Sarah Michelle Gellar's Botox Comments Spark Criticism
The 48-year-old gave her candid
take in a recent interview with People.
She said that, like anyone who's been famous since their teens, she often experiences the pressure of being compared to the younger version of herself. "I think more than even the average person, I'm constantly compared to my younger self," Sarah said, "[because] in my position, every interview I do, they're like, 'Let's look at this picture from 25 years ago. The good news is I don't want to be my younger self. I mean, sometimes I wish I had the skin and the glow of a 21-year-old, but I don't want to be a 21-year-old."
But while Sarah may be comfortable in her age, she still faces pressure to get work done to smooth fine lines.
"It's a dance," she said. "I'm seeing younger and younger girls get facelifts. And then, I'm not going to lie, there are times where I start questioning, 'Should I be doing that?'"
Sarah's current beauty regimen includes simple products as she tries to embrace a “less is more" mindset. She likes products that deliver "dramatic results without drastic measures," facials, — and she's also gotten Botox. “Do I have Botox? Yeah, of course I do," Sarah said. "But I can still move my face. So, it's about aging with grace. I like to smile. I like to laugh, my laugh lines are earned."
However, when her remarks were shared online, people had a lot to say. Many thought it was wild to hear Sarah talk about "aging with grace" while also admitting to getting Botox.
Writing on
Reddit, one person said, "I suppose I'm a bit old-fashioned, and I realize that everyone defines it differently, but to me, aging gracefully means that you aren't having any work done. If you're injecting your face to cling to a more youthful look, that's not aging gracefully." Another person agreed: "Aging gracefully used to mean you didn't inject at all. Did a person really 'earn their wrinkles' if half of them are botoxed away? You can't have your cake and eat it too."
Another said, "I really wish injecting shit into your face wasn't so normalised that we've got botoxed famous people claiming they're 'aging with grace.' I love SMG but just...no."
"That's like saying I'm sober while pouring a glass of whiskey," someone added, while one more sarcastically wrote, "Not like the other girls botox 💅"
But some readers appreciated Sarah's comments.
"There's nothing wrong with getting a little work done," one person said. "It's knowing where to draw the line. Being secure enough to let things go instead of turning yourself into a Bogdanoff chasing a youth that isn't there anymore."
Some also praised Sarah's honesty.
"This is such a great comment," one fan wrote. "I always appreciate a celeb that admits to the work they've had done while commenting on procedures. So many of them pretend they aren't doing anything to their faces when it's obvious they have while waxing on about never getting work done on their face."
Another user argued that "aging with grace" is subjective: "Aging with grace can mean different things to different people. I see a lot of commenters rushing in here to gatekeep the term but it's meaning can differ depending on where you live, what you do, who you surround yourself with and what you believe. Also, we should all be kinder to each other."
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