This is perhaps the question of the week, even more so than “Why does Angelina Jolie dress like supervillainess Velvet Dong Tug?” and “Is Michael C. Hall a douche to women?” Ever since many of us saw photos of Gwyneth’s (allegedly) jacked, Botoxy face this week, the question has been “What the hell did Goopy do to herself?” Us Weekly even ran a mean piece online called “Did Gwyneth Paltrow Botox Her Forehead?” Anyway, I think she did. CB thinks she did. Some of you agree, some of you disagree. But a new layer has been added to the speculation! Goopy’s mom Blythe Danner (Mother Goop) gave some quotes to Us Weekly that suggest, in a round-about way, that Goop did in fact get ‘Toxed:
Blythe Danner has a message for Hollywood: there’s nothing wrong with a little Botox.
The day after daughter Gwyneth Paltrow, 38, stepped out looking especially fresh-faced, the actress, 67, hinted at her own dabbling at Wednesday’s Little Fockers premiere in NYC.
“Well, I think we’ve all fooled around with it,” Danner told UsMagazine.com. “I won’t go into detail, but we all need a little help from our friends!”
Continued the star, “I think, you know, we’ve got so much at our fingertips now, why not take advantage of it? There are extraordinary things that can help us now.”
Still she told Us she’s not a fan of all plastic surgery. “I mean I can’t stand the big, puffy lips,” she said. “That stuff is just crazy! And the cheekbones that come out to here! I feel like, “Why do they think they have to do that?”
A little Botox wasn’t the only thing Danner was gushing about. She told Us of Paltrow, “She is a fantastic hostess! She is a great, great cook. I really don’t know how she does it all.”
Her top skill? “She’s the best mother I’ve ever seen,” said Danner. “She’s unbelievably patient.”
As for Paltrow’s kids with hubby Chris Martin, 6-year-old Apple and 4-year-old Moses, “They’re so perfect — truly, they are,” said Danner. “Quite remarkable! I’ve just never met children like this, that are so secure and have such great self-control and self-image. They’re just great kids.”
[From Us Weekly]
So is Blythe defending her daughter’s Botox usage, or is she just speaking in general terms? That remains to be seen. But I tend to think Goopy was ‘Toxing, and that she’ll probably come out with some strange defense sometime soon, probably in a Goop newsletter: “My dear friend Michelle Obama called me recently for parenting tips, and to compliment my Christmas wreath design, and she mentioned a special organic face cream that is only sold to rich people. I said, ‘Oh, Michelle, are you talking about Fluffertox Diamond Cream? I’ve known about that for YEARS, darling. Here’s the Swiss bank account number where you‘ll need to wire the money! They only accept Kronors.’ And that‘s why I look this way.”
Photos courtesy of WENN.
Based on these 2 pics, I think she looks way more natural in the 2010 one. So whatever she’s doing, she’s doing it right.
But yeah, you’re right, she would totally do any number of procedures and explain them away as the direct result of her own extra special superior form of positive thought. 🙂
I love Blythe Danner! She’s an adorable woman, incredibly professional actress, it would seem. How the eck did Gwyneth grow to be FrozenStick McGoopy is a mistery to me.
Blythe is an intelligent, complex, interesting person. It’s sad that most accomplished men of her age, if single (whether always single or thru divorce or becoming widowers), prefer to go for women half their age. She deserves to grow old with a romantic partner!
Gwen looks beautiful!!!
If she did use botox, I can’t tell!!!
If there was work done, it was good work. The other women of Hollywood should take note and get the number of her doctor.
I think she looks the same, and natural. Blythe is really lovely, isn’t she?
I think she did it, but I think she had it done by someone who really knew how to do it well. Someone needs to give Nicole Kidman that number.
you would die before feeding your kids top ramen but inject Botulism toxins right into your forehead.hmm.
She is so gross.
I don’t think so. In the second photo she looks tired as hell, hair much more blonde, and very pale foundation.
Those are the only differences.
Isn’t Gwennie 38/39 years old? Her complexion looks great. I don’t really see the tox on her.
