How lucky are you? You get to BotoxFace stories in one day! This story is slightly less offensive (to me) than the Cindy Crawford one, though. Cindy’s filler-and-Botox offends me because she used to be so pretty, and if she had let herself age naturally, I honestly think she would look much better. As for Teri Hatcher… well, she’s been doing junk to her face on and off for years, and she lies about it (specifically, she lies about how much she actually does do it).

So these are new photos of Teri over the weekend, hosting a fancy celebrity yard sale, the profits of which went to St. Jude’s. Great cause, neat idea for a fundraiser, so I can’t bash her for that. However, as CB pointed out, Teri’s forehead vein is very close to packing up and quitting this bitch permanently. Do forehead veins ever do that in real life? Like, just freeze permanently or stop working entirely? I wonder…

Anyway, I just thought you might want to feel better about your presumably natural aging process today. CB doesn’t like me to write too many Botox stories because she thinks we might be coming across as ageist. My take is always this: It’s not ageism, but I am becoming more and more anti-jacking, anti-Botox, anti-filler. There are only a few women who manage to get minor “adjustments” gradually and modestly, but most of these women are just destroying their faces, and it’s sad. Also, I just hate it when celebrities lie about it.

Photos courtesy of Fame & WENN.

Teri Hatcher has cut her hair! According to Marie Claire UK, we are to refer to this hair style as a “a flicked-fringe bouffant bob.” Now you know. Teri has been wearing it past her shoulders for years now, although as some have already pointed out, this new haircut looks a lot like her hair from the Lois Lane days, in the 1990s, when she first got famous. So, what do you think of Teri with the shorter, more age-appropriate hair? I’m kind of meh on it, honestly. It doesn’t look bad, and she has nice hair… but this style does age her, doesn’t it? While she used to look like a 40-something woman clinging to sexy cougar-hood with her long hair and skimpy gowns, she now looks like Mary Tyler Moore, and like she’s two seconds away from covering up her a bad neck job with a permanent turtleneck on stand-by.

By the way, what of Teri’s infamous Botox comments now? First it was “I’ve never Botoxed, that’s for suckers.” (I’m paraphrasing.) Then quickly it was “Actually, just kidding, no judgment.” Look at her face! Jacked times infinity.

Photos courtesy of WENN.

A few days ago, I gave Teri Hatcher some begrudging credit for posting photos of her (allegedly) un-Botoxed face, fresh out of the shower. Sidenote: a lot of you said she was wearing makeup, but I still don’t see it. I think she just has really dark lashes, and it gives her the appearance of eyeliner. Whatever, I digress. Teri posted the photos on her Facebook, and included some very rah-rah-women don’t need the ‘Tox comments. Unfortunately, Teri is now backtracking on some of that sh-t. Oh, Teri. You are so easy to dislike.

Oops! Teri Hatcher hasn’t banned Botox after all. On Monday, the 45-year-old star shared makeup- and Botox-free self-portraits on Facebook in an album entitled “Oy with the Botox,” wrinkling her brow to prove she’s now filler-free.

“I can’t believe I actually put that out there!” she admitted Thursday to Entertainment Tonight.

But, to be clear, she explained, “It’s not about Botox to me…I don’t have any judgment about doing Botox…I’ve done Botox, I may do it again — I don’t know. It’s not the point.”
The real mission of her “Does This Look Botoxed to You?” pics? “There has to be a different sort of baseline of how we’re accepting beauty,” the single mother of one said.

“I wanted women in America, not in Hollywood, to know is that so much of the manipulation of going from the real Teri Hatcher to the Teri Hatcher that’s on an advertising poster or an endorsement — that a lot of that happens through lighting,” she continued.

During the ET interview, the Desperate Housewives star also admitted that she was surprised by how quickly her pics were dispersed online. “Honestly, I am so behind the game on Facebook!”

[From Us Weekly]

Okay, I get that Teri wanted to eat sh-t and say “no judgment” about other women getting Botox. But she took a perfectly good story – woman with mangled ‘Tox Face posted photos online with anti-’Tox message – and made it just another wishy-washy pandering move. I might respect her if Teri came out and was like, “Don’t use Botox, look at how weird MY face looks, I wish I had kept it normal.” No one will ever do that right?

