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Kate Winslet Condemns Beauty Obsession, Warns Over Weight-Loss Injections

She blames social media’s mental-health impact for distorted beauty ideals.

Overview

  • In a new Sunday Times interview published Dec. 7–8, the Oscar winner calls the surge in injectables and slimming shots “devastating,” “frightening,” and “a damned chaos.”
  • She questions the mass use of Ozempic-style weight-loss drugs, asking whether people know what they are putting into their bodies and warning about disregard for health.
  • Winslet criticizes the normalization of Botox and fillers, saying many end up looking almost identical as self-worth becomes tied to appearance.
  • She says she has not undergone cosmetic procedures, embraces natural aging, and praises the beauty of women over 70 while lamenting that many young women lack a sense of what beauty means.
  • Her comments, widely reported by outlets including Der Spiegel and Tag24, frame the trend as a cultural and public-health concern rather than offering new medical evidence or policy proposals.