Hollywood is the land of the beautiful. It’s a place where good looks— whether natural or enhanced— are praised. So, it’s no surprise many celebrities opt to get a bit of help from science to meet the entertainment industry’s high standards. But at what cost?
That’s what we’re about to learn today. Based on things celebrities have admitted in the past and the opinions of cosmetic surgery experts, we crunched the numbers to find out what really is the price of beauty. As it turns out, dropping $4 million, though mind-boggling, is a total possibility.
Donatella Versace - (Rumored) $11K
Donatella Versace is one of the biggest names in fashion, being the artistic director of her late brother’s eponymous clothing brand. However, it’s her changing looks that sometimes get the spotlight. The Italian businesswoman, who saw the opening of a Versace home flagship store in 2021, has only admitted to getting injectables. Experts suggest otherwise.
According to Doc Shop, an Einstein Medical website, Versace may have gotten two other things. It’s speculated that she had her lips plumped up slightly with injections and her breasts enhanced through surgery. Based on the average prices of these procedures in 2021, her total comes up to a conservative $11,025.
La Toya Jackson - (Rumored) $7K
La Toya Jackson is another celebrity who has been hounded by surgery rumors over the years. Similar to her siblings, Janet and Michael Jackson, she is said to have gotten a nose job, with some saying she had more than one over the years.
The If You Feel the Funk singer has never publicly admitted about having anything done, but photos of her from the ‘70s suggest some tweaks to her nose. Oh well, La Toya isn’t really one to dwell in the past. She even auctioned off her most meaningful childhood possessions in celebration of her 55th birthday in 2021.
Kathy Griffin - $13K
Looking at how confident comedian Kathy Griffin is now, no one would ever think she was the total opposite in her youth. But as a young star trying to break out in Hollywood, she had insecurities about her looks that she addressed by getting a rhinoplasty and liposuction.
Griffin admitted that the latter procedure nearly killed her and warned other women about getting one. Fortunately, the Suddenly Susan star has learned to love her body over the years. She continues to make strides as a woman in comedy and appeared in the documentary Hysterical in 2021.
Mickey Rourke - $53K
Much has been said about ‘80s heartthrob Mickey Rourke’s changing looks. Some forget, though, that most of what he had done was necessary to counter the damage that years of boxing had on The Wrestler actor’s face. What’s more, it’s not like he’s denied going under the knife.
Rourke even posted a post-operation picture of him with his nose job surgeon in 2017. Based on what he’s admitted in the past, he has had at least seven operations on his nose. That didn’t prevent him from booking jobs, though. Fans can catch him next in the crime thriller The Commando in 2021.
Caitlyn Jenner - $4 Million
It’s no secret that Caitlyn Jenner went through a lot to finally live her truth. What we didn’t expect, though, is that her transition would cost as much as $4 million. That number includes everything from feminization cosmetic procedures to gender reassignment surgery. She also reportedly splurged thousands of dollars on a new wardrobe.
That being said, it’s no surprise Jenner is proud of her transformation, even gracing the cover of Vanity Fair in 2015. She’s set her eyes on loftier goals since then. As of 2021, the Olympic medalist is vying for California’s gubernatorial seat.
Lil’ Kim - (Rumored) $28K
Rapper Lil’ Kim looks pretty different these days. Although she’s admitted to getting her nose done because of an abusive ex, surgery experts believe that she has had more tweaked since then. A board-certified plastic surgeon said the Crush on You singer might have had injectables on her cheeks and jaw as well as surgery for her eyes.
There are also speculations that Lil’ Kim lightened her skin through bleaching. The change in her skin tone is quite evident in these side-by-side photos. Maybe we’ll finally know the real deal about her changing looks from her memoir, The Queen Bee, coming in 2021.
Roseanne Barr - $50K
Emmy-winning comedian Roseanne Barr has been in her fair share of controversies, so it didn’t come as a shock when she came clean about the procedures she had done. The Roseanne star has had a facelift, a rhinoplasty, and a breast reduction, to name a few.
She’s also admitted to getting a fat transfer to enhance her derriere after being inspired by the Kardashians’ voluptuous figures. Barr, who hasn’t acted since her eponymous show was canceled in 2018, is bound to be one hot grandma as she welcomed a granddaughter in 2021.