Photos courtesy of Teri Hatcher’s Facebook.

Teri Hatcher is one of those people I tend to dislike on general principle. I have no real reason to dislike her, really. She hasn’t done anything – to my memory – that has really offended me. I guess I just think she’s kind of overrated as an actress and celebrity, plus I’ve always had a suspicion that she’s had extensive plastic surgery, although she’s always denied it. But seriously – she looks totally different now than she did in that James Bond movie. Weird.

Anyway, Teri is trying to win me over, I guess. She’s posted a few photos on Facebook and Twitter and made even stronger denials that she’s not doing Botox. She posted nine photos of herself in various stages of makeup-less frowny-faces, showing off her ability to emote. Do you buy it?

Teri Hatcher says she’s banned Botox. The 45-year-old actress posted a photo album on Facebook Monday night titled “Oy with the Botox!” featuring nine pics of herself wrinkling up her face.

Writes Hatcher, who is makeup free and dripping from the shower, “Thought about all those damn critics of my face. Love it or hate it, my face that is, [it's] no surgery, no implants… no matter what ‘they’ say. Decided I’d shoot myself in to reveal some truths about “beauty” and hope it makes you all easier on yourself.”

Hatcher admits she’s used fillers in the past. “Did I every toy with fillers or Botox over the years? Yes. Tell me does this look Botoxed to you? Yes I am alone in my bathroom naked in a towel on behalf of women everywhere trying to make a point. Women YOU ARE BEAUTIFUL.”

In one photo of Hatcher furrowing her brow, she writes, “I can be mad, or confused, or sad and tired. Julia Roberts had that same vein in her forehead in Eat Pray Love. Proud of Julia for being a real woman on a real journey.”

Hatcher then offers recommendations on how to look younger in photos.

“Just me wanting to teach that all those glam versus trash pictures of celebs are about LIGHTING. It’s not makeup, it’s not surgery or Botox…. Flat front light in your face, especially sun setting [or] 4pm light blows out all wrinkles and imperfections. Overhead light [and] sun… casts shadows under your eye from your brow, making you look tired. Shoot all family reunion photos [with] the camera man… holding the camera a little higher than your eye line.”

She also Twitters a new Desperate Housewives promo shot of herself: “This is shot by Matthew Rolston with his wonderful lighting (and no Botox)… You create your own paradise or prison. Being happy inside is all that matters… See something in the mirror you love every day.”

[From Us Weekly]

Um… sure. Julia has the veiny forehead, as does La Jolie and Sarah Jessica Parker and lots of other women. The vein doesn’t bother me. On some people, it’s prominent, on others, not so much. What bothers me is that this is the most “emoting” Teri has done in years. If she’s about to scrunch up her forehead now, why wasn’t she doing it on Desperate Housewives? Hm? Oh, well. I’m not going to bash her, honestly. She’s trying to send out the right message, and honestly, she’s pretty brave for putting these photos out. So… well done, Teri.

Photos courtesy of Teri Hatcher’s Facebook.

Not to be mean, but what’s going on with Teri Hatcher? CB and I were trying to figure out if she’s just overly-Botoxed or if she had some eye work done. She’s looking particularly cat-like in these new photos. Teri was in NYC yesterday, launching her new advice website GetHatched. Not to be confused with GetThatched, a thatching site which is also about to launch (it was the first one I found, and I was honestly confused). GetHatched is an advice site aimed at 40-something moms, from what I can tell, It’s like GOOP for 40-somethings, only not as constipated, and with a more Disney-centric view of life (Disney is hosting the site). Here’s more:

Teri Hatcher wants us to believe that she is like any normal mother. According to the actress’s new online blog, she is ‘one of those women that does the laundry, cleans the house, feeds the pets, drives the carpool, and as if that wasn’t enough of a job, also brings home the bacon. (And then cooks it, too!)’

