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Kathie Lee Gifford is rumored to be joining “The Today Show” for a hosting stint for its fourth hour. The perky 54 year-old host with a diva reputation left the then “Live with Regis & Kathie Lee” show after 15 years in July 2000 and has been concentrating on her singing career and doing charity work. Since leaving “Live,” she’s done occasional TV and guest appearances, and worked as a correspondent for “The Insider” in 2005.
It’s pretty obvious that Kathie Lee has had more than a few visits to her plastic surgeon’s office. Her face looks way too smooth and pulled and she’s starting to look like Priscilla Presley. Kathie Lee lives in New York so she probably wasn’t a victim of that Argentinian quack who was injecting Hollywood’s elite with car fluid, but she must be going to someone who’s willing to do excessive work on her.
There is an alternative to the two extremes of too much plastic surgery and aging naturally. My mother had a face lift about five years ago and she let it settle. At first it was obvious but within a few months it looked natural on her and it’s not as easy to tell. She looks better than she did before and it’s not glaringly obvious that she’s had work done.
It looks to me like Gifford had more than one face lift along with ongoing maintenance that results in a mask-like effect on her face.
I had trouble finding any photos of Kathie Lee “before,” because she looked about the same and must have had a face lift years ago. In the 2003 image in the header above, you can tell she’s had something done but she doesn’t look freaky.
In a 2000 interview with Larry King, Kathie Lee didn’t exactly deny having plastic surgery, but said she wasn’t going to get “more” and skirted around the issue by saying she was afraid of it. It seems like she got over that quickly.
KING: The story was that you wanted to [get plastic surgery] and [your husband Frank] didn’t want you to.
GIFFORD: But I wanted more. Last year, it was that I was leaving the show or something like that because I was going to have a million dollars worth of plastic surgery. Now, that hurt, you know. Do I need a million dollars worth?
KING: So you’ve never had and you don’t intend to have it.
GIFFORD: I don’t intend to do it.
KING: But you would have if you felt you needed to?
GIFFORD: You know what, yes, I probably would. You know what, just to feel — I probably would. But I haven’t done, you know, anything that I’m ashamed of, and I’m certainly not going to be ashamed of it if I have it down.
[CNN transcript via Awful Plastic Surgery]
Kathie Lee Gifford is shown in January and February of this year, thanks to PRPhotos. Thanks to The National Enquirer for the idea for this story as they covered this in their recent issue.
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26 Responses to “Kathie Lee Gifford looking super plastic”
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The morning show she was on is sooooo much better with perky lil Kelly on it. I couldn’t stand her stories of cute little Cody or what a great lover Frank is. (9 out of 10 stewardess’ surveyed agreed though)
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Another reason I am never getting plastic surgery unless it’s of a recontructive nature. It seems to me that it’s too hard to find a decent doctor to give you an honest opinion and to tell you when enough is enough.
As least aging naturally, you can chalk it up to your life and genetics and not regret some stupid procedure that costs more than your last car.
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i don’t think she looks TERRIBLE>… but i doubt she’s gonna let it “settle” I don’t blame someone for getting one face lift… but more than that seems a bit much.
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at least she’s not these other idiots who lie about what they’ve done to them selves. i would ge work done if i felt i needed it. good for you Kathie.
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PHONEY LEE LOOKS LIKE A GREMLIN IN DRAG
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Aside from messing with her lips (ladies with thin lips: leave them alone, that is how you were designed, and it looks fine), she looks to me like she gained a little bit of weight. Her face looks puffy and she definitely could use some lipo on the double chin action.
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Carrie is right: Damned if you do, damned if you don’t. What’s really weird is how much criticism the ones who have bad plastic surgery get. Does having a face that doesn’t respond well to the surgery and/or a bad doctor make you somehow more vain than someone whose appearance has actually improved?
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Kathie Lee is awful. There is a reason she hasn’t worked in 8 years. I am shocked and disappointed in NBC. That’s the best they can get! Very disappointing.
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I threw up in my mouth a little bit when I heard she’s coming back……….. YUCK!!!!!!
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Ok.. Would Kathee Lee please get off the topic of her gay scank nanny Christine… Please… your kids don’t NEED a nanny anymore… Or is cody such a wuss that he needs Christine ( can’t or won’t get a real job) gardner…
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I am glad to see Kathie Lee back on the air. She tells it like it is. I prefer her with Regis over Hoda.
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You know, I just saw Kathie Lee on the today show, and I have to say that today (08/08/08) she looks fabulous. She doesn’t look “plastic” or masky at all. For goodness sakes, if she hadn’t had any work done, you’d be dogging her about how old and saggy she looks. The woman is 55 and looks like 40. Good for her, she looks terrific and I only hope I can look half as good when I get her age.
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i am so sick of every one talking crap about any one else. i get it: it makes you feel good when you band together with others to make fun of another person and make them feel bad. obviously no matter what kathy lee had done to her face she still has more talent than the rest of you. i dont see you guys on tv almost every day! and duke of deception, thats just nasty.
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Phoney on the INside..why not complete the picture with phoney on the OUTside?
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kathy lee qualifies as a middle-aged hottie in my book
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I noticed Kathy today and she didn’t even look at all herself. I didn’t like her with Regis, and don’t like her now. She is too stuck on herself to be a co host.why can’t she shut up long enough to give Hota a chance, who in my book is great! Hota is a sweet heart and I love her for putting up with the “Kathy”
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She’s getting to have the zombie from the Philippines with bleached hair look that one sees a lot of on older women in New York. Not attractive, IMO.
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Kathie-Lee looks fabulous for her age, and has a great attitude about life. She doesn’t take herself too seriously and has a great sense of humour. Too bad she is stuck with that cardboard Hoda.
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Kathie Lee is a bad ad for plastic surgery! She’s had her boobs enlarged and some procedure in her frozen face!
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Im tempted to say what a load of crap! just for the sake of irony, but Ill refrain
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Very informative blog - bookmarked !!!!
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I just watched a clip online from the TODAY Show and I was like “is that Kathie Lee?” I barely recognized her, she looks very fake. Yuck!
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kathy lee gifford looked alot better before the plastic surgery. to me, she has always been a very beautiful woman.
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She looked better before she made her hair too light and too long and wavy—she zapped all the life out of herself.
Vito’s right—like a zombie!Shorter, straighter, reddish-gold hair. That’s the ticket.
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Mine is more of a question than a
comment…WHY, with all the money
these celebs have, don’t they go to
well known GOOD docs? I mean, Joan
Rivers has , obviously, a great plastics
person….
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You know, I am not a big Kathie Lee fan, but women today - especially if they’re over 40 - are damned if they get plastic surgery and they’re damned if they don’t.
Yeah it looks like she has had some work done, yesterday it was Demi Moore. Tomorrow it will be another actress or celeb.
That’s Hollywood for you.
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