Anne Robinson regrets unveiling her facelift on TV too early.
Anne Robinson regrets not waiting to unveil facelift on The Weakest Link
The 78-year-old TV presenter was trolled online after going under the knife while hosting hit BBC game show ‘The Weakest Link’ from 2000 to 2012.
Anne, who was 60 at the time, confessed her plastic surgery regret was not allowing it to rest and going back on TV shortly after.
She said: “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.
“I went on television quite quickly afterwards and it was a famous headline which said ‘This face is the Weakest Link’ as it was quite blown up.”
But Anne was glad she didn’t deny the plastic surgery rumours in 2004.
She added: “I think you are only as sick as your secrets. It is very hard to be pretending you have not had a facelift.
“When I was first on television there were quite a few presenters who were the same age as me and now they are all younger. It seems easier to just be open about it.”
Last year, Anne joined Channel 4’s ‘Countdown’ as the new host but stepped down in July after a year.
Speaking to Angela Scanlon on TV show ‘Ask Me Anything', she said: "I tried to be nice on 'Countdown'.
"I loved it but nothing was ever going to be as wonderful as 'The Weakest Link' or being a newspaper journalist. I probably made a mistake thinking I could replicate it on another game show.
"['Countdown'] is a brilliant show but it does not really require a smart-a*** presenter.
“Viewers see one show a day but I used to do five Countdowns a day. That is quite a lot to get through.”
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