But judging by these pictures, it appears there is nothing ordinary about the Desperate Housewife star. The age defying 45-year-old, who plays Susan Mayer on the hit U.S. show, turned heads in a red Dolce & Gabanna dress and gold peep-toe stilettos at the launch of Gethatched.com in New York yesterday, a new website where ‘Teri and friends tell it like it is.’

Offering advice on fashion, relationships and careers based on her own experiences, Teri promises however that Get Hatched is not ‘The Teri Hatcher reality show.’

The site, created in collaboration with Disney, includes an interview with co-star Eva Longoria Parker and readers even had the opportunity to vote for the satin number Teri wore last night.

The single mother said: ‘We graciously take on these responsibilities because we have big hearts and deep wells of commitment. But the weight of all of this too often leaves us drained and craving support of our own. That’s why I wanted to create GetHatched as a resource, a go-to respite, a trustworthy support system for women.’

‘GetHatched is about finding your way to the ME part without getting lost along the way. My desire is to be able to reach women, lots of women, and supply just the right boost they might need on any given day.’

‘And I want it to be a place where I want to go – and it is.’

The brunette will no doubt be drawing on her own experiences. Teri married first husband Marcus Leithold in 1988 but they divorced the following year. She was then married to actor Jon Tenney for nine years during which they had a daughter, Emerson Rose, before divorcing in 2003.

[From The Daily Mail]

I love Teri’s second ex-husband, Jon Tenney. He’s on The Closer, and he’s awesome and really good-looking. Now, regarding the site – eh. It sounds like an interesting project I suppose. I would imagine it will get more coverage and more initial readership just because it’s affiliated with Disney, and because it’s part of the “Disney Family” online community. But it really does remind me of a less-constipated GOOP. I don’t expect Teri to start recommending endless juice detoxes, but I would imagine the answer to a lot of mom-dilemmas will involve taking a trip to DisneyWorld.

Teri at the launch of GetHatched in NYC on May 10, 2010. Credit: WENN.

A couple of weeks ago we reported on a story from The National Enquirer that former Desperate Housewives star Nicolette Sheridan stripped her trailer of almost everything on her last day on set. Nicolette was said to be upset that she was being written off the show and decided to grab everything that she could before leaving.

The Enquirer may have a source on set as they’re running a story this week that claims that Teri Hatcher isn’t a joy to work with, either. She’s said to be acting snotty and entitled on set and the crew and is supposedly trying to appease her:

“Nicolette was bad, but I think Teri is by far the most problematic at the network,” a set insider told The Enquirer.

“She can be so rude and ill-mannered – snatching things out of crew members’ and assistants’ hands without saying please or thank you.”

Wardrobe department workers recently felt Teri’s wrath. She made them haul all of the clothes, shows and accessories chosen for her character to an area outside of her trailer, and then she picked out everything she didn’t like and told them to get rid of it, says the source.

“It’s truly bizarre – everyone has to cater to her like she is a queen.

“Teri doesn’t eat with all the cast and crew. It is as if she thinks she is above them.

“A runner drives to upscale restaurants such as Katsuya or Armoa Cafe so she can eat in her trailer and drink her many bottles of expensive cabernet that she has stored.

“The woman doesn’t even go to the hair and make-up trailer – they come to wherever she is!

“When fans are driven by the Wisteria Lane set, she often doesn’t wave or smile like the other actresses. She will turn her back,” claims the insider.

[From The National Enquirer, print edition, April 13, 2009]

I hope this is exaggerated or just someone spreading rumors about Teri, because she always struck me as a nice person and I don’t want to imagine her treating people like crap. She gets a lot of flack for being an older woman with wrinkles and a thin face and I don’t think it’s fair. I also think it was incredibly brave of her to come out and speak about her childhood abuse, and I’ve had a high opinion of her since. Whatever happened, Teri surely pissed off someone on set. It just goes to show that you should strive to be nice to everyone you encounter in life no matter what their position. People from all walks in life have connections and you never know when bad behavior is going to come back to bite you in the butt. Plus it’s just common courtesy to treat people as you would like to be treated.

