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Kate Winslet Decries Cosmetic Surgery and Weight-Loss Drugs in New Interview

Her comments frame the trend as a health risk driven by distorted beauty ideals on social media.

Overview

  • Speaking to The Times/Sunday Times in interviews published December 8, the 50-year-old actor called the cosmetic and diet-drug boom “devastating” and “terrifying.”
  • She singled out the surge in weight-loss medications alongside procedures such as Botox and lip fillers as especially worrying in Hollywood and beyond.
  • Winslet said she has never had facial injectables or cosmetic surgery and urged embracing natural aging, praising the beauty of women over 70 and even the way hands age.
  • She blamed platforms like Instagram for distorting what young people think beauty is and for damaging self-esteem and mental health.
  • Questioning whether users know what they are injecting, she warned of a disregard for personal health, as industry data show the U.S. aesthetic market reached an estimated $77 billion in 2024.