I turned 35 last December and felt uber decadent celebrating with a salt-water soak in a sensory deprivation chamber. I know how to have fun. Barbara Corcoran, of real estate fortune and Shark Tank fame, has a bit of a bigger budget than me for self care birthday treats; a facelift. Barbara revealed that she recently had her third facelift. And she’s already got her sights set on lift #4 for her 85th birthday. In the meantime, she’s looking into other procedures so that people finally start valuing her for her beauty instead of her brains. Page Six got the scoop on Barbara’s surgical aspirations when she spoke with them at MargaritaCon about her Astral Tequila collaboration:
Barbara Corcoran revealed she recently got her third facelift — and she already has plans for more.
“I’m hoping to have a fourth one on my 85th birthday,” the 75-year-old “Shark Tank” star said during an interview at the Page Six Studio with Astra while promoting her inaugural MargaritaCon with Astral Tequila.
When asked about other future procedures she’s considering, Corcoran said she’s open to “whatever I can sign up for.”
“I’m thinking of enhancing my figure,” she said, before admitting she’s not sure she could “withstand” multiple surgeries.
“I would like to have a bigger chest, bigger hips, bigger butt.”
Despite all her success, Corcoran said she’s considering such enhancements because she wants to be “a different woman.”
“I want to be not the kind of woman [who makes] people say, ‘Wow, she’s great at business,’ or ‘Wow, she’s rich.’ I want to be the kind of woman that walks by and a guy whistles and says, ‘Wow, she’s hot.’ That’s what I’m after.”
But Corcoran’s not looking for new love; she’s been married to her husband, Bill Higgins, for 40 years.
She says that her secret to a successful marriage is sleeping in separate bedrooms.
“I fell in love with [Higgins] again the day I got my own bedroom,” Corcoran quipped.
“Just when that shine is coming off the marriage and you’re starting to see what’s wrong with the guy you married — that’s when I should have had my own bedroom.”
So… Barbara sampled the margaritas before giving the interview, right? Sure, I suppose you could find here some deep, philosophical lesson about people always having their issues and insecurities, despite outward appearances. We look at Barbara and see a wealthy, successful businesswoman, shattering the glass ceiling for women entrepreneurs. But what does Barbara feel inside? “Forget that crap, I wanna be HOT!” Well like the old saying goes: money can’t buy contentment, but it can buy cosmetic surgery. As for Barbara wanting everything about her figure to be bigger, should she succeed then I hope she doesn’t find herself on the receiving end of a tasteless fat joke, like the kind she thoughtlessly volleyed at Whoopi Goldberg on The View a few years ago. Lastly, glad to see another voice chiming in to normalize the separate bedroom conversation. I know this isn’t Barbara’s reasoning, but I say sleep is too important to let a good marriage get in the way. Again, I spent my birthday alone in a sensory deprivation tank.
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Things must have changed a lot since my aunt had one then, her surgeon told her that it should only be done twice in a lifetime so if she was going to get the facelift wait until it was truly needed.
I remember people not believing me when I told them a list actresses get a lower facelift in their 30s now. It definitely be a thing to get multiple tweaks along the way now instead of a few big facelifts, idea being that it’s not noticeable.
Barbara was at my company’s corporate event a few years ago. She really looked amazing in person. I thought she was in her 50’s not 70’s. But if that is a recent post op picture then yikes! She is getting into Jocelyn Wildenstein territory.
I can definitely understand wanting to be your best version, but when it becomes an
obsession/compulsion to change everything about yourself… ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ This is such a sorry case of body dysmorphia.
Every time I see these sorts of stories I start hearing the theme music from the movie “Brazil” (RIP Katherine Helmond).
Came to the comments to make sure “Brazil” was being represented because good lord she look like KH from that movie.
You like it, I love it. Whatever Barbara…..
An older very wealthy lady, who loved her afternoon martinis, advised me years ago to have my first facelift at 45. Then my second one ten years later, and a third around 65. Then she said, after that just be sure to be rich! Damn, I’ve missed every one of those milestones, so maybe I’ll just start on martinis.
If she wants a fuller figure surely daily croissants are more pleasant than surgery? I made my choice long ago 😂
Facelifts are temporary, they only last what 5-10 years max? Since I’m broke, I’m just living with the face I got.
The last time I saw her live on TV, she had a very wonky/droopy eye. So those facelifts are affecting other things that aren’t good. I’ll stay with my old, wrinkled 73-year old face.
I get it. I’ll probably get a face lift in the future. But — and maybe this is just me? — I’d be nervous about going under the knife electively for a face lift at 85. Seems kind of risky. IDK, I’m not too familiar with the procedure.
I had a facelift in January, and the recovery time wasn’t that bad. I must say I look fabulous. I look exactly the same except 10-15 years younger. If I need another one in 10 years, I’ll do it again. I don’t mess with fillers.
Oh, Barbara. You fix your face, eventually it doesn’t match your neck; you fix your neck & face, then eventually they don’t match your hands; you fix your neck, face, & hands, eventually they don’t match your posture or your hair. And how about your legs & arms? This is silly, just enjoy your life!
I find among my friend group that plastic surgery ends up being like tattoos – one is never enough. There is something addicting about body modification for a lot of people, and if they have the means, they just keep going. Your body, your choice. I also have friends who have messed with their noses too much and now need stuff like cadaver cartilage to keep airways open. My doctors alway told me that the more general anesthesia you have, the more likely you are to have a problem, so I am saving my time under anesthesia for procedures I might need to save my life. It’s not like I was ever an SI Swimsuit model and long for those days!
In the past five years I have known of two women who died after having tummy tucks. Another friend ended up with wonky eyes, what I think of as the Kenny Rogers look, so there is no surgery in my future. My doctor said that softer skin looks better as it aged, dry skin tends to show wrinkles more and nothing is worse than sun damage. So I’m just sticking with a serum and Vitamin C at night and sunscreen every day,
The friend that destroyed her nose with repeated ‘tweakings’ accompanied me for one chemo session and spent the entire time sobbing about ‘how she had ruined her world class looks’. Despite giving her my best bald-n-barfy ‘ARE YOU KIDDING ME’ look as I was being expensively poisoned, she didn’t get it. I realized then that cancer was WAY preferable to body dysmorphia.
@RMS, oh my lord, with friends like that…
1. As I’ve grown older I finally am grateful I was never the hot girl. Now at 56 yo I’m so glad my worth is not based on how society judges my appearance.
2. I truly hope that by 75 yo my appearance will not be a factor in any of my decisions. I’m never getting married (or even dating again) so really, I’m not accepting opinions from anyone else about what I look like and by 75 yo that mindset should be written in stone.
I understand wanting to be your best, however surgery comes with major risks. Personally I’m making peace with my face and aging.
I need a new knee(Ra & psoriatic arthritis my whole life, I’m 50) so I’m waiting for that to have a major surgery. Aside from the vascular risks, the chances of infection are so much greater in a hospital.
I guess personally it makes me sad that such a smart lady has reduced her value to her face. I don’t judge her, its her life, but body dysmorphia is a thing & it seems an easy thing to fall prey to, especially in the time of social media.
Oooooo, I want to know more about the experience in the sensory deprivation tank! How was it? I keep wanting to do one, then forget about it for months and months. Did you just go one time?
It was worth it for the high-end hotel quality shower alone, lol. It’s great to have your head, neck, and back supported by the salt water. I loved it, but I’m also ok with sitting (or floating) with my own thoughts. I went back with my mother and aunt; my aunt said she got restless towards the end, my mother hopped out after ten minutes and patiently waited 50 minutes for us to finish. To each her own!