Jamie Lee Curtis has revealed in an interview that she had plastic surgery at age 25 after a cinematographer commented about her appearance on the set of the 1985 film Perfect
The actress said she has regretted the surgery ever since, after becoming an advocate for embracing natural beauty
“That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately,” said Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis is sharing the painful reason she first decided to get plastic surgery.
The Oscar winner, 66, said in a new interview that she had plastic surgery at the age of 25 after receiving criticizing comments about her appearance from a cinematographer on the set of the 1985 film Perfect.
“He was like, ‘Yeah, I’m not shooting her today. Her eyes are baggy.’ And I was 25, so for him to say that, it was very embarrassing,” Curtis said on 60 Minutes on Sunday, May 11. “So as soon as the movie finished, I ended up having some plastic surgery.”
The Halloween star said the surgery didn’t go well and regrets it to this day. “That’s just not what you want to do when you’re 25 or 26. And I regretted it immediately and have kind of sort of regretted it since,” commented Curtis.
The actress, who is the daughter of screen legends Tony Curtis and Janet Leigh, explained that she regrets having plastic surgery even more now that she’s established herself as a supporter of natural beauty.
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Curtis in the film ‘Perfect’ (1985)
“I’ve become a really public advocate to say to women your gorgeous and your perfect the way you are. So yeah, it was not a good thing for me to do,” said Curtis.
The two-time Golden Globe winner also opened up during the interview about her dependency on painkillers following her plastic surgery.
“I became very enamored with the warm bath of an opiate,” said Curtis. “You know, drank a little bit … never to access, never any big public demonstrations. I was very quiet, very private about it, but it became a dependency for sure.”
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In 2021, Curtis spoke more about her past addictions and plastic surgery experience as she shared her concerns over society’s “obsession” with surgically altering appearances.
“I tried plastic surgery and it didn’t work. It got me addicted to Vicodin,” Curtis told Fast Company. “I’m 22 years sober now,” she shared at the time.
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Curtis in August 2024
“The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty,” Curtis continued. “Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”
The actress also recalled seeing her parents get “face lifts and neck lifts” on the PEOPLE in the ’90s podcast earlier in the year, which exposed her to the harsh reality of aging in the movie industry.
“I watched their work diminish, I watched their fame not diminish. And the contradiction of a lot of fame, but not a lot of work, is really hard to navigate for people,” said Curtis. “For the rest of your life, you’re famous for something you did a long time ago, and you chase that attention.”
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