Tom Jones - $17K
Welsh singer Tom Jones is another celebrity who’s open about the tweaks he’s had over the years. He’s gotten procedures done to enhance his chin, eyes, and nose. One thing he said he wouldn’t try, though, is getting injectables on his face.
That makes sense seeing how he’s embracing aging. The Delilah singer has been rocking silver locks for years after ditching hair dye. It’s high time people focus more on his achievements anyway. In 2021, the 80-year-old Jones became the oldest man on the United Kingdom’s album chart with his record, Surrounded by Time.
Kris Jenner - $31K
Kris Jenner is not a regular mom. She’s a cool mom that isn’t afraid to share that gets a little help from science to look more youthful. She’s admitted to getting a neck lift, fillers, and breast augmentation surgery. The last one she reportedly got after having four children in the ‘80s.
Although some news outlets speculate that the Kardashian-Jenner clan has spent $1 million on surgeries, we put Jenner’s spending at a conservative $31,000. She definitely has the resources to pay more than that, though. After all, she did splurge $20 million on a Hidden Hills, California mansion in 2020.
Demi Moore - (Rumored) $13K
Demi Moore has denied getting any surgery in the past. But photos of her walking a Paris runway in 2021 made people think otherwise. Experts speculate that the Ghost actress got injectables on her face and neck to keep the signs of aging at bay. It’s also possible that she had her visage lifted.
That’s not a bad guess considering that Moore admitted once that she did have something done but never on her face. There’s also the possibility that the supposed tweaks on her face were just because of makeup. The Emmy-nominated actress is looking pretty much like her old self in her Instagram photos.
Sharon Osbourne - $530K
Sharon Osbourne has done it all, and she isn’t afraid to admit it. In 2007, she admitted that she’d spent $530,000 (converted to today’s currency) on various procedures. The British reality star and wife to rock star Ozzy Osbourne has gotten multiple lifting, slimming, and weight-loss surgeries.
And we’ve got to say, all of those might be worth it because she’s looking good in her late 60s. Unfortunately, it might be a while before audiences get to watch her on TV again. She left the CBS talk show, The Talk, in 2021 after getting flack for a heated exchange with co-host Sheryl Underwood.
Kim Kardashian - (Rumored) $40K
Kim Kardashian’s looks have been the subject of speculations over the years. Although experts think that she’s gotten her nose, breasts, and derriere done, she said that she’s only tried injectables and non-surgical procedures. It’s worth noting that she got multiple surgeries to fix the damage that pregnancy did to her body.
Perhaps the most talked-about procedure linked to the mother-of-four is one that involves the transferring of fat from the stomach to the posterior. Kardashian, who was declared a billionaire by Forbes in 2021, maintains that her famous backside is real.
Rumer Willis - $2K
Growing up with a mother as beautiful and famous as Demi Moore, Rumer Willis’ looks were judged by people from a young age. So, when she was pictured looking different from her past self, surgery speculations began to circulate. However, experts believe that The House Bunny didn’t go under the knife.
She likely had lip injection procedures to plump up her pout as opposed to jaw surgery. The increased size of her lips brought balance to her face. Willis, who celebrated four years of sobriety in 2021, last acted in an episode of the show 9-1-1 in 2020.
Cher - (Estimate) $27K
There’s plenty of reasons to love Cher, and one of them is her honesty about going under the knife to maintain her looks. Since she didn’t elaborate on what she has had done, experts are left to guess that the Believe singer has tweaked her neck and eyes while also getting regular dermal fillers.
Whatever it is she’s actually doing, Cher’s definitely getting the right things. Now in her 70s, the Moonstruck actress is aging gracefully. Perhaps it helps that she’s a beauty on the inside, too. In 2020, she made the news for her animal rights work, helping to finally take the elephant Kaavan to a sanctuary.
Nicki Minaj - (Rumored) $60K
Rapper Nicki Minaj is all about amplifying her natural looks with eye-catching clothing. Still, she maintains that her face is all-natural contrary to what some have suggested. But the difference in her looks from her younger years to the present leads experts to believe that she’s had surgery and other cosmetic tweaks.
