It’s a hard reality in Hollywood that actors are judged harshly for their appearances. Tinsel Town favors youth and new faces over the reality of aging. Actress Kate Beckinsale knows this all too well, and she’s pushing back against rumors that she’s had work done to stay young-looking.
Beckinsale, who turns 50 this year, posted pictures and video of herself at the Cannes Film Festival red carpet, and honestly she looks younger than ever. Of course, we have to remember an actress on the red carpet has spent hours, if not days preparing for it.
Regardless, this didn’t stop people from being shocked at her appearance.
“Please tell me you had a facelift because it’s not possible to be this gorgeous at 50,” one commenter said. “Lol why do Celebrities have to deny their face procedures? Just don’t lie about it ..she still looks great!” said another.
Here’s someone else in disbelief: “Maybe not surgery but definitely filler in that face…whatever happened to aging naturally..so sad.”
Beckinsale actually responded to the facelift comment, saying that she does “no threads no thread lift no Botox no laser no nose job no filler.” So what does she do? She does facials with prp (platelet-rich plasma injected into the face) “to boost collagen” and “microcurrent for skin tightening and oxygen.”
She said she would try a laser but “I’m a bit scared.” You’ll take a needle to the face but a laser is too much? Actually, I get it. Lasers are scary.
She also answered the “deny their face procedures” comment. “I haven’t had a facelift or filler of Botox. I’m not lying and I don’t have to accept people accusing me of things I haven’t done.” You hear that? Stop accusing her of things. She doesn’t do botox, just other stuff!
For the “whatever happened to aging naturally comment,” she said “don’t be sad for me.” Later in the comments she revealed that she has a condition called mast cell activation syndrome, which makes her “react to hundreds of things badly” so she can’t get “botox and fillers.”
OK – so she would get them but can’t? A little confusing, but whatever. Also. If your whole job was to look good and you had enough money to get platelets injected into your face, wouldn’t you? Let her live!
This isn’t the first time that Beckinsale bared herself to the world at Cannes. She also shared a photo of herself from Cannes in 1993 where she had a little wardrobe malfunction, but fortunately Keanu Reeves was there to save the day. What can’t he do?
