There’s no denying that Helen Hunt has been a screen powerhouse for decades, from Mad About You and What Women Want to Twister. She began her career in the 1970s as a child model. Being in the public eye for as long as she has meant that people are always interested in learning more about her.
Many of Helen Hunt’s fans have speculated that she has undergone some form of plastic surgery to keep up the appearance of youth in the Hollywood industry. The fact that she was recently featured in several projects, coupled with the news of her car accident, has only served to fuel those rumors.
Many of her admirers think she’s had plastic surgery. To investigate this persistent rumor, we looked at before and after photos of the Academy Award-winning actress.
Star Helen Hunt was Injured in a 2019 Car Accident
Helen Hunt had a good year in 2019. Her popular 1990s sitcom, Crazy About You, has been revived. Both the thriller I See You and an episode of The Politician featured her as a lead. World on Fire was a British war drama in which she also starred. She was busy and booked up everywhere she went.
The year ended, however, with fans receiving dreadful news: TMZ said the iconic actress had been in a horrific vehicle accident. When driving through an intersection in an SUV, Hunt was hit by another car. The SUV flipped over from the impact, and Hunt was taken to the hospital immediately.
Some of her admirers assumed she had been badly hurt or even disfigured in the incident due to its severity. Hunt’s attorney assured USA Today that her client had “no severe injuries” and was resting comfortably at home.
Yet, the incident reignited some old speculations regarding her physical appearance. It also sparked fresh speculation regarding the possibility of her having plastic surgery.
Helen Hunt’s Transformation: Natural Aging or Plastic Surgery?
Fans have long assumed that Hunt has undergone plastic surgery. World on Fire’s 2019 premiere fueled even more of that speculation. Others instantly gave their opinions on social media about how she looked, especially her face. What the hell is wrong with Helen Hunt’s face? tweeted one enthusiast. Another supporter commented that her beauty “totally distracted” them.
I'm trying to watch the BBC/PBS WW2 miniseries #WorldOnFirePBS & I'm completely distracted by Helen Hunt's face which now looks like a painfully taut wax skull mask w/ a strange mouth. Is it VFX? If not, wouldn't natural wrinkles be better than such cosmetic/surgical extremism? pic.twitter.com/GCJL6w97Ed
— Kafkaesque (@Kafkaesque_Blog) April 14, 2020
One fan tweeted (in a now-deleted tweet), “OMFG, watching the movie ‘I SEE YOU,'” about her performance in the film. Helen Hunt’s new face is HORRIFIC, it’s so bad it’s scary.
Is it true that she had a facelift, though?
Later that year, when Hunt played Jamie Buchman again in the Mad About You revival, audiences flocked to social media to make similar comments about the legendary character. Many people immediately used the word “mannequin” to describe her.
The appearance of her skin also attracted attention. It was so flawless that many people doubted it was even possible to create with makeup. The camera is known to make people look 10 pounds heavier; perhaps it also altered her appearance. Maybe it’s just a weird visual effect, as one Twitter user suggested.
Spot the Difference: A Closer Look at Red Carpet Photos
To investigate the transformation in Hunt’s appearance that has been noted in her recent acting roles, we dug up some old red carpet-images from the actress’s career. Here’s a shot of her in 2006, and here’s what she’ll look like in 2020.
After her automobile accident and the filming of World on Fire, I See You, and the revival of Mad About You, the picture was taken in 2020 would have been taken. As Hunt is a human being like the rest of us, she has naturally aged a little bit in the intervening 14 years. But do you notice a significant dissimilarity?
There does not appear to have been any significant alteration to her nose or lips between the two pictures. In the year 2020, her face may look smoother, but any competent cosmetician may accomplish that. Both photos appear to feature the same smile lines around her mouth.
She still has the same eyebrow arch and expression lines in 2020 as she did in 2006. In 2020, her jawline is slightly wider than it was in 2006; nonetheless, this is not an effect often associated with facelifts.
Rumors and Speculations about Plastic Surgery
A person’s appearance will naturally shift as they get older; this is to be expected. We both agree, though, that the actress’s visage has looked odd in her most recent films. There are grounds to suspect she may have had cosmetic work done on her face.
Could the 2019 car crash have altered her appearance? It’s quite improbable. A representative for Hunt stated that she sustained no serious injuries and that she had already completed filming on the projects before the car accident. There is widespread conjecture that Hunt has had plastic surgery.
Images purporting to depict the transformation from before to after a facelift exhibit less than stunning results. There are several effective non-invasive treatments available today. As an alternative to surgical procedures, botox injections into certain facial muscles can produce life-like effects.
However, these injections are only a short-term fix. That’s why a patient’s appearance can change subtly even after the treatment has stopped working. Alternatively, as the effects of additional procedures settle, the individual’s appearance may appear inconsistent.
Nonetheless, several Hollywood beauty secrets are responsible for the ageless appearance of our favorite celebs. Plastic surgery isn’t the only way to fix things. Example: Jennifer Aniston. She’s had to endure years of speculation that she had plastic surgery, but she says that the secret to her youth is a series of expensive spa treatments.
There is strong evidence that Helen Hunt has had plastic surgery, but we cannot confirm this. She has never acknowledged or denied rumors of plastic surgery, and neither has her team. We feel that with a little TLC, she has aged beautifully.
