Jimmy Carr made honest admission about current look claiming ‘very little’ of his original face remains
Although you might of thought that Jimmy Carr was a natural beauty, the Brit comic has actually undergone a host of cosmetic procedures over the years.
The 52-year-old has been open about the fact that he's gone under the knife several times so that he can stay fresh-faced.
But as a result of this, he says that only a 'very little' bit of his original mug remains.
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Carr previously explained that throughout the course of his career, he has completely overhauled his look with 'tweakments' such as Botox, veneers and a hair transplant.
In 2021, the 8 Out of 10 Cats host revealed that he had something of a 'midlife crisis' about his appearance as he reckoned he looks much more attractive on TV than in real life.
"It’s the illusion of being on TV," he said. "You see yourself in full make up, looking your best and lit well, then you look in the mirror and go, 'Oof, that’s disappointing.'"
During an appearance on Gabby Logan's Midpoint podcast at the time, he listed off some of the augmentations he has had.
"I've gone a bit crazy with it, I've got the new teeth and the new hair - I've had a proper midlife crisis," Carr joked. "Like, right, let's get everything done.
"I got my teeth done, that's the first thing I had done. They're more than veneers. I got every tooth in my head done in one sitting."
The comedian - who split opinion online last year after sharing some of his so-called 'darkest jokes' - said he was left in a 'dream-like haze' after three days in the dentist.
He then compared his face to Trigger's broom from Only Fools and Horses, which famously had '17 new heads and 14 new handles'.
The funnyman - who shares a six-year-old son with partner Karoline Copping - continued: "I've had a little bit of Botox, some filler - everything I can get done.
"My face is now like Trigger's broom from Only Fools and Horses, very little of the original is still there. Maintaining is the thing.
"I don't think there's anything you can do plastic surgery wise, or augmentation wise, that makes you look better. You can just sort it, stay the same, that's what you can hope for."
In typical Jimmy Carr fashion, the London-born star then made a wisecrack about a fellow cosmetic procedure-loving celebrity.
He added: "I was seeing a guy, getting a bit of Botox, and I was chatting to him and he said, 'Oh I do Simon Cowell'.
"And I went, 'Yeah I think I better leave...What have you done? He looks like a melted candle!'"
Carr has also worked his tweaks into his stand-up routines over the years, making himself the butt of the joke.
In 2022, he laughed: "At least I'll still look the part. Thanks to the wonders of my plastic surgeon, I'm hoping my son won't realise I'm older than the other dads.
"He'll come and talk to me about his problems because, unlike the other dads, I'll never seem shocked or surprised, disappointed or sad, primarily because Botox has robbed me of the ability to move my forehead."
Carr then added: "Just like everyone else you know, I'm going to die, although in my case, large parts of me will not biodegrade. I imagine my teeth will outlive us all."
He also discussed how he underwent a hair transplant to hang onto his iconic black hair - as he joked that he had started to look like a 'vampire's accountant' due to his widow's peak.
Discussing the procedure on Logan's podcast, Carr said: "You need a plastic surgeon who is qualified to do it. The guy I used is a plastic surgeon and has an aesthetic thing.
"They get it from the back of the head. You shave your head fully, which I loved, I kind of suited a shaved head, which surprised me.
"I've had the same hairline since I was 17, I had a big widow's peak. I looked like a vampire's accountant. It was just post lockdown I got it done."
Carr also revealed that his surgeon had stopped him from having buccal fat reduction to get rid of his 'chubby little cheeks'.
Speaking on the Happy Hallow Jeans podcast in March last year, he said: "I'd asked him about buccal fat reduction, one of the guys from One Direction had it done, I think. It doesn't matter how much weight I lose.
"I could be 50kg and I would still have chubby cheeks. But they take out the fat from here [pointing to his cheeks] so that you look chiselled and model-y."
But according to his surgeon, Carr could have easily ended up looking worse for it in his 50s, so he opted against it.
Topics: Celebrity, Health, Jimmy Carr, UK News, Hair
Olivia Burke