Sex and the City star Kristin Davis has reflected on her previous cosmetic work and how it affected her self-image, both in private and in the public eye.
Speaking to The Telegraph UK, the 58 year-old actress shared she has been “ridiculed relentlessly” about her cosmetic procedures.
“It’s hard to be confronted with your younger self at all times. And it’s a challenge to remember that you don’t have to look like that. The internet wants you to — but they also don’t want you to. They’re very conflicted…” commented the And Just Like That actress.
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She shared that she first began exploring the realm of cosmetic procedures after using Botox, but ”didn’t do anything else for a long time” before starting to use fillers.
“I have done fillers and it’s been good and I’ve done fillers and it’s been bad,” she said, “I’ve had to get them dissolved and I’ve been ridiculed relentlessly. And I have shed tears about it. It’s very stressful,” she said.
She also pointed out that “people personally blame us when it goes wrong,” rather than the doctors who perform the procedures.
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Davis, who gained fame for portraying the uptight Charlotte York on the beloved show, also commented on the most “trolled” aspect of her appearance since she reprised her role, her lips.
She says that it took some time before people in her inner circle admitted to her how her lips actually looked.
“No one told me it didn’t look good for the longest time,” Davis said, “But luckily I do have good friends who did say eventually. The thing is, you don’t smile at yourself in the mirror.
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