Apparently this story came out last week when People Magazine put out their “Most Beautiful” cover, but it was only on the main page for a moment and I missed it. Hat tip to The Huffington Post for featuring it. Gillian Anderson has been open about the fact that she’s not into plastic surgery or injectables, and it shows. She looks so lovely and natural at 47, and that is a rarity in Hollywood. (She’s British and lives in London so I suppose she’s more immune than most celebrity women.) Anderson tells People that she’s not ruling out plastic surgery, and it sounds like she’s not shaming women who opt for it, but that she wants to be able to age naturally. That’s a good way to look at it.
At 47, I feel quite strongly that I wouldn’t do plastic surgery, but also, I know that I am a vain woman,” The X-Files star tells PEOPLE. “Talk to me in ten years – they may have invented something which feels less invasive, and then it’s possible that the line will be easier to cross.”
“I don’t want to say never,” she continues. “I don’t want to be hypocritical about it. But also, at this juncture, I just hope that I would be able to embrace these stages of my aging face, and not feel like something was wrong and that it needed to be fixed through surgery.”
[From People Magazine, online and print edition]
I searched our site for “Gillian Anderson plastic surgery” and “Gillian Anderson Botox” and the only two stories which came up were from four years ago when Kaiser was marveling how lovely Anderson looked at 43. Her skin was dewy and glowing although she could move her forehead and she didn’t look pulled or filled. It’s possible she’s opting for lasers or another non-invasive technique. Plus she didn’t comment on Botox or fillers, just plastic surgery. Whatever she’s doing, sign me up! I’ve mentioned before that I’ve been using this little microcurrent device to smooth fine lines and improve my skin. I’ve had it for almost four months and I swear that it works. Those lines on the lower sides of my mouth (which I just learned are called “oral commissures”) have reduced a little. Maybe I’m just desperate to see changes though. I also am trying to “embrace my aging face” and that involves everything short of going to the dermatologist – yet.
Here’s a selfie Gillian took with a fan. She has freckles!
Photos credit: WENN.com
