Charlize Theron, pictured at the Fast X premiere in May, says she's never gone under the knife. Photo / Getty Images
Charlize Theron, pictured at the Fast X premiere in May, says she's never gone under the knife. Photo / Getty Images
Hollywood star Charlize Theron has responded to cruel rumours claiming she’s had “bad plastic surgery”, revealing she’s never gone under the knife to alter her appearance.
In an interview with Allure magazine, the 48-year-old said: “My face is changing. And I love that my face is changing and ageing. Peoplethink I had a facelift. They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘B***h, I’m just ageing! It doesn’t mean I got bad plastic surgery. This is just what happens.’”
The Monster actress, who has been the face of Dior’s J’Adore fragrance for two decades, added that even though she’s never undergone cosmetic surgery, she doesn’t frown upon those who have.
Charlize Theron has been the face of J'adore by Dior for 20 years. Photo / Dior
She also addressed the unequal attitudes toward gender and ageing.
“More than my face, I wish I had my 25-year-old body that I can just throw against the wall and [it will] not even hurt tomorrow. Now, if I don’t work out for three days and I then go back to the gym, I can’t walk.”
She said her ageing body and past experiences will have more of an impact on the acting roles she chooses in the future.
Charlize Theron in Tully. Photo / YouTube
“I will never, ever do a movie again and say, ‘Yeah, I’ll gain 40 pounds (18kg).’
“When I was 27, I did Monster. I lost 30 pounds (13kg) overnight. I missed three meals, and I was back to my normal weight. Then I did it at 43 for Tully, and I remember a year into trying to lose the weight, I called my doctor and I said, ‘I think I’m dying because I cannot lose this weight.’”
But her doctor assured her that wasn’t the case.
“He was like, ‘You’re over 40. Calm down.’ Nobody wants to hear that.”
