Anne Robinson, known for her razor-sharp wit on The Weakest Link, has opened up about her £9,000 facelift. She revealed that even years after the procedure, people still approach her with curiosity, asking questions about her changing looks and the surgery. “For ages afterwards, men would come up to me and have a serious conversation and then at the end say, 'My wife wanted to know if I could ask you where you got your facelift,'” Anne confessed in a recent interview with The Oldie.
One memorable encounter was with a female aide of Gordon Brown, who quizzed Anne at a party, saying: “How much did your face cost?” Anne, who also credits regular Botox injections for maintaining her wrinkle-free look, said she wished she’d waited longer before debuting her new face on TV. Reflecting on her decision, Anne explained: “When you have cosmetic surgery, it is a bit like taking a leg of lamb out of the oven. You have to let it rest for a bit.
” However, the timing wasn’t on her side. After returning to The Weakest Link post-surgery, she became the target of cruel media coverage. She recalled: “It was a famous headline which said, 'This face is the Weakest Link,' as it was quite blown up.
” Despite the brutal reception, Anne doesn’t regret being upfront about her procedures. “I think you are only as sick as your secrets." "It is very hard to be pretending you have not had a facelift,” she said.
Anne noted that while she’s seen younger presenters take over the s.