Julia Roberts says “no” to Botox
Julia Roberts Pictures – Among a number of actors beginning to rebel against the generation long trend of fighting aging every way possible is Julia Roberts. She has been outspoken lately about her own decision to forgo botox and the wrinkles that will ultimately follow as a result. If nothing else, she says she made the decision for the sake of her five year old twins, Hazel and Finn, and her three year old Henry. The 42-year old actress believes that a face “tells a story.”
She thinks it is really too bad that “we live in such a panicked, dysmorphic society where women don’t even give themselves a chance to see what they’ll look like as older persons.” Roberts’ opinion and outlook is quite rare in Hollywood. It is not often that a celebrity over 40 skips the plastic surgery option.
Cosmetic surgeons in Hollywood say that nearly every single older actor has used Botox or something similar, if not actual surgery. Even celebrities who are too young to have wrinkles are getting Botox.
Last month 18-year-old singer Charice prepared for her debut on the hit Fox TV show “Glee” by getting Botox injections and an anti-aging procedure “to look fresh on camera.”
Julie Fiona Roberts was born on October 28, 1967, in Smyrna, Georgia. She is an American actress first brought to the world’s attention in the 1990 romantic comedy Pretty Woman, which grossed $464 million worldwide. After receiving Academy Award nominations for Steel Magnolias in 1990 and Pretty Woman in 1991, she won the Academy Award for Best Actress in 2001 for her performance in Erin Brockovich.
Roberts had become one of the highest-paid actresses in the world, topping the Hollywood Reporter’s annual “power list” of top-earning female stars from 2002 to 2006. Her fee for 1990’s Pretty Woman was $300,000. in 2003, she was paid an unprecedented $25 million for her role in Mona Lisa Smile. As of 2007, Roberts’s net worth was estimated to be $140 million.
Roberts wants to set a different example for her own children. She says she wants them “to know when I’m pissed, when I’m happy, and when I’m confounded. Your face tells a story… and it shouldn’t be a story about your drive to the doctor’s office.”
She added that facial expressions are also an important aspect of good acting. Jane Seymore, best known for Dr. Quinn Medicine Woman, has also commented on the need for women in the industry to be able to display natural expressions on the screen.
