Coldplay Kiss Cam Scandal Blows Wide Open as Astronomer Insider Leaks Explosive Details About CEO Andy Byron’s Alleged Affair With Kristin Cabot
Just when the Coldplay Kiss Cam scandal seemed like it couldn’t get any juicier, a bombshell leak from inside Astronomer Inc. has taken things to an entirely new level. A former employee of the tech powerhouse has come forward anonymously, sharing alleged internal documents, screenshots, and insider information that suggest the now-viral kiss between CEO Andy Byron and media strategist Kristin Cabot wasn’t just an awkward concert moment — it was the carefully orchestrated debut of a long-brewing affair.
And yes, you read that right: Kristin Cabot — the estranged wife of billionaire entrepreneur Andrew Cabot — may have been involved with Byron for months before the scandal erupted publicly.
💥 The Spark That Ignited It All
It was supposed to be a night of music and celebration. Coldplay’s SoFi Stadium show was packed with energy, lights, and fans. During the show’s traditional Kiss Cam segment, the camera zeroed in on two VIP guests in a private suite: a brunette woman cozying up to a dark-haired man. They kissed. The crowd cheered.
But the internet? The internet went to work.
Within hours, social media had dissected the clip, revealing the woman to be Kristin Cabot. At first, the man was unidentified. But now, a whistleblower says he was none other than Andy Byron, CEO of Astronomer Inc. — and the man who just lost his marriage, his job, and his standing in the tech world in the span of a week.
🕵️ Who is the Whistleblower?
An anonymous former Astronomer employee, going by the alias “StellarDropout,” has taken to Reddit and X (formerly Twitter) with what they claim are receipts. In a now-viral thread titled “You Have No Idea What Went Down at Astronomer HQ,” they allege the affair had been going on for months before it exploded into the public eye.
The thread includes:
Internal calendar screenshots showing late-night “strategy sessions” between Andy and Kristin
Alleged Slack messages between team members mocking the obvious favoritism
Blurred security photos of Kristin entering Astronomer HQ well after business hours on multiple occasions between April and June
One Slack message attributed to a senior engineer read:
“If Andy schedules one more 11PM ‘strategy sync’ with Kristin, I’m out. We’re not dumb.”
If legitimate, these screenshots point to a workplace affair hidden in plain sight — and one that now threatens to destabilize the company from within.
💣 The Fallout for Andrew Cabot
Perhaps the most unexpected twist in this scandal is the involvement of Kristin’s husband — billionaire investor Andrew Cabot. Just 24 hours after the Coldplay clip went viral, Cabot filed for divorce. While some assumed the move was swift, sources now suggest it was premeditated.
“Andrew may have known more than anyone gave him credit for,” said one insider. “Once he confirmed the man in the video was Byron, it all clicked.”
And that would explain his icy, surgical response. No public drama. No interviews. Just action.
Now, rumors swirl that Andrew is considering legal action of his own — not for personal reasons, but for business. If it’s proven that Astronomer resources or time were used to facilitate a personal relationship that harmed his wife’s reputation and his own investments, a civil lawsuit could be next.
🔍 Damage Control at Astronomer
Since the leak, Astronomer Inc. has gone into full containment mode. Sources inside the company say all references to Kristin Cabot have been scrubbed from the website. Her “brand strategy” partnership was removed from the About Us page with no formal explanation.
Internally, meetings have been moved off calendar, emails are being carefully worded, and PR consultants have reportedly been hired to triage the growing backlash.
“It’s panic mode,” said one anonymous staffer. “No one knows what’s safe to say anymore.”
Andy Byron, meanwhile, has yet to issue a formal statement. But his resignation from Astronomer was confirmed last week, and multiple employees report that his executive suite has already been cleared out.
🧠 A Pattern of Power and Privilege?
While high-profile workplace relationships are nothing new, what sets this scandal apart is the public exposure and the layers of influence and privilege involved.