The only thing she seems to have issue’s with, loving bad hair do’s. She is another one with naturally curly hair that beats it into submission.
But this new movie of hers. Looks like a red hot mess.
OMG Kaiser
Your “conversation” between Goopy and Michelle Obama had my cracking up at my desk.
Her face didn’t look as weird that same night on Conan. It almost looks like she’d been crying or something that morning because she didn’t get nominated for a Golden Globe when Angelina was in the musical/comedy category, just to get Brangelina to show up at the ceremony.
And of COURSE she has botox, but I think it’s usually well done and not the cause of her strange puffiness that day.
I still see slight (natural for her age) forehead wrinkles, and the skin tone is much tanner/heavier eye makeup in the first pic so it’s hard to say. I vote no for now. I really can’t ser her doing botox unless they invent some organic ayurvedic botox that the minions cannot access!
She just looks a bit older but in a really beautiful way.
Of course shes had some filler and botox but they main thing she needs to do is darken down her eyebrows a little and put some contrast in that fried hair….
I find her completely sexless.
She looks ok. I can’t tell if she has had anything done.
wtf?!?! i used to love me some danner and always wondered how she spawned such a beast but wtf?
it is ok to botox but you can’t do anything else?
the before and after pics make it look pretty obvious she had a mini-lift (brow and/or eye) a few years ago that is settling well. the work she has had done is the best. botox and fillers definitely. she used to have little smile lines around her eyes when she was in her 20s so where did they go?
when a celebrity is falsely accused of botox it is easy to quash the rumor…
all they have to do is scowl or raise their brows in surprise in one picture. good luck finding pictures of her, angelina, kidman, hell, almost all of them, making a face that would lay to rest the rumors once and for all.
if there are pictures, please let me know. i’d be happy to change my tune.
i’m so disappointed in blythe.
She has the chipmunk cheek thing going on, if she ain’t careful she could look like Heather Locklear.
GAWD, WHY is she trying so hard???! On her clothes, her singing, her face, her kid’s betrothal…just working so hard to stay in the spotlight
She was annoying enough as it is, but it’s admittedly difficult to watch Miss Holier-Than-Thou grovelling for acceptance and giving into the fear…
She looks great! Whatever it is, it has been done extremely well.
“I find her completely sexless.”
this comment made me laugh, and i agree. there are some famous people i don’t particularly like but i can see their sex appeal because they are either gorgeous or you know they would have hot dirty sex all night. goopy is neither to me, just bland, boring and tedious. she always looks so cold, like you would have to put on mittens to touch her.
Hard to tell, drastically different lighting in the two photos. If she did anything it’s minor and looks fine.
I really like Blythe too, and I think the difference is she seems to have more of a sense of humor and doesn’t take herself as seriously – she has all the elegance and sophistication, but doesn’t have to tell people about it all the time.
Not a fan of Goopy’s, but if she had work done, it was done well. Can’t fault her in that regard.
Did you guys actually read Blythe’s comments about how amazing Gwyneth and her children are?! I know she’s a proud mother and grandmother-but good lord! No wonder Goopy thinks so much of herself!
I want some of those happy-pills that Blythe is so obviously taking.
her 2010 pic looks a little like kirsten dunst…
Happymom— I was thinking the same thing!!!! And in regards to the botox question– yes I think she’s done it–so what.However I do think it looks HORRID,it makes her even more manish looking if that’s even possible.
Goop looked really wrinkled on Glee, maybe she watched it, went “EW!” and tried to make herself look younger.
Or one of her good friends phoned and told her what an old hag she was turning into.
Beautiful women grow more beautiful by the year. Gywneth is on her way to becoming a goddess!
She doesn’t have any lines at all. She’s gonna end up lookin like Nicole Kidman.
Black eyeliner like in the picture on the left always looks bad on blondes – hell it looks bad on most people period. Can’t really see eyes, just blackness.