It’s speculated that the Superbass singer had her nose refined, her breasts done, and had a fat transfer to give her a more curvy shape. Meanwhile, her new and improved pearly whites are attributed to veneers. Maybe she’ll talk more about her changing looks as she prepares for a musical comeback in 2021.
Jocelyn Wildenstein - (Rumored) $39K
Socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein came into prominence in the ‘90s both for her divorce from her billionaire ex, Alec N. Wildenstein, and her alleged facial surgeries, which she has denied. She was even dubbed as the “Catwoman” because of her feline-like features. Her upturned eyes are believed to be the result of an operation called canthopexy.
Wildenstein, who is reportedly working on a docuseries about her life as of 2021, is speculated to have gotten extensive procedures done on her eyes, brows, cheeks, and lips. Experts guess that she’s gone through implants, lifts, and augmentation procedures over the years to achieve her current look.
Blake Lively - (Rumored) $18K
Blake Lively entered the scene already a stunning woman. But experts believe that she enhanced her looks through plastic surgery as her star rose over the years. With the change in her nose being prominent, it’s safe to assume she had a rhinoplasty to make the feature more chiseled.
While that’s the most obvious one, some experts also say that Lively likely got her breasts and eyelids tweaked to achieve her striking looks. And we’ve got to say; whatever she had done, it was worth every penny. That said, we can’t wait to see her back on the big screen as she prepares to star in the film, The Husband’s Secret.
Megan Fox - (Rumored) $16K
Megan Fox is considered to be one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood. Unfortunately, that praise also comes with rumors concerning her looks. Although the Transformers star hasn’t admitted to any surgeries, experts think she may have enhanced her nose and eyes.
Her famously foxy eyes, for example, are believed to be the product of blepharoplasty. It’s also likely that her smooth skin is the result of Botox and dermal fillers. There’s no shame in that, though! After all, her face is her asset, and her current beau, Machine Gun Kelly, loves her for more than just her looks. Catch her next in the 2021 thriller film, Till Death.
Barry Manilow - (Rumored) $43K
Regardless of what Barry Manilow looks like, we bet people would still flock to hear his beautiful voice when he performs a series of Las Vegas concerts in 2021. Still, it’s interesting to see how much his features have changed over the years.
The Copacabana singer has reportedly gotten injectables, which he admitted, and surgeries to lift his facial features as he aged. He has also gotten procedures done for health purposes, including one to fix his hip problem. It seems like it was all worth it, though. Manilow is still spry and performing in his 70s and might just do so for decades more to come.
Suzanne Somers - $2K
Being a breast cancer survivor, Three’s Company star Suzanne Somers makes sure to take good care of herself. For her, this doesn’t include getting invasive cosmetic procedures but focusing on her skin. She’s admittedly tried fillers before, though, which might explain why she looks a bit different from her past self.
Somers, who hasn’t acted since the early 2000s, is glowing from within these days thanks to her regimen and her husband, Alan Hamel. She also seems to be focusing more on enjoying life and managing her line of organic beauty products based on her social media posts.
Dolly Parton - $31K
Dolly Parton always keeps it real even when talking about the work she’s had done over the years. Saying that she wasn’t a “naturally pretty” woman, the Jolene singer admitted she had enhanced her chest, nose, brows, chin, and eyelids to attain her glamorous looks.
Making the calculations, her beauty tab cost her at least $31,025, not accounting for repeat and maintenance procedures. We’re confident Parton can afford it, though. With a career spanning six decades, she’s built a net worth of $650 million. That fortune is bound to grow more as she plans on going on a worldwide stadium tour in 2021.
Kylie Jenner - (Rumored) $23K
Kylie Jenner intrigued people with her full and shapely lips during her teens. Dodging surgery rumors, she parlayed their curiosity into building the hugely successful brand, Kylie Cosmetics. She’s since fessed up about getting injections to achieve her famous pout, and people have moved on to speculate about other things she had done.
Besides fillers, experts say it’s likely she got her breasts enhanced and had a fat transfer operation to perk up her derriere. Perhaps she’ll admit or deny these rumors in the following years. As of 2021, though, she’s busy dealing with hearsay that she and former flame Travis Scott are back together.