Kristin Cabot wasn’t just an employee — she was a strategic partner, a public figure, and the wife of a billionaire. Andy Byron wasn’t just a CEO — he was known for his clean image, polished leadership, and aggressive expansion of Astronomer into one of the hottest startups in the data analytics space.
That’s why this story has legs — because it’s not just about a kiss. It’s about what that kiss revealed: how powerful people hide relationships in plain sight, how companies enable that behavior, and how a single viral moment can unravel years of built-up public trust.
🔮 What’s Next?
If “StellarDropout” is to be believed, we’re just getting started. The whistleblower has teased a follow-up post within 72 hours, promising more screenshots, emails, and perhaps even video footage from inside Astronomer HQ.
Meanwhile, rumors swirl about potential consequences:
Legal action from Andrew Cabot
A formal investigation into misconduct at Astronomer
Kristin being dropped from upcoming projects and brand deals
A civil suit involving potential misuse of company funds
Coldplay, for their part, has declined to comment beyond a short statement from a representative saying they had “no idea” who was on camera and that “the Kiss Cam is always random.”
Chris Martin, ever the gentleman, addressed the issue vaguely during a recent concert in Atlanta:
“We try to bring people together with love. Sometimes we do it a little too well.”
📌 A Kiss That Changed Everything
In Silicon Valley, where secrets are currency and power is protection, scandals like this are usually kept behind boardroom doors. But this time, a Kiss Cam blew the lid off everything.
It exposed a workplace affair. It destroyed marriages. It sparked resignations. And now, with insiders spilling receipts, it may lead to legal and financial consequences for everyone involved.
Whether Andy Byron and Kristin Cabot planned the kiss as a soft launch for a hidden relationship—or were simply caught in a reckless moment—doesn’t matter anymore.
Because the world saw it. The cameras were rolling.
And thanks to one anonymous whistleblower?
They still are. Stay tuned. This is far from over.
The 47-year-old’s rise to fame began in 2002 when WWE signed him, and he garnered attention from viewers for his charismatic persona and impressive in-ring abilities.
He debuted on WWE’s flagship show, SmackDown, with his famous character, Doctor of Thuganomics.
Over the next two decades, Cena became one of the most prominent figures in the show’s history.
In recent years, he’s broken into Hollywood, starring in roles such as Fast & Furious 9, Bumblebee, and The Suicide Squad.
Cena’s fans have been left heartbroken after he opened up about his cancer diagnosis.
John Cena has shared a devastating cancer diagnosis. Credit: Alamy
One fan writes: “I really admire John Cena for being brave enough to speak out about his experience.”
“His openness can help encourage others to prioritize their health,” another adds. “Thank you for sharing this important message.”
“This is heartbreaking; [it] goes to show that no matter how healthy you are, cancer doesn’t discriminate,” a third person pens.
Cena’s health announcement comes after being the new face of Neutrogena’s Ultra Sheer Mineral Face Liquid Sunscreen SPF 70, an invisible, lightweight sun protector.
He stars in the campaign, titled ‘Sunscreen You Can’t See,’ which pays homage to the WWE legend’s days in the ring with his famous ‘You Can’t See Me’ hand gesture.
The video also features dermatologist and skin cancer surgeon Dr. Neera Nathan alongside Cena, who highlights the importance of using sunscreen daily.
John Cena has revealed he was diagnosed with skin cancer. Credit: WWE
In an interview with People, the Daddy’s Home actor revealed the campaign is very close to his heart.
“I grew up in a small town next to Newburyport and Salisbury Beach. The Massholes call it the North Shore,” he explained. “Some of my earliest memories of summer are of small carnivals and people walking the beachside.”
Cena also shared that he never wore sunscreen as a child – with his mother raising five boys, it was never a main priority. Back in 1977, there was also not as much emphasis on the importance of sun protection.
In his early twenties, the WWE star moved from New England to Florida, where he ‘fell in love with the sun,’ but admits he ‘neglected’ his skin.