The one who has ruined her looks with fillers and/or surgeries is Blythe Danner. I was shocked by recent pictures of her with Gwyneth: she used to be much more naturally beautiful than her daughter; now she looks stretched and pulled almost beyond recognition. The Joan Rivers syndrome, almost. I regret that Ms. Danner had all that work done by doctors less than well qualified. She is no longer as lovely as she’s been throughout her lifetime. Alas.
I agree with most everyone here- what she’s done does look good. It looks like she’s had the tox above her eyebrow. Getting it there will give a little lift so you see more eyelid- less droop for goop.
Definitely Botox above the eyebrows. Whoever did it did it fairly well, but if you know what to look for (it’s hard to explain – a sort of ‘more open’ look to the whole brow/forehead region) it’s easy to spot. I think she’s had some subtle filler work, too.
This is what happens when you get relatively good work done. There’s a debate about whether or not you’ve done it.
I don’t understand why anyone would paralyze their face. With Botulism. I know they have massive pressure on them to stay young but ewwwwwwww, not for me. I’ll take being able to form an expression anyday. Even with wrinkles.
Can’t stand goop.
That is the first time B. Danner has come across as annoying to me. People seem to like to crawl up B.D’s ass and I am sort of over it. It’s not like she is Shirley Maclaine or Jane Fonda.
Danner’s arrogance in this interview is astounding, “There are extraordinary things that can help us now…”
For people your son-in-law advocates for Blythe, that extraordinary thing is called “food,” and I don’t know, maybe “water” or is that too extravagant?
Jesus, we’re talking about injecting botulism toxin into faces as an extraordinary thing to help people? You mean rich/famous/narcissistic people. Pull your head out of your self-entitled ass.
She looks like she had her nose done. It’s much more shapely now. It looks like she also had a lot of fillers in her cheeks. It gives her more volume and youthfulness. She looks much better with the cosmetic procedures done.
eyes done – in the old pic you can’t see outer sides of the lids, in the new one you can. Maybe cheek implants, but I’m not sure on that one.
let me ask you something… is this important news?
she’s beginning to look a lot more like her mom
DUHHHHH – Obviously YES! She looked so much better before. I dont get this overbotoxing???
Blythe Danner is less up herself than Goop? Ummm, did you READ her comments? HER daughter is the best mother in the world, HER grandchildren are “remarkable” or whatever. How incredibly smug. No wonder her daughter is a total pain in the butt. I think that whole family needs someone to prick their ego baloons and bring them back down to earth.
I think she looks better in the 2010 pic. Whatever she is doing looks great. I think she is very beautiful. Who really gives a rat’s IF she’s had any work done!? I don’t. Good for her if she did cuz it looks very natural.
Maybe she just got laid.
I’m so sick of her, couldn’t care less about her face.
She just had that ugly mole on her forehead removed, finally.
Of course they are all great and perfect!
Why doesn’t Blythe buy a wig then and finally do something with that mop? No we don’t all need botox, beotch……
If the G’s kids have such great self-control why does she need so much patience? What BS phonies.
looks more natural and actually kinda hot on the 2010 pic
She’s had an upper blepharoplasty – its quite obvious. If you look at previous pics, she had hooded eyes that didn’t expose any of the lid just above her upper eyelashes. Now that lid is quite obvious. This is the result of a minor surgical proceedure called a blepharoplasty where the excess skin is removed and the scar hidden in the crease. I know, Ive had it done also and so has Catherine Zeta, Maddonna, Jane Fonda, Sharon Stone and numerous others. Paltrow was a perfect and obvious candidate for this procedure because although those hooded lids looks quite lovely in youth, the excess skin sitting on top of the lashes can become quite aging and problematic in middle age. She may have combined this with some botox or a keyhole brow lift which has raised her brows slightly.
@ bill hicks: thank you! that is exactly what i thought, too. how horrible they all are.
@ original kate. HA-lariously stated. Couldn’t agree more.
She oozes ugly.
Same old boring hairstyle.
I thought she was Heidi Montag. Where’s Spencer? Where the hell is Paltrow’s husband?????
i wish she did my poor eyes a favour and put a paper bag on it. can you imagine the horror that her children face everyday? yikes!