Jane Fonda has always been candid about her affinity for plastic surgery, but now the longtime actress says she’s done going under the knife. In a recent interview with Elle Canada, Fonda opened up about her new outlook on altering her looks and her personal journey with self-acceptance.
“I can’t pretend that I’m not vain, but there isn’t going to be any more plastic surgery—I’m not going to cut myself up anymore,” she said in the interview.
The 82-year-old has openly discussed her two facelifts (one in her 40s and another in her 70s), breast implants (which were eventually removed), and surgery around her eyes and jawline. “I got tired of looking tired when I wasn’t,” Fonda explained in an HBO documentary about her life.
But even though Fonda has spoken in favor of plastic surgery’s anti-aging effects in the past, her outlook on cosmetic treatments isn’t all positive. “On one level, I hate the fact that I’ve had the need to alter myself physically to feel that I’m OK,” she said. “I wish I wasn’t like that.”
According to Elle, achieving a healthy level of self-acceptance has been an issue for Fonda throughout her life. She’s previously struggled with bulimia, which lasted into her 40s, and she now works to be honest and transparent with fans, in an effort to break down the picture-perfect facade that social media often creates. “I try to make it very clear that it has been a long and continuing struggle for me,” she explained. “I post pictures of me looking haggard—and once with my tooth out!”
While the choice to get plastic surgery is a personal and private one, we commend Fonda for being open about her own experiences, especially since Hollywood is notorious for making it a taboo subject for celebrities. “I have to work every day to be self-accepting,” she says. “It doesn’t come easy to me.”