“I was stubborn. I didn’t want to have a routine, and I also thought the problem would never reach me. And it’s one of those things where I had a ton of exposure with minimal protection, and it caught up with me,” Cena said.
Neglecting his skin led the star to a diagnosis: “It wasn’t until I went to a dermatologist and got a skin checkup and had a cancerous spot removed from my right pec.”
Cena remembers the devastating call: “You got to come back in.”
John Cena has explained why the skincare campaign is so important to him. Credit: Neutrogena
The 47-year-old says he is ‘very lucky’ to have a great dermatologist; he adds that the stats for skin cancer are ‘overwhelming.’
In the U.S., an estimated 1 in 5 Americans will develop skin cancer in their lifetime, and approximately 9,500 people are diagnosed with skin cancer every day, as per The Skin Care Foundation.
The A-lister adds: “I think the best way to hammer home a point is human-to-human connection. And I, as a human, can tell you: Man, that phone call’s not what you want to get because it is unpredictable, and you don’t know how bad it’s going to be.
“A year later, I went back and had another spot removed close to my right shoulder. It shows up like a white polka dot on the side of my chest and on my shoulder. If you watch WWE, you’ll be able to see them.”
Cena is now advising people to protect themselves from the sun and that applying sunscreen should be part of their daily routine, just like ‘brushing your teeth.’
Ashley Tisdale at ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’ in March 2024; Chrissy Teigen attends the 2024 ‘Vanity Fair’ Oscar Party hosted by Radhika Jones at Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts on March 10, 2024, in Beverly Hills, Calif.; Kourtney Kardashian attends the 2018 LACMA Art + Film Gala honoring Catherine Opie and Guillermo del Toro, presented by Gucci at LACMA, on Nov. 3, 2018, in Los Angeles, Calif.Credit : Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty Images; Taylor Hill/Getty Images; Getty
With plastic surgery, the possibility of changing one’s appearance is tempting — but desired results aren’t always guaranteed. Breast augmentation is the most popular cosmetic surgery procedure, and nearly 300,000 operations were performed in 2022 alone, according to data from the American Society of Plastic Surgeons.
Chrissy Teigen and Heidi Montag have both had breast work done multiple times; other celebrities like Ashley Tisdale and Tamra Judge have even experienced health scares after getting breast implants. From regretting their decisions to going through with “explants,” one thing’s for certain: Many stars would’ve done things differently if given the chance.
See who else has shared hard feelings about their breast implants and who has opted to remove them altogether.
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Rhylee Gerber
Rhylee Gerber wearing a medical gown in an Instagram Story in 2022.Rhylee Gerber/instagram
In August 2022, Rhylee Gerber shared via her Instagram Stories that she would be undergoing an explant procedure and documented her entire journey.
On the morning of her big surgery, Gerber said, “I am tired of the inflammation. I am tired of the random, sharp pains … and I’m tired of bloating for no f—— reason.”
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Danica Patrick
Danica Patrick before and after getting her breast implants removed in 2022.Danica Patrick/Instagram
In an April 2022 before-and-after Instagram post, Danica Patrick revealed she “wasn’t sure” if she was ready to share her experience, “but then I remembered that true vulnerability is sharing something you’re not really ready to. So here it is.”
The former NASCAR driver explained that she got her breast implants in November 2014, “because I want to have it all.”
“I was really fit, but I didn’t have boobs. So I got them,” she added. “Everything went well, and I was happy with them.”
In early 2018, though, Patrick started noticing her hair “was not as healthy and was breaking off,” and she started gaining “a few pounds and had no luck losing it.” Her problems only increased from there, and in late 2020, “the wheels came off,” she said.
“I had cycle irregularity, gained more weight, my hair wasn’t looking healthy at all and my face was a different shape (weird I know),” Patrick said. “So I went down the rabbit hole to figure it out. I did every test that could be done.”
Those symptoms led Patrick to have her implants removed.
“Within hours after surgery, this is what I noticed — my face had more color and less dark circles (no food before the second pic), my face started producing oil again, I could take a 30% deeper breath into my chest already, and I had so much energy when I woke up (and surgery was at 2:30 p.m.),” she wrote alongside the photos above.
