Oscar – winning actress Jamie Lee Curtis, 66, has opened up about the deeply painful reason behind her initial decision to undergo plastic surgery. In a recent interview, the star shared that at the tender age of 25, hurtful comments from a cinematographer on the set of the 1985 film Perfect led her down the path of cosmetic procedures.
During an appearance on 60 Minutes on May 11, Curtis recounted the incident. “He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy.’ And I was 25, so for him to say that, it was very embarrassing,” she said. As soon as the movie wrapped, Curtis decided to have plastic surgery. However, the procedure did not go as planned, and she has regretted it ever since. “That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately and have kind of sort of regretted it since,” Curtis lamented. Now an advocate for natural beauty, the actress, who is the daughter of screen legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, feels even more strongly about her regret. “I’ve become a really public advocate to say to women your gorgeous and your perfect the way you are. So yeah, it was not a good thing for me to do,” she emphasized.
The two – time Golden Globe winner also disclosed a dark consequence of her plastic surgery: a dependency on painkillers. “I became very enamored with the warm bath of an opiate,” Curtis confessed. “You know, drank a little bit … never to access, never any big public demonstrations. I was very quiet, very private about it, but it became a dependency for sure.” In 2021, Curtis further spoke about her past addictions and plastic surgery experience, voicing concerns over society’s “obsession” with surgically altering appearances. “I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work. It got me addicted to Vicodin. I’m 22 years sober now,” she told Fast Company. She also warned about the current trend of fillers and procedures, stating, “Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”
Curtis also drew on her childhood experiences, recalling how she watched her parents get “face lifts and neck lifts.” This exposure during her youth gave her a stark view of the realities of aging in the movie industry. “I watched their work diminish, I watched their fame not diminish. And the contradiction of a lot of fame, but not a lot of work, is really hard to navigate for people,” she said. “For the rest of your life, you’re famous for something you did a long time ago, and you chase that attention.” Through sharing her personal story, Curtis hopes to raise awareness about the potential pitfalls of the pressure to conform to certain beauty standards in Hollywood and beyond.
- Defyne MD Unveils Fat Grafting Breakthrough
- Doja Cat’S Plastic Surgery Disaster: Asks Fans Not To Notice
- Paris Hilton Reveals The Plastic Surgery She’s Had