Teri Hatcher is shown on 4/2/09 at the premiere of the Hannah Montana movie with her daughter Emerson, 11. Credit: Juan Rico/Fame Pictures

Teri Hatcher has a new project in the works – but does it spell the end of Desperate Housewives? The Lifetime network is looking for new shows, although this one sounds a little bit like Gilmore Girls to me.

Looking for a beachhead in original comedy, the network has three shows in the pipeline, including “Burnt Toast,” which is adapted from “Desperate Housewives” star Teri Hatcher’s eponymous book about a forty-something mom and her daughter.

Media Daily News

I haven’t read Teri’s book, but it’s an autobiography, and the show will probably be a broad take on it.

Whether or not a new series, featuring Teri in production or star duties, would spell the end of her featuring on Desperate Housewives is up to question. I wouldn’t be sorry to see the end of it.

Besides, I think the show is nearing its natural conclusion. So far the characters have murdered several people, had babies and cancer and affairs, survived a tornado, faked their own deaths, come out as homosexual… I think the turning point for my interest in the show was when Bree hid her daughter away in a nunnery so she could escape the embarrassment of a teen pregnancy, and Bree would raise the child. What is this – Desperate Housewives 1956? So many grandparents raise their grandchildren now that it would have been a modern and challenging storyline.

Note by Celebitchy: The ratings for the first episode of Desperate Housewives in three months after it returned on Sunday following the writer’s strike were at a record low. It received 16 million viewers as compared to an 18.9 million average last season, but was still the most viewed show in its time slot. It doesn’t look like DH is going away anytime soon.

What is it with Sex and The City hottie Jason Lewis? It’s like the gossip rags link him with whichever single woman they want to talk about that week. He was supposed to have been living with Jennifer Aniston late last year despite the fact that they were rarely spotted together. The unreliable source for the story that Aniston and Lewis were living together, Star Magazine, is now reporting that Lewis, 36, has moved on to cougar Teri Hatcher, 43.

Take this with a shot of the very strong liquor you would need if you were Jason Lewis to create beer goggles strong enough to find Teri Hatcher bangable. The sightings of the two do add an air of credibility to this otherwise questionable story:

[Jason Lewis] is now quietly dating Desperate Housewives star Teri Hatcher, 43. The couple was spotted hiking together on the trails near Beverly Hills’ Coldwater Canyon park in early March and “acted like teenagers in love,” an eyewitness tells Star. Later, the two “were smiling” over eggs at the Glen Deli.

[From Star Magazine, print edition, April 7, 2008]

In related news, Teri Hatcher has denied reports that her wonky face is the result of plastic surgery and claims to never even have had botox. She said “I think I might be the only person left in Hollywood who has nothing fake about her. I could do Botox once and look younger but, to me, it feels like getting on a hamster wheel. Once you get onto it you have to stay on it and keep pedalling. I’d rather gracefully mature into an older-looking woman.” This quote was reported recently without a date, and it’s possible it’s something she said a while ago, but it’s new to me, as is the news that Jason Lewis would find her attractive. He does have that deer in the headlights look and maybe he appreciates natural beauty.

Jason Lewis is shown on 2/10/08 at the Global Green pre-Oscar party. Teri Hatcher is shown on 2/9/08 at the Keep Memory Alive “Power of Love Gala,” thanks to WENN and PRPhotos.

Update: I know this post is not my typical style, and is particularly harsh to Hatcher. She is not my favorite person, and there are times when I want to go off on celebrities but hold back, but obviously I didn’t here. No offense was meant against women who age naturally and you guys are right that this was rude and that she is naturally decent looking.

Marcia Cross sure knows how to plan a romantic getaway – she and husband Tom Mahoney skipped their honeymoon in the summer of 2006 in favor of IVF treatments, as Marcia was 44 and knew her clock was ticking:

She said: “We decided to skip our honeymoon and try in vitro after the wedding. I had already been through infertility treatments.

“It’s very, very difficult to get pregnant in your 40s. It’s costly and tough on your body and your relationship.”