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Mena Suvari
Mena Suvari attending the 2017 Outfest Los Angeles LGBT Film Festival on July 9, 2017, in Los Angeles.Todd Williamson/Getty
Mena Suvari opened up about removing her breast implants in her 2021 book, The Great Peace: A Memoir. Explaining the decision, the American Beauty actress said she felt compelled to make a change as she worked through her past traumas, including sexual and emotional abuse, having initially gotten the augmentation during that difficult time as a “distraction.”
In the years that followed, “I would catch myself so many times realizing, ‘I have these bags in my chest.’ And I didn’t have that connection as to why I truly did it. There was a lack of appreciation on my part,” Suvari told PEOPLE in 2021 of realizing she was unhappy with her body. “So I just sort of felt like, ‘Who am I and what am I doing?’ I had gone to this extent, to such extremes, looking for this identity.”
Admitting she was nervous before the three-hour procedure, the star said she felt free when she woke up and saw the implants on a side table as she was wheeled to the recovery room.
“Wow, there they are,” Suvari recalled herself thinking. “It was wild. I put those in there.”
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Clare Crawley
Clare Crawley posing for an Instagram post shared in 2021.Clare Crawley/Instagram
In July 2021, Clare Crawley revealed that she planned to remove her breast implants after experiencing numerous health concerns.
Crawley said that she’d privately dealt with a multitude of mystery symptoms at the time, including an itchy rash on her upper body and elevated white blood cell count.
“My skin has been having really bad hives and rash. My whole body is just inflamed and itchy. I’ve had blood test after blood test. That is not my only symptom,” she said. “It’s so frustrating.”
The reality star said that mammograms and an ultrasound showed sacs of fluid behind her implants. “As much as I love my implants, my body is fighting them and recognizes it as something obviously foreign in my body,” she said.
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Tamra Judge
Tamra Judge posing for ‘Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen’ season 14.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty Images
Judge revealed in a June 2021 Instagram Story that she was getting her breast implants removed due to “autoimmune issues.”
“Bye bye bye boobies,” the Real Housewives of Orange County alumna wrote over a topless photo of herself, snapped at her pre-op appointment with longtime plastic surgery Dr. Milind Ambe of Newport Surgical Center, aptly choosing the *NSYNC song “Bye Bye Bye” to play alongside the post.
Judge went on to ask her followers to share their own explant stories, revealing in response to one of them that she’s looking forward to getting her health back on track.
“I can’t wait!” the mother of four wrote. “Tired of being tired and inflamed.”
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Hayley Hubbard
Hayley Hubbard with husband Tyler Hubbard after her breast implant removal procedure in 2021.Hayley Hubbard/Instagram
The podcaster explained that she wanted them removed out of concerns about the uptick in breast implant illnesses (BII), an emerging syndrome occurring in people with implants that can cause symptoms ranging from chronic fatigue to breathing problems to depression and hair loss, among others.
“I got mine removed because I had a textured gummy bear silicone implant, which they are not putting in people’s bodies anymore,” she said on her Instagram Story. “At the time when I got mine, they were the latest, the greatest, the most natural ever. Now they’re not. So that’s why I was just like, ‘I want to get them out.’ “
“I don’t know that I was feeling badly; I’ve been pregnant for three years, so it could’ve been a number of things,” she added. “But just the anxiety of having them in my body was not worth it, and I wanted a more natural look.”
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Kayla Lochte
Kayla Lochte wearing hospital gown and face mask in 2021 Instagram post.Kayla Lochte/instagram
Kayla Lochte, wife of swimmer Ryan Lochte, had been struggling with a long list of health problems for years — everything from memory loss to depression, suicidal thoughts, bladder issues, swollen lymph nodes, vision issues and low libido — that led her to seek out help from multiple doctors in search of a cause. After a litany of tests, medications, treatments and therapy sessions, it became clear that she likely had BII and needed to have her implants removed.
