“That would be a lie”: Kelly Ripa Reveals She’s Hurt by Fan Comments Shaming Her for Getting Old, Forced to Use Botox to Keep Her Youthful Appearance to Please Fans
Kelly Ripa has been quite vocal about her personal life including her cosmetics procedures in her memoir, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories. Having worked in the industry for a long time, she has opened up about how her appearance matters a lot to her. In an interview, she got candid about her TV life and aging in general which affected her to opt for procedures that would help keep her youthful appearance.
Fans who have been watching the actress could notice that she has tried her best to keep up with her youthful appearance. It was even admitted by the actress herself as she opened up about how fan comments hurt her when she was naturally aging.
Kelly Ripa Was Hurt After Fans Called Her Out for Aging
Last year, when the 52-year-old TV personality, Kelly Ripa released her memoir, Live Wire: Long-Winded Short Stories, many got to know about various stories of her personal and professional life that influenced her in several ways. She also made an appearance on The Skimm to discuss her anthology and shared her thoughts on getting old as a woman.
When the host opened up about how being the face of the show impacts the person to the very core, she discussed the scrutiny that comes from the same. The Live! host has been working as the face of the show for over two decades now and shared about how her fans’ comments impact her a lot when they slam her for aging.
She shared feeling “hurtful” when people expect her not to age.
“I wish that I could sit here today 33 years in the business and tell you that it doesn’t affect me and that it rolls right off my back. And I don’t pay attention to that. But that would be a lie. And it’s I’m a human being. And we are all human beings. And it is hurtful when people expect you to somehow not age ever, under any circumstance.”
She went on to share how her throwback photos on social media becomes a medium to target her natural aging process. She shared a comment that she would generally notice on sharing a cute throwback, “Wow, Kelly got old.”
Due to the constant reminder, she receives from the world about being old, she talked about the experience of reversing aging by opting for cosmetic procedures.
Live! Host’s Cosmetic Procedures Helped Her Handling The Pressure of Aging
She went on to share that her cosmetics procedures helped her in handling the pressures of getting old. This is one of the reasons why she is so open about it in her memoir.
“I’m really honest in those chapters about cosmetic surgery, about cosmetic dermatology, about the methods by which people, not just myself, but people in the industry and outside of the industry, I think even more so.”
She went on to add how her being in front of the TV adds more trouble, as any little difference in her appearance would not go unnoticed.
“Because people who don’t work on camera have time to recover from all sorts of medical procedures, where, where, if you’re on camera every day, that’s trickier.”
Kelly Ripa has been quite candid about using Botox which she even used on her armpits to avoid sweating while being on set. Not just that, she has also used “sparingly” neck surgery to enhance her appearance.
Source: The Skimm
