As such, some modifications may appear more obvious than others, and the rich and famous’ flawless looks consequently often spark wild speculations. And as some celebrities candidly admit to going under the knife, others play it very coy.
Bored Panda takes a look at 20 cases of famous people who have directly addressed plastic surgery rumors.
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#1
Sylvester Stallone
Sylvester Stallone addressed plastic surgery speculations in a 1992 interview with People, admitting to undergoing a procedure on the left side of his face due to a naturally crooked mouth.
The 77-year-old actor clarified that people mistook the scar from that surgery as evidence of a facelift, pointing out the absence of a scar on his right ear.
#2
Renée Zellweger
In 2014, Renée Zellweger stunned people at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards, with her appearance sparking plastic surgery accusations.
In a 2019 New York Magazine piece, the 54-year-old actress said the rumors had actually helped free her.
She told the publication: “Nothing like international humiliation to set your perspective right! It clarifies what’s important to you. And it shakes off any sort of clingy superficiality … that you didn’t have time for anyway.”
When it was suggested that fans were worried Renée somehow did not look like herself, the Bridget Jones star said their criticism also came with “the implication that I somehow needed to change what was going on because it wasn’t working.”
She explained: “I got hired in my blue jeans and cowboy boots with my messy hair. I started working like that. I didn’t have to change to work. So why was I suddenly trying to fit into some mold that didn’t belong to me?”
#3
Bella Hadid
In 2022, Bella Hadid gave Vogue a candid interview about her physical and mental health struggles.
The 27-year-old model also revealed she had a nose job at 14 and wishes she hadn’t. “I wish I had kept the nose of my ancestors,” she said. “I think I would have grown into it.”
The American fashion star with Palestinian and Dutch roots insisted that claims she had gotten her eyes lifted and jaw shaved were untrue.
Bella said at the time “People think I fully f***ed with my face because of one picture of me as a teenager looking puffy. I’m pretty sure you don’t look the same now as you did at 13, right? I have never used filler. Let’s just put an end to that. I have no issue with it, but it’s not for me. Whoever thinks I’ve gotten my eyes lifted or whatever it’s called—it’s face tape! The oldest trick in the book.”
#4
Ariana Grande
Ariana Grande said she was embracing a new chapter of her beauty journey, years after getting work done on her face, in a makeup video for Vogue shared in September 2023.
In the video, the 30-year-old singer said: “For a long time, beauty was about hiding for me, and now I feel like maybe it’s not, since I stopped getting fillers and Botox.”
Ariana revealed that she “had a ton of lip filler over the years and Botox”, but she admitted that she had taken a break from cosmetic procedures in 2018 because it felt “too much.”