So, on March 10, 2021, the Playboy model underwent a successful surgery to remove her implants, though doctors discovered a worrying issue.
“Surgery went well,” she told followers on her Instagram Story. “I wasn’t able to keep my implants, I wanted to take them home with me, but they think that — well, both of them were deflated, one more than the other, so they think that they were possibly leaking inside of me, so they have to send them back to the manufacturer.”
Lochte said she immediately started to improve once her implants were out. Doctors noticed that the dark circles under her eyes were gone, and her skin tone looked better, “which is just so crazy,” she said.
“It’s insanity, how much it was affecting me and how sick they were making me,” she shared, urging followers with implants who aren’t feeling well to consider getting an explant too.
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Ashley Tisdale
Ashley Tisdale posing on the beach.Ashley Tisdale/Instagram
Tisdale opened up on Instagram in August 2020 about her decision to get her breast implants removed, citing “minor health issues that just were not adding up” such as “food sensitivities as well as gut issues … that I thought could be caused by my implants.”
“So, last winter I decided to undergo implant removal,” the High School Musical star explained.
“This journey has been one of growth, self discovery, self acceptance and most importantly self-love,” she continued. “This picture above was taken two months after my explant surgery and I think you can tell just how happy I am to finally be fully me.”
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Melissa Rycroft
Melissa Rycroft wearing a hospital gown and face mask while sitting in a reclining chair in 2020.Melissa Rycroft/Instagram
Melissa Rycroft is “officially a member of the Itty Bitty Titty Committee again,” she wrote on Instagram. Rycroft announced on July 14, 2020, that she had her breast implants removed, sharing a photo of herself in the hospital after the surgery.
“Implants are OUT,” the Bachelor alumna wrote.
She explained that after previously undergoing reconstructive surgery, one of her implants “refused to settle right (even after reconstruction),” so she decided it was time to take them out for good. “My body was telling me they didn’t want these implants in!” the former Dallas Cowboys cheerleader said.
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Chrissy Teigen
Chrissy Teigen posing nearly topless for selfie.chrissy teigen/instagram
Teigen opened up to Glamour UK in 2020 about getting breast implants when she was 20, sharing that she was motivated by her modeling career. “I thought, if I’m going to be posing, laid on my back, I want them to be perky! But then you have babies and they fill up with milk and deflate and now I am screwed,” the Cravings cookbook author explained, “I had a quarter ‘teardrop’ cup in the bottom and filled out the breast line. But I want them out now.”
Just a few months later, the now mother of four announced that she was following through on that decision. “I’m getting my boobs out!” she wrote on Instagram. “They’ve been great to me for many years but I’m just over it. I’d like to be able to zip a dress in my size, lay on my belly with pure comfort! No biggie!” she added. “So don’t worry about me! All good. I’ll still have boobs, they’ll just be pure fat. Which is all a tit is in the first place. A dumb, miraculous bag of fat.”
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Ayesha Curry
Ayesha Curry wearing a green two-piece bikini.Ayesha Curry/Instagram
In the cover story of Working Mother‘s June/July 2019 issue, Ayesha Curry opened up about making “a rash decision” to get a breast augmentation after welcoming her second child, daughter Ryan Carson, in order to combat “a bit of postpartum … [that] came in the form of me being depressed about my body.”
The Full Plate cookbook author explained that her “intention was just to have them lifted” but she ultimately ended up “with these bigger boobs I didn’t want.”
“They’re worse now than they were before,” Curry said at the time, adding that, while she “would never do anything like that again,” she remains “an advocate” for other women to make their own choices about what works for them and their bodies.
Gisele Bündchen attends her Spring Fling book launch on April 30, 2016, in New York City.Bryan Bedder/Getty
After breastfeeding her two children for 18 months each, Gisele Bündchen decided to discreetly go under the knife to correct what she felt were smaller, uneven breasts than she had pre-baby.
