The first pictures since THAT red carpet appearance. Actress steps out without make-up and she STILL doesn't look like herself
- Plastic surgeon Dr. Randal Haworth suggests Renee has undergone a blepharoplasty
- This entails 'removing the perceived excess eyelid skin and fat from the area between the eyebrow and the upper eyelash'
Even
without a scrap of make-up, Renee Zellweger looked unrecognizable when
she was spotted over the weekend for the first time since last Monday's
ELLE Style Awards.
The
45-year-old Bridget Jones actress - who has dismissed surgery
speculations as 'silly' - appeared somewhat tired and anxious as she ran
errands over the weekend in Mississippi, where she is about to start
filming her latest movie, Same Kind Of Different As Me.
When
quizzed by the paparazzi over all the media attention surrounding her
face, Renee, as she climbed into her car, replied: 'Oh my God, you're
going to ask me that question! Can you excuse me please? I have better
things to do and I'm sure you do too.'
Is that really you? Even without a
scrap of make-up, Renee Zellweger looked unrecognizable when she was
spotted over the weekend for the first time since last Monday's ELLE
Style Awards
The
actress, whose shocking new look has sent commentators into a frenzy of
speculation over what sort of cosmetic procedures she may have had done,
politely declined to answer any further questions as she prepared to
drive off.
'I'd just like to have my day to myself if you don't mind,' she said.
Her make-up free face put to bed any speculation that perhaps her unusual new look last week was a result of make-up trickery.
Renee has since dismissed web-chatter over her so-called surgery as 'silly.'
'It
seems the folks who come digging around for some nefarious truth, which
doesn't exist won't get off my porch until I answer the door,' she told
People.
'I'm
glad folks think I look different! I'm living a different, happy, more
fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows.'
Upper-eye
lift? The Oscar winner shocked fans last Monday with her startlingly
different face at the ELLE Women in Hollywood Awards. Pictured (left)
last week and (right) as Bridget Jones in 2001
New look: Renee wore her hair scraped
back into a scruffy bundle atop her head and seemed to have broken out
with a cold sore on her upper lip
Back off: When quizzed by the
paparazzi over all the media attention surrounding her face, Renee
replied, 'Oh my God you're going to ask me that question! Can you excuse
me please?'
No jowls here: Renee's jawline is unusually pronounced and tight for a woman of 45
Running errands: Her make-up free face
put to bed any speculation that perhaps her unusual new look last week
was a result of make-up trickery
What surgery? Last week, Renee dismissed web-chatter over her so-called surgery as 'silly'
Greetings: She said, 'It seems the
folks who come digging around for some nefarious truth, which doesn't
exist won't get off my porch until I answer the door'
MailOnline spoke to Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Dr. Randal Haworth to get his theory on the matter.
Renee has lost some subcutaneous facial fat, which can be attributed to normal aging
'In
my opinion, Renee underwent a blepharoplasty which entails removing the
perceived excess amount of eyelid skin and fat from the area between
the eyebrow and the upper eyelash,' he says.
'The resulting scar will be hidden within the normal upper eyelid crease which is a natural curve.
However,
one could not see this natural curve in Renée prior to surgery since
all we saw was a straight sheet of skin starting from her nose to the
outside of her eye itself.
'Though the procedure was performed conservatively, it unveiled her eyes which were "hiding" behind this drape of skin.'
There she is! Only when she smiles do we catch a glimpse of the spirited old Renee we once knew
Casual: The Case 39 actress - who has
been romancing Doyle Bramhall II since 2012 - said she's spent the past
few years 'making a home,' 'loving someone,' and 'growing into myself'
Flattered: Renee also said last week,
'I'm glad folks think I look different! I'm living a different, happy,
more fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows'
What's so funny? According to
celebrity make-up artist Rachel Wood, whose clients include Mariah Carey
and Louise Roe, the star 'clearly has had some work done'
Dr
Haworth elaborated: 'Renee's defining/trademark characteristic was her
small, squinty eyes, which complemented her quirky personality
perfectly.
'Now
that it is gone, she is unrecognizable. Additionally, she has lost some
subcutaneous facial fat during her absence from the public spotlight
which can be attributed to normal aging. To summarize, it's not that she
looks bad at all, it's just that she looks different.
The
Case 39 actress - who's been romancing Doyle Bramhall II since 2012 -
said she's spent the past few years 'making a home,' 'loving someone,'
and 'growing into myself.'
'My friends say that I look peaceful. I am healthy,' Zellweger insisted.
'For
a long time I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a
schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for
taking care of myself.
'Rather
than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and
made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion. I was aware of the
chaos and finally chose different things.'
Different woman: Last week, apart from
her ultra line-free forehead and suspiciously puffy face, she also had
much lighter and patchier eyebrows than usual
There's no denying it: The star's appearance has changed dramatically over the years
The
star was at ELLE's 21st annual Women In Hollywood Awards at the Four
Seasons Hotel in California when she debuted her new look, prompting
fans to voice their concern.
Apart from her ultra line-free forehead and suspiciously puffy face, she also had much lighter and patchier eyebrows than usual.
According to celebrity make-up artist Rachel Wood, whose clients include Mariah Carey and Louise Roe, the star 'clearly has had some work done'.
She
told MailOnline: 'The texture of her skin looks like she has gone a
little too far with a chemical peel as its texture looks very smooth and
plastic-like shiny, yet the color on top looks like the remnants of
fake tan.'
Ms
Wood added: 'She is known for cute but heavy lidded eyes and it appears
as though she has had some sort of lift, maybe a bit of Botox by the
brow as well to open up her eyes.
I
am all for a secret nip and tuck but in small doses, so you still look
like a fresher, rested version of you… not an unrecognizable one.'
The shapelessness of her brows merely serves to further 'distort' the new frame of her face, says Ms Wood.
