I have to bite.
I mean, I actually have to write about this.
Renee Zellweger does not look like the girl we knew just a few years ago.
I mean look at these pictures.
No really, look at these picture. Faces do change with age, even from thirties to 40s there can be some change. Faces get more squared off, eyes begin to have bags.
Renee says she looks great because she takes care of herself and is in a better place emotionally. Some of that might be true. I know I am 50 but with some recent weight loss I look more like 40. Pictures of me from my mid-thirties shows a woman with a more rounded face.
Let me put it this way, I want to believe that what Renee says is true. I want to believe that she is happier and it shows. But the problem with that is I can see that her chin is just a touch longer now. Her eyes no longer have that ‘sleepy’ look to them. And her cheeks seem less puffy. Renee’s face has been stretched out just enough to make her look less like a chipmunk.
I know firsthand the hatred of those chipmunk cheeks. I have tried every trick in the book to make them less apparent. I also know it is possible to get surgery to make those sleepy eyes get wider.
So while I might want to believe what she says, I am not buying it. I will leave the whys to someone else. I can only imagine in a place like Hollywood where age is a liability, especially for women, why she would consider such a thing.
For the record, I am not judging Renee. I am just sad that the face that made her an individual has now disappeared. She looks like everyone else. Let’s hope that her new projects show that her talent is still in full force.
Notes from Rumbly Cottage 
I’ve puzzled over this. At first I thought it was an internet hoax. I’ve studied the two images and agree that she looks totally different. I think she looks older, and more tired, not necessarily more healthy. I also wonder about things like camera angle. Typically her images were taken from above which would foreshorten the length of her face. She tended to purse her lips when she smiled. In the new image, her eyebrows look more natural, her eyes less “pert”. I’m all for actresses aging with grace. I can’t imagine that she would have paid money for this change. Is anyone saying she looks better? Beauty is in the eye of the beholder. Maybe this look affords her more age-appropriate roles. I do hope she is happy after all is said and done. I loved her chipmunk cheeks! :-{
She says she looks better, that the change is due to better diet and healthier relationships. I have seen people post that they see no changes what so ever. I even looked for pictures that were the same angle.
I think she has lost her distinctive look.
I agree. Now it’s all on her acting ability.