“I was always praised for my body, and I felt like people had expectations from me that I couldn’t deliver,” the supermodel told PEOPLE in 2018. “I felt very vulnerable, because I can work out, I can eat healthy, but I can’t change the fact that both of my kids enjoyed the left boob more than the right. All I wanted was for them to be even and for people to stop commenting on it.”
But in her 2018 memoir,Lessons: My Path to a Meaningful Life, the supermodel said she instantly regretted the move. “When I woke up, I was like, ‘What have I done?’ I felt like I was living in a body I didn’t recognize,” she said. “For the first year I wore [baggy] clothes because I felt uncomfortable.”
After removing her breast implants in 2015, Melissa Gilbert told PEOPLE in 2018 that it was “one of the smartest things I’ve ever done.” The actress continued to stay on the natural track, eventually giving up on Botox and dyeing her hair as well.
Her perspective on aging changed when she fell in love with her husband, Timothy Busfield. “Through his inspiration, I found the courage to just be me,” she said, deciding to “age gracefully and appropriately and let my body and my face become whatever they are going to become.”
Gilbert also had her implants removed because she worried about them leaking as she got older. “What am I going to do when I’m in my 80s and I have to have a hip replacement but I also have my breast implants replaced?” she said. “Because it’s inevitable, they have a life span. So I wanted them out.”
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Crystal Hefner
Crystal Hefner arriving at Rehab at the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on June 13, 2015, in Las Vegas.Mindy Small/FilmMagic
Crystal Hefner, wife of late Playboy founder Hugh Hefner, underwent surgery in June 2016 to remove her eight-year-old breast implants after claiming they caused her aches, bladder pain, brain fog and fatigue. The model and deejay explained her health status on Facebook, saying she was deeply affected due to the implants, which she said had “slowly poisoned” her.
“Instantly I noticed my neck and shoulder pain was gone and I could breathe much better,” Hefner wrote following the implant removal procedure. “I know I won’t feel 100% overnight. My implants took 8 years to make me this sick, so I know it will take time to feel better.”
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Kourtney Kardashian
Kourtney Kardashian posing for photographers at a photo call for the launch of Manuka Doctor at the Edition hotel in central London on June 8, 2016.Joel Ryan/Invision/AP
The Kardashians are known for being open about almost every aspect of their lives, so it was no surprise when the eldest Kardashian sibling, Kourtney, spoke about getting breast implants at age 22 on Keeping Up with the Kardashians. “I had my boobs done, but if I could go back, I wouldn’t have done it. I was so cute before,” she told Showbiz Spy in 2011, per the Daily Mirror. “I’ve realized that I was made to look a certain way and I’m considering removing them.”
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Heidi Montag
Heidi Montag at the ‘Today’ show in New York City.Splash
After undergoing 10 plastic surgery procedures in one day and unveiling her new look in a 2010 issue of PEOPLE, Montag — who once described herself as “beyond obsessed” with fine-tuning her look — underwent breast augmentation three years later, downsizing from size F breasts to size D.
“I would never do it again and I never recommend it for anyone,” the Hills star told Access Hollywood in 2012, as reported by Today. “I kind of wanted a few enhancements and then it kind of got out of hand. I wasn’t told really the repercussions and what would happen, emotionally and psychically and the pain I would be in. I was kind of in shock.”
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Yolanda Hadid
Yolanda Hadid appearing on ‘Watch What Happens Live’ season 13.Charles Sykes/Bravo/NBCU Photo Bank via Getty
As a vocal Lyme disease activist, Yolanda Hadid used her celebrity on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills to raise awareness about the invisible illness, as well as showcase her search for a cure.
After discovering that her breast implants had been leaking, the mother of supermodels Bella Hadid and Gigi Hadid decided to get the implants removed, citing a possible link to her ongoing health crisis.
“We might have hit the jackpot by finding all this silicone from a 20 year old implant rupture through ultrasound mapping as shown in this selfie,” she wrote on Instagram in August 2015. “Thank you [Dr. Feng] for holding my hand and leading the way.”
