Lorraine Kelly has hit out at cosmetic procedures and slammed women who like to get Botox, claiming they are ‘ruining their faces’.
The TV presenter, 64, who has previously declared that she will ‘never have work done’, said she wants women to be more ‘accepting’ of their wrinkles and believes young women do not need it.
Speaking to Woman’s Own Magazine, Lorraine said: ‘Women are having surgery younger and younger, a 19-year-old does not need Botox.
‘So many women have ruined their faces with filler, I think I look fine as I am and I will never go under the knife.’
‘I like my laughter lines – a much nicer way of saying wrinkles.’
The Scottish TV show host also claimed she hates the fact women ‘make themselves miserable every time they look in the mirror’ as ‘your wrinkles tell a story.’
Lorraine Kelly recently hit out at cosmetic procedures and slammed women who like to get Botox as she claimed they are ‘ruining their faces’ with fillers
The TV presenter, 64, said she wants women to be more ‘accepting’ of their wrinkles and believes young women do not need the cosmetic procedure (pictured October)
Lorraine added although it’s an individual’s choice whether or not to have work done, she wishes ‘we could all be a little more accepting of ourselves and the ageing process’.
Botox is a brand name for botulinum toxin, a neurotoxin that’s used to treat a variety of health conditions and to temporarily reduce the appearance of wrinkles.
For cosmetic procedures, Botox is commonly injected into the forehead, around the eyes and in the neck to temporarily smooth wrinkles.
Botox is also used to treat several health conditions including chronic migraines, Cervical dystonia, a neurological disorder that causes neck and shoulder muscle contractions, and more.
Botox and fillers used to be the must-haves for anyone wanting to avoid wrinkles and simultaneously boast a Hollywood-esque pout.
But it was reported last year suggested Brits are now starting to fall out of love with the injectable age-defying procedures.
Data from plastic surgeons revealed there was a 7.5 per cent drop in the number of cosmetic facial procedures performed in the UK in 2023, compared to the previous year.
Glamorous celebrities and reality stars have often been cited as igniting the trend among women to get both Botox and fillers.
Molly-Mae Hague, who rose to fame on reality dating show Love Island, spoke about how ‘blessed’ she feels after removing filler. In 2019 with filler (left) and post (right) in May 2022
Fellow former Love Islander Faye Winter has also spoken about her regrets from cosmetic facial injections. On Love Island in 2021 (left) and in January 2023 (right) after removing it
But now they are leading a trend dubbed the ‘make-under’ movement.
Love Island influencers Molly-Mae Hague and Faye Winter have paraded jaw-dropping transformations since getting their fillers dissolved.
And their stories of regret over their cosmetic injections have undoubtedly inspired other Brits to do the same.
But they added many young Brits may still be seeking the procedures from cheaper unregulated sources, and setting themselves up for similar regrets in the future, but without the funds to reverse it.
Neither Botox nor lip fillers are permanent, however, Botox can cost up to £350, while fillers can come with a hefty £700 price tag, depending on the extent and location of the treatment.
Influencer Molly-Mae, who rose to fame on reality dating show Love Island, spoke about how ‘blessed’ she feels that she was able to ‘fix’ the excessive amount of filler she put into her face.
Now 25, she first got her lips done when she was just 18-years-old and said this sparked a ‘vicious circle’ of topping up the treatment.
The mother, who shares her daughter Bambi with ex-fiancé Tommy Fury, famously documented herself getting her filler dissolved in 2020.
Molly Mae first got her lips done when she was just 18-years-old and said this sparked a ‘vicious circle’ of topping up the treatment (pictured in 2020)
Speaking in May 2022, Molly-Mae said she looked five years younger after getting her lip and jaw filler dissolved.
Fellow Love Islander Faye has also spoken about her regrets from cosmetic facial injections, saying she felt she ‘ruined her face’ by using so much lip filler.
‘They obviously became massive… the only feature you could see on my face was my protruding lips,’ she said.
‘I always had big teeth thanks to my dad and always had small lips so they didn’t really frame my teeth as I would have liked them to, so I decided to have the filler put in to even out the balance.’
The now 29-year-old said her family told her she had had too much but it was only when she saw herself on TV that reality hit.
‘It wasn’t until I saw myself on screen, where I saw myself having conversations with people, and where I wasn’t posing and looking in the mirror,’ she said.
‘We all know we look different when we’re posing in the mirror, I felt I had completely ruined my face.’
While she documented the process of getting the filler dissolved, she said she was ‘too embarrassed’ to show the initial results.
‘It was hard to see my lips had gone really wrinkly, they looked like a deflated balloon because they had been stretched,’ she said.
Faye has previously revealed her lips were so badly stretched from the 4.5ml she used to have injected that after it was dissolved, she needed to have a small amount of filler added back as ‘there was no elasticity in my lips anymore’.
During her stint on Love Island, the reality TV star also revealed how she suffered botched Botox, with the injections leaving her with her drooping eyebrows.
