Jameela Jamil criticized the growing use of Botox among women and said cosmetic procedures had changed the way she viewed facial expressions, both in everyday life and on television.
The Good Place actress shared her thoughts in a lengthy Instagram post on September 2. Jamil, 40, said she particularly noticed the change as women around her entered their 40s.
Jameela Jamil criticized Botox, saying she misses seeing women’s faces naturally move
Jamil said she had become distracted by performers whose facial expressions appeared limited after cosmetic treatments. “I can’t look at Botoxed faces anymore. I miss the faces that move,” she stated. “I can’t watch TV anymore without being distracted by how expressionless my favourite actors have become.”
Earlier in her Botox rant, Jamil explained what she missed about seeing women’s faces move naturally.
Jamil said she had watched some of her peers change their appearances over time. Although she said she did not intend to insult women who chose Botox, she argued that current beauty standards placed unnecessary pressure on them.
“I just miss the facial freedom of women,” she wrote. “Botox is a prison that presents as stoicism in a time women should be fucking ROARING.”
She also criticized the social expectations that she believed encouraged women to alter their appearances.
“We should not be paying to take risks with our faces and health, to be tamed by a bunch of men who fancy children,” Jamil wrote.
Her comments sparked a Botox debate among followers. Some agreed that cosmetic procedures could affect visible expressions, while others defended women’s right to choose Botox.
“I love Botox. If you don’t like it respect those who does. We have come a long way to have the power of choice and some of us choose to,” one commenter wrote.
Another person challenged Jamil’s position by pointing to her use of makeup and overlined lips.
Jamil had previously criticized cosmetic surgery and the use of medications such as Ozempic for weight loss. In February, she said she had grown frustrated with what she viewed as increasing conformity among women in Hollywood.
“I’m f***ing sick of it, and I don’t want to be obedient ever, and I don’t want to be compliant ever,” she said at the time. “I would like to live a life of spite.”