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Pamela Anderson
Pamela Anderson modeling swimsuits for Missguided women’s clothing brand in 2016.Courtesy Misguided
Although Pamela Anderson is known for her curvaceous figure, she revealed getting breast implants was her No. 1 cosmetic regret.
“Not that we need to point it out,” the Baywatch star said, rolling her eyes toward her chest in a 2016 W magazine interview. She famously underwent surgery to remove her implants in 1999. “It’s something I’ve been wanting to do for a long time and I’m very happy with my decision,” she shared following the procedure, per the Chicago Tribune.
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Tori Spelling
Tori Spelling modeling an animal print swimsuit in 2015.Startraks Photo/Rex Shutterstock
Tori Spelling got candid about her breast implants in a 2011 Good Morning America interview. “I got my boobs done in my early 20s, and if I had known it would or could possibly impact production of [breast] milk, I would never have had them done,” the now mother of five said. Spelling would eventually get her implants removed following a doctor consultation in 2014, which was documented on her reality show, True Tori.
In 2022, the Beverly Hills, 90210 star announced she would be getting her breast implants replaced. “I got them when I was really young. And I didn’t know that at a certain point they would have an expiration. I didn’t know that you would have to do it again,” Spelling told E! News. “It really hit home for me when my daughter came to me and she’s like, ‘Mom, I’m concerned. You have put this off. You told me for years now that you need to get your boobs redone.’ “
After years of putting it off, the actress said she was scheduled to undergo the procedure on Feb. 27, 2022.
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Victoria Beckham
Victoria Beckham attending the ‘Cafe Society’ premiere and the Opening Night Gala during the 69th annual Cannes Film Festival at the Palais des Festivals in 2016.Gisela Schober/Getty
While Victoria Beckham is relatively private, the Spice Girls alumna and fashion designer didn’t remain quiet when asked about her augmented bustline. “I don’t have them anymore,” she told Allure in 2014, after being shown an old photo of her that included ample décolletage. “I think I may have purchased them,” she explained, adding: “Or they got removed, one or the other.”
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Heather Morris
Then-pregnant Heather Morris running errands in Santa Monica, California, in 2015.FameFlynet
What started out as a dream for Heather Morris eventually turned into something she could no longer stand.
“Implants were something I thought I wanted when I was younger, and now I don’t,” the Glee alumna told Fitness magazine in 2011, per HuffPost. “It was hard being active with them, because my chest was always sore. It hurt a lot, and I didn’t like always being in pain, so they had to go!”
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Karen McDougal
Karen McDougal posing for a selfie.Courtesy Karen McDougal
Karen McDougal originally decided to get breast implants in 1996 to boost her self-esteem, but seven years after the procedure, McDougal started having thyroid and adrenal problems, developed severe allergies, and began getting sick constantly.
“I would get sick every couple of months and be sick for six to eight weeks at a time,” the former Playboy model told PEOPLE in 2017. “It just never went away.” She would eventually attribute her symptoms to her breast implants, which led to her decision to get them removed.
“It took me 20 years to get ‘poisoned,’ so it’s not going to be an overnight process,” McDougal shared, adding that she immediately began feeling better after the surgery. “I still have to go through a detox process to get rid of all the toxins in my body, but it’s definitely an improvement. I feel like I can actually live and enjoy life now.”
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Kimberly Holland
Kimberly Holland posing in a blue-and-yellow bathing suit.Courtesy Kimberly Holland
Kimberly Holland, another former Playboy model, decided to get her breast implants removed after a friend of hers had her own bout with BII.
Holland initially got breast implants in 2004, but she didn’t experience any issues until she got them replaced with silicon “gummy bear” implants in 2012.
“I just wanted them out,” Holland, who developed Raynaud’s disease after getting her first set of implants replaced, told PEOPLE in 2017. “I didn’t want to waste any more of my time or my health. There was no point in waiting. I have a son who’s a toddler — I need to be around and be healthy.”
