Shannen Doherty in 2023.Photo:Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via GettyShannen Dohertyis opening up about her experiences with cosmetic procedures — good and bad!In the Feb. 26 episode of her podcast,Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, the actress, 52, invited her friendAnne Marie Kortrightto chat about everything fromsexual wellnessto skin care.While chatting about beauty routines, Kortright, a model, told theBeverly Hills, 90210alum she has not gotten any invasive procedures done because she is “petrified of the needles” — and moved her face around to prove it.“Mine does too, but I have had Botox,” Doherty replied. “I’ve done it a couple times. I think the last time I did it was, like, six months ago.”TheCharmedactress raved about her recent experience, which was with celebrity-favorite plastic surgeonDr. Jason Diamond, before recalling a “horrible” one.Shannen Doherty and Anne Marie Kortright.Rob Latour/WWD/Penske Media via GettyShe said that two days after the Botox appointment, “my husband looked at me and said, ‘What did you do to your face?’ … My nose wouldn’t even move, it was terrible.”More recently, Doherty said, she went to Dr. Diamond for an “overall assessment.”“I wanted to be told that I didn’t need a facelift,” she said. “I went in to be like I’m, ‘Oh, I’m here for a facelift consult,’ and what I wanted to hear was, ‘You don’t need one.’”“But instead what I heard was, ‘Oh, you’re a great candidate for one,’” she recalled, “and I was like, ‘No! No, not yet.’ It petrifies me.”After Kortright declared that that would be an “interesting moment in life” — if Doherty decided to have the procedure — the star said, “Oh, God, I don’t know if I can do it.”“It really scares me,” she added. “I don’t want to come out like a different person — that’s what really frightens me.”Shannen Doherty in 2019.AFF-USA/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Doherty previouslydenounced cosmetic proceduresaltogether in a 2021Instagram postthat celebrated aging — and declared that she wants “to see women like me.”Alongside a stripped-down selfie, theCharmedstar wrote, “Watching movies tonight and noticed there were few female characters I could relate to. You know, women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift. Women who embraced their face and all the experience it showed.”“I have lived. I love that I’ve lived and that my face reflects my life,” she continued. “I survived a lot yes cancer but more than that. I embrace me now. Finally. Done with the perception magazines and Hollywood try to make us in to.”“I want to see women like me,” she finished. “Women like us.”
Shannen Doherty in 2023.Photo:Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty
Weiss Eubanks/NBCUniversal via Getty
Shannen Dohertyis opening up about her experiences with cosmetic procedures — good and bad!In the Feb. 26 episode of her podcast,Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, the actress, 52, invited her friendAnne Marie Kortrightto chat about everything fromsexual wellnessto skin care.While chatting about beauty routines, Kortright, a model, told theBeverly Hills, 90210alum she has not gotten any invasive procedures done because she is “petrified of the needles” — and moved her face around to prove it.“Mine does too, but I have had Botox,” Doherty replied. “I’ve done it a couple times. I think the last time I did it was, like, six months ago.”TheCharmedactress raved about her recent experience, which was with celebrity-favorite plastic surgeonDr. Jason Diamond, before recalling a “horrible” one.Shannen Doherty and Anne Marie Kortright.Rob Latour/WWD/Penske Media via GettyShe said that two days after the Botox appointment, “my husband looked at me and said, ‘What did you do to your face?’ … My nose wouldn’t even move, it was terrible.”More recently, Doherty said, she went to Dr. Diamond for an “overall assessment.”“I wanted to be told that I didn’t need a facelift,” she said. “I went in to be like I’m, ‘Oh, I’m here for a facelift consult,’ and what I wanted to hear was, ‘You don’t need one.’”“But instead what I heard was, ‘Oh, you’re a great candidate for one,’” she recalled, “and I was like, ‘No! No, not yet.’ It petrifies me.”After Kortright declared that that would be an “interesting moment in life” — if Doherty decided to have the procedure — the star said, “Oh, God, I don’t know if I can do it.”“It really scares me,” she added. “I don’t want to come out like a different person — that’s what really frightens me.”Shannen Doherty in 2019.AFF-USA/ShutterstockNever miss a story — sign up forPEOPLE’s free daily newsletterto stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.Doherty previouslydenounced cosmetic proceduresaltogether in a 2021Instagram postthat celebrated aging — and declared that she wants “to see women like me.”Alongside a stripped-down selfie, theCharmedstar wrote, “Watching movies tonight and noticed there were few female characters I could relate to. You know, women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift. Women who embraced their face and all the experience it showed.”“I have lived. I love that I’ve lived and that my face reflects my life,” she continued. “I survived a lot yes cancer but more than that. I embrace me now. Finally. Done with the perception magazines and Hollywood try to make us in to.”“I want to see women like me,” she finished. “Women like us.”
Shannen Dohertyis opening up about her experiences with cosmetic procedures — good and bad!
In the Feb. 26 episode of her podcast,Let’s Be Clear with Shannen Doherty, the actress, 52, invited her friendAnne Marie Kortrightto chat about everything fromsexual wellnessto skin care.
While chatting about beauty routines, Kortright, a model, told theBeverly Hills, 90210alum she has not gotten any invasive procedures done because she is “petrified of the needles” — and moved her face around to prove it.
“Mine does too, but I have had Botox,” Doherty replied. “I’ve done it a couple times. I think the last time I did it was, like, six months ago.”
TheCharmedactress raved about her recent experience, which was with celebrity-favorite plastic surgeonDr. Jason Diamond, before recalling a “horrible” one.
Shannen Doherty and Anne Marie Kortright.Rob Latour/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
Rob Latour/WWD/Penske Media via Getty
She said that two days after the Botox appointment, “my husband looked at me and said, ‘What did you do to your face?’ … My nose wouldn’t even move, it was terrible.”
More recently, Doherty said, she went to Dr. Diamond for an “overall assessment.”
“I wanted to be told that I didn’t need a facelift,” she said. “I went in to be like I’m, ‘Oh, I’m here for a facelift consult,’ and what I wanted to hear was, ‘You don’t need one.’”
“But instead what I heard was, ‘Oh, you’re a great candidate for one,’” she recalled, “and I was like, ‘No! No, not yet.’ It petrifies me.”
After Kortright declared that that would be an “interesting moment in life” — if Doherty decided to have the procedure — the star said, “Oh, God, I don’t know if I can do it.”
“It really scares me,” she added. “I don’t want to come out like a different person — that’s what really frightens me.”
Shannen Doherty in 2019.AFF-USA/Shutterstock
AFF-USA/Shutterstock
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Doherty previouslydenounced cosmetic proceduresaltogether in a 2021Instagram postthat celebrated aging — and declared that she wants “to see women like me.”
Alongside a stripped-down selfie, theCharmedstar wrote, “Watching movies tonight and noticed there were few female characters I could relate to. You know, women without fillers, without Botox, without a facelift. Women who embraced their face and all the experience it showed.”
“I have lived. I love that I’ve lived and that my face reflects my life,” she continued. “I survived a lot yes cancer but more than that. I embrace me now. Finally. Done with the perception magazines and Hollywood try to make us in to.”
“I want to see women like me,” she finished. “Women like us.”
source: people.com
