Yahoo Finance It's official! We've entered the era of celebrity plastic surgery confessionals...
We're living in a world of increasingly realistic social media filters, enabling us to edit, enhance and – to be honest – entirely change our appearance with nothing but a mere tap. And that's not all. Cosmetic surgery is no longer reserved for the rich and the famous, with facial fillers seemingly being offered here, there and everywhere, and cheap, overseas travel meaning you can book yourself in for a budget BBL without a second thought. It's no wonder then, that so many of us are feeling a certain ~way~ about our appearance.
A recent study from the Mental Health Foundation found that 22% of adults said content on social media caused them to worry about their body image, while respondents to another study suggested that social media is behind a rise in younger generations opting to have plastic surgery to look better in photos, with around 70% of 18-24 years olds admitting that they're considering this.
These stats are alarming, and reinforce why it's more important than ever that there's transparency when it comes to body image – both on and offline. Thankfully, a new wave of celebrities are creating just that.
Enter: the era of celebrity cosmetic surgery confessionals
"Four days into recovery right now," musician and fashion icon Doja Cat candidly tweeted earlier this week. "Feels ok. I got lipo so my thighs hurt a lot if I move too much. But I'm healing really fast."
Although not everyone agreed with Doja's decision to go under the knife (though it's her choice, obvs), there was a common theme amongst the replies to her tweet, with plenty of praise for her honesty. "I love when celebrities are actually honest about the work they have done. It’s more important than people seem to realise," one fan wrote, as someone else replied: "I love that you're being honest Doja. Thank you for not hiding it."
But Doja's not alone in her cosmetic surgery confession. In February, Iggy Azalea opened up about her own body mods, telling Emily Ratjkowski on her High Low podcast: "I like my breasts... And yeah, they're fake and they look fucking good." Previously, the musician tweeted that she uses plastic surgery to "enhance" her natural beauty, for which she was celebrated by one fan who said: "She's honest. Allowing other women to know her beauty came with a cost."
"I appreciate that Cardi B is honest about her cosmetic surgery procedures because these celebs will have [...] folks believing in unrealistic 'body goals'," a fan previously tweeted in reference to Cardi B's own cosmetic surgery tea-spilling, echoing someone else who wrote: "The thing I love about Cardi B is that yeah she gets plastic surgery but at least she’s honest about it and doesn’t try to pretend like she got her body from working out or drinking nonsense ass shakes."
Similarly, last year R&B legend SZA ended fan speculation that she'd undergone a BBL, singing on her track SOS: "That ass so fat, it look natural, it's not." In another song, she followed up with, "I just got my body done, ain't got no guilt about it."
Much like the response to Doja, Iggy and Cardi's confessions, SZA's was welcomed too. "Take notes, celebs and influencers, this is all we want from you on this," wrote Instagrammer Dana Omari (@IGfamousbydana). "We don't even need details (although they'd be appreciated), just a simple 'yep had some work done and I love it!' Would suffice."
After years – decades even – of celebrities passionately denying that they've had any work done, it's unclear where this cosmetic surgery honesty has come from. Perhaps our favourite famous faces grew tired of their inboxes being burdened with plastic surgery speculation. Perhaps they realised it's harder than ever to hide changes to their bodies, when an endless stream of photos (from every angle) are uploaded to the internet every day. Or perhaps they all just realised that honesty really is the best policy. Whatever the reason behind the shift, it's certainly a refreshing step in the right direction, and as one person put it: "Transparency is not necessarily about preventing people from going under the knife. It’s about letting them realise that many people who fit the [beauty] standard weren’t born that way."
Remember: As 🔥 as these celebrities – and even our friends/colleagues/flatmates – may be, each of us are beautiful in our own way and none of us need to change a single thing about what we see in the mirror, unless we want to.
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