Heidi Montag - $32K
Reality TV star Heidi Montag gained notoriety in 2009 when she opted to get ten surgeries in one day to enhance her looks. Among the procedures she had done is a breast enhancement operation, a rhinoplasty, and a chin reduction.
While she doesn’t regret the things she had done, Montag did say she was too young at the time and let the negative comments about her online influence her decisions. Fortunately, she seems to be in a much better headspace today. As of 2021, she appears on The Hills: New Beginnings, the revival of the MTV show that made her famous.
Nadya Suleman - $17K
Another public figure who had an interesting 2009 is Nadya Suleman. Dubbed “Octomom,” she found the spotlight on her after delivering a set of octuplets bringing the total number of her children to 14. Thus, her life became the topic of rumors and speculations, with some accusing her of spending taxpayer dollars on extensive surgeries.
Suleman denied these claims and said she’s only had three procedures done in her life. She got breast implants in 2003, injections in her lips in 2008, and a tummy tuck in 2009. As of 2021, she and her family have left the public eye, only giving updates on social media.
Lara Flynn Boyle - (Rumored) $11K
Lara Flynn Boyle stunned TV viewers in the early ‘90s when she appeared in David Lynch’s cult classic, Twin Peaks. That’s why some fans were disappointed to see her seemingly changing her looks with surgery. Boyle’s features notably began changing in the early 2000s when she was dating The Shining actor Jack Nicholson.
While she has never confirmed getting any procedure, experts say that she might have gotten lip and dermal fillers as well as a lifting operation for her brows. She has retreated from the public eye in recent years and last starred in the 2015 film Lucky Dog.
Janice Dickinson - $44K
Janice Dickinson’s quest to maintain her looks is a cautionary tale. After racking up almost $1 million in debt from her surgeons and the government, she went bankrupt in 2013. While we don’t know exactly how much she owed for her procedures, we reckon it’s somewhere north of $44,050 based on the things she shared in the past.
It seems like Dickinson has pulled back on her penchant for going under the knife, though. Her recent photos on Instagram don’t show any drastic change in her looks. According to her IMDB page, she’s starring in a 2021 series called Pink Rehabilitation.
Denise Richards - $8K
Contrary to what TV viewers might think, Denise Richards hasn’t tweaked her looks that much. The Wild Things star said that she’s only tried dermal fillers and got surgery on her breasts. She attributes the rest to her skincare regimen, which she began as early as her teen years.
The proof? Well, she urges her detractors to simply watch her on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to see her face move. Unfortunately, we’ve seen the last of Richards on the popular Bravo TV show after she left its cast in 2020.
Tara Reid - $11K
Getting cosmetic procedures can sometimes help actors and actresses get more roles. The opposite happened with Sharknado star Tara Reid. At the height of her fame in the 2000s, she opted to get body contouring and breast implants only to regret it.
Describing the aftermath of the operations as “botched,” Reid lost work because of how she looked. She has since gotten the disappointing results corrected while reviving her acting career. As of 2021, she’s hoping to reprise the role that made her famous in a potential American Pie 5 movie.
Kim Novak - $5K
Kim Novak is best known as one of Alfred Hitchcock’s icy blonde muses. However, it’s not her excellent performance in films like Vertigo and Picnic that people talked about when she made an appearance at the Academy Awards in 2014. She had just gotten fat injections at the time, and people couldn’t help but point out how different she looked.
Novak, who hasn’t acted since the early ‘90s, was taken aback by the reaction and said that she regretted getting the procedure. She seems to have gotten over that now, though, as she focuses on other endeavors. In 2021, she published the book Kim Novak: Her Art and Life.
Courtney Love - $19K
Courtney Love knew her nose was going to be a hindrance to her acting career as a young woman in the ‘80s. So, she opted to get a rhinoplasty to better her chances. The decision did help get cast, but her career took a turn, and she became more known as the vocalist of the band Hole.
Love, who was married to the late Kurt Cobain, has implied that she’s gotten more tweaked since. She reportedly took the advice of actress Goldie Hawn to get a facelift at 35. The Doll Parts singer continues to perform to this day and was part of an Adam Schlesinger tribute concert in 2021.