The 45-year-old actress – who gave birth to fraternal twin girls Eden and Savannah last year – is considering adoption because she doesn’t want to put her body through another IVF procedure.

She said: “”I don’t think I’ll have any more kids, but I’m not 100 per cent sure we won’t adopt.”

Marcia – who tied the knot in June 2006 – also revealed she wishes she had become a mother earlier in her life, because she wants to spend as much time with her girls as possible.

She added to Health magazine: “I wish that I’d had my girls in my 30s. Then I could be around longer for them. But they’re an incentive for me to stay healthy, take care of myself, and live as long as possible.”

Sydney Morning Herald

I suspect that many busy working people have skipped their holidays to spend time injecting themselves with hormones in an attempt to have a baby, and it’s probably the best way to attempt IVF, because you’d be more relaxed than if you were balancing doctors appointments and work. Also, it makes a great honeymoon because it gives your new husband the chance to see you at your hormonal worst – apparently IVF really messes with your mood like nothing else. PMS in hyper-drive!

I’m glad that Marcia mentions the cost of IVF treatment and the havoc it causes to your body – it is a really hard process to go through. Marcia is lucky to have two beautiful girls as a result, many couples never have a baby as a result of fertility treatments.

Soon, Marcia’s little girls will be old enough to play with a replica of their mommy – a range of Desperate Housewives dolls are available. And an Ugly Betty doll. Who would buy these for their kids? Although I guess it’s for adult fans of the show, as it’s not children’s viewing. At least I hope kids aren’t watching it!

The dolls actually look like they all have the same head, just with different colored hair and eyes. I guess the plastic parts of the actresses match the dolls, but that is about as close as it gets. My husband is convinced that Teri Hatcher’s pregnancy storyline in the show is the result of a breast enlargement, although I’m not so sure. I am pretty sure he shouldn’t be looking at another woman’s breasts that closely!

Note by Celebitchy: I think Marcia Cross’ conception was also with donor eggs, as she told USA Today that “I don’t like the average woman being misled into thinking that fertility is something that goes on forever. When a woman gets older, they get donor eggs, which doesn’t make the baby any less beautiful or perfect. One’s own eggs only last so long, and sometimes at 43 or 44 you can have your own baby, but statistically it’s very difficult and expensive. You don’t want to wait that long.”

Marcia Cross is shown out on 2/10/08 with twin daughters Eden and Savannah, thanks to WENN. She is also shown on 2/7/08 with daughter Savannah, thanks to Splash News.

AOL TV has released a list of the ’50 Sexiest Women on Television, Ever’. Normally I can’t stand a list that has the title ‘ever’, because it sort of suggests that this is it for sexiness. People are going to keep on being sexy, no matter how much time passes. Or at least I hope so, because otherwise I’m going to have to enjoy sunsets at the beach in my old age, instead of sexy young lifeguards.

The top 50 features a few obvious choices from the past few generations – remember when Teri Hatcher wearing only Superman’s cape became the most searched for image on the Internet? (And when you consider what other raunchiness you can find on the Internet that is quite an accomplishment.)

There’s also Sarah Michelle Gellar, Carmen Electra, Elizabeth Montgomery, Jennifer Aniston, and any Star Trek fan’s favourite Jeri Ryan, aka Seven of Nine.

TV’s Sexiest Women – Ever

1. Pamela Anderson – Baywatch
2. Farrah Fawcett – Charlie’s Angel’s
3. Lynda Carter – Wonder Woman
4. Heather Locklear – Melrose Place, Dynasty, T. J. Hooker
5. Eva Longoria – Desperate Housewives
6. Diana Rigg – The Avengers
7. Barbara Eden – I Dream Of Jeannie
8. Katherine Heigl – Grey’s Anatomy
9. Catherine Bach – The Duke’s of Hazzard
10. Tina Louise – Gilligan’s Island

AOL

Oh, Pamela Anderson back before she became a big breasted joke, running down a beach in slow motion in that skimpy red bathing suit. She deserves the sexiest woman on television crown, she’s the reason that Baywatch is the most watched show in the world. I doubt it’s for the storylines.