Renee Zellweger – You Had Me At “WTH!?”
The tabloids are all the buzz with pics and reactions to Zellweger’s new look.
The responses run the gamut from, “It’s her face, therefore her business,” to “Why didn’t she leave well enough alone?”
What also has people talking is Zellweger’s aloof response to the inquiries about the very noticeable facial changes. “I’m glad folks think I look different! I’m living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I’m thrilled that perhaps it shows,” Zellweger, 45, told PEOPLE magazine exclusively Tuesday after social media lit up over her appearance at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills the previous night.
Clearly she had some type of facial surgery, as she looks completely different from her “Jerry Maguire” and “Bridget Jones’s Diary” days.
However, if she’s had surgery, like another high-profile female celeb; Zelwegger isn’t owning up to it-yet. Also, like another high profile rapper who opted for cosmetic (facial) surgery, the before pictures (in my opinion) trump the new ones.
Hence, I have therefore dubbed the Academy Award-nominated actress, Renee “StarrKim” Zellweger.
I’m not a Hollywood celeb, nor have I ever had plastic surgery. I’ve contemplated it, however, following two Caesarean sections which left me with the infamous kangaroo pouch. All the situps, crunches and ab bootcamps in the world haven’t been able to restore my prepartum six pack. But I digress.
What I do know is that in 2013:
- The top five cosmetic surgical procedures included breast augmentation (290,000) 1%, nose reshaping (221,000) 9%, eyelid surgery (216,000) 6%, liposuction (200,000) 1% and facelifts (133,000) 6%.
- 91% of all cosmetic procedures involved women.
- Women ages 40-54-year-olds made up the majority of cosmetic procedures – 49% of the total.
The 2013 overall figures reflect an increase of 3% from 2012 and my guess is that 2014’s figures will continue to reflect an increase.
With the trend to have more “junk in the trunk”, I suspect that procedures involving a woman’s buttocks have a strong chance of landing on the top five list next year.
While the Average Jane can possibly fly under the radar when she elects to have cosmetic surgery, people in the public eye, unfortunately, cannot.
Zellweger, although she has not been so in recent years, has found herself back in the spotlight. Sadly for all the wrong reasons.
I wish her well.
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October 23, 2014
If you hadn’t noted that the picture is Renee Zellweger, I wouldn’t have known. She looks totally different to me. In any case, cosmetic/plastic surgery is a very personal issue. I don’t like the idea of being “cut, put under”, etc. period. I don’t believe I’m opposed to the idea but I have to question how much of the industry is predicated on the “stay young” and “women aren’t allowed to age gracefully” (especially if they appear in the media) dynamics that are prevalent in our society today. I’m also moved to consider how much the media plays a role in pushing the definition of what it means to be beautiful. Personally, the decision to get cosmetic/plastic surgery would have to be made in light of an honest examination of my own sense of self worth and value.
October 23, 2014
Michelle, I couldn’t agree more. I am not opposed to cosmetic surgery, but for me, it would have to be for the right reasons. As you stated in your response, it would not be a rash decision, but after an honest assessment of my true reasons. The end result of plastic surgery, one would think would leave people saying “Nice!”, as opposed to “WTH!” Like you, I had no idea who she was when I first saw the new pics. Oh well, it’s her face. If she’s happy………….