful" that she refused to get surgery. "The first agent I ever met in this industry told me to get a boob job," she said at the Crystal + Lucy Awards.

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Elizabeth Banks - "I was so grateful that I didn't have enough money at the time to follow his advice. I also did not sign with him despite that," Banks explained.

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Arden Cho - Before breaking through in the United States, Arden Cho was apparently told to get surgery by South Korean agents.

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Arden Cho - "I didn't fit the standard of beauty in Asia. They wanted me to get a lot of work done," she told Mochi magazine. Cho did not oblige.

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CL - CL is a hit singer and a member of 2NE1, but had a shaky start with music executives.

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CL - "You know, YG [Entertainment] told me to [...] get plastic surgery before my debut," she told Elle. "I stood up for myself and said 'No, I'm not doing it.'"

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Deepika Padukone - Padukone is one of India's highest-paid actresses, but before she found fame, she was given some bad advice.

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Deepika Padukone - Speaking with PinkVilla, Padukone said the "worst career advice" she got was to get plastic surgery. "Somebody suggested plastic surgery before I started my career," she said, refusing the advice.

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Chloë Grace Moretz - Back when she was 16, the actress apparently saw silicone implants in her dressing room.

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Chloë Grace Moretz - Moretz considered breast implants, but eventually decided against it.

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Julia Roberts - According to Shape, Roberts tried Botox just once, and refused to do it again.

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Julia Roberts - Instead, the 'Pretty Woman' has recommended a healthy lifestyle to look beautiful.

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Julianne Moore - Julianne Moore is another star who refuses to get surgery.

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"Cosmetic surgery itself starts to look normal, and we lose track of what a real face is like," she told Health magazine.

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Celebs who turned down plastic surgery

Jennifer Lopez claps back at fans who think she's had work done

18/01/21 | StarsInsider

CELEBRITY Beauty

Numerous celebs get plastic surgery—it's no showbiz secret. For better or worse, getting work done is an industry norm. But not for everyone! From Lady Gaga to Sophia Loren, plenty of celebs have refused to go under the knife.

One of the hardest for people to believe is Jennifer Lopez, who may look the same as she did two decades ago, but who is constantly remind fans that she has never gotten cosmetic surgery. Most recently, on an Instagram post where she's promoting her JLo Beauty line, someone commented that she "definitely" has Botox...

"LOL that's just my face!!!" the singer wrote. "For the 500 millionth time... I have never done Botox or any other injectables or surgery!! Just sayin'." Then she added a clapback, for good measure: "And here is another JLO Beauty secret: try spending your time being more positive, kind and uplifting of others...don't spend your time trying to bring others down...that will keep you youthful and beautiful too!!!"

Sadly, the pressure to get botox started in her early 20s. Click through to read more about Lopez's and other stars' stories.