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SZA
SZA at the ‘Billboard’ Power 100 Event held at NeueHouse Hollywood on Jan. 31, 2024, in Los Angeles, Calif.John Salangsang/Billboard via Getty
SZA shared in March 2024 that her family’s history of breast cancer prompted her to get explants. “When I got my boobs done, my doctor took out some of my fibrosis, but … there was so much fibrosis, it was crazy,’ ” the “Kill Bill” singer said. “And he took it out. And so, when I went back, a lot of the concerns were gone.”
The musician, whose mother and aunt were both diagnosed with breast cancer and underwent mastectomies, said she wasn’t supposed to get breast implants due to the markers she had in her breasts for her fibrosis.
“So basically, I put them in. They ended up hurting me,” SZA explained. “I got way too much scar tissue because my breasts are too dense and I’m not supposed to have breast implants. And so I ended up getting extra fibrosis like with tissue, whatever, and I didn’t feel good and it was painful. So, I took them out, and now, they’re just my boobs.”
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Kylie Jenner
Kylie Jenner attends the 2024 Met Gala Celebrating ‘Sleeping Beauties: Reawakening Fashion’ at the Metropolitan Museum of Art on May 6, 2024, in New York City.Dimitrios Kambouris/Getty
Kylie Jenner got emotional reflecting on her past surgeries during the season 3 finale of The Kardashians in 2023. On the episode, the businesswoman opened up about regretting getting her breasts done at 19 before becoming pregnant with her daughter, Stormi, and that she’d be “heartbroken” if Stormi ever decided to get cosmetic surgery at that age.
Similarly, on an earlier Kardashians episode, Jenner addressed rumors of her having low self-esteem when she was younger motivating her decision to go under the knife. “One of the biggest misconceptions about me is that I was this insecure child, and I got so much surgery to change my whole face, which is false, I’ve only gotten fillers,” Jenner said. “I feel like I don’t want that to be a part of my story.”
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Nicole Eggert
Nicole Eggert attends Chiller Theater Expo Winter 2017 at Parsippany Hilton on Oct. 27, 2017, in Parsippany, N.J.Bobby Bank/Getty
Playing Summer Quinn on Baywatch in the ‘90s wasn’t at all what Nicole Eggert expected it to be. She shared as much in an exclusive January 2024 interview with PEOPLE wherein she reflected on her insecurities about her body while playing the lifeguard, which required her to wear bathing suits regularly.
“All the girls worked out and were super tiny and fit and I was like ‘Whoops.’ And the one-piece bathing suits were not flattering. I didn’t want to wear it at all,” said Eggert, who, at 18, decided to have breast implants when the show took a break from filming.
“I regret it now, of course,” she admitted. “I look at all these younger girls doing it and think, ‘God, leave your bodies alone!’ But when you have to put on that one-piece and it’s like you’re so flat that it’s like pleating — you got pleats across the front … you’re like, ‘What is this?’ Nothing you can do.”
American Woman Who Claims To Be Madeleine McCann Has DNA ‘Proof’
An American woman from Arkansas has made the shocking assertion that she is actually missing child Madeleine McCann.
The woman is insisting she possesses ‘DNA proof’ to support her claim; however, her statements have been widely dismissed by experts and the public alike.
Eugenea Collins launched an unusual social media campaign, alleging that she is the missing British child who vanished in 2007 while vacationing with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal.
An American woman from Arkansas has made the shocking assertion that she is actually missing child Madeleine McCann. Credit: Eugenea Collins via Facebook
Speaking to DailyMail.com, the blue-eyed, blonde-haired Collins explained that she started suspecting her true identity after watching Polish woman Julia Wandelt appear on Dr. Phil’s talk show.
Wandelt had previously made similar claims about being Madeleine McCann, but these have ultimately not even been proven.
Collins said she noticed resemblances between herself and images of the missing girl, which fueled her suspicions.
“If it wasn’t for me seeing her on the Dr. Phil show, I would’ve never known. In a way, her stupidity actually helped me find my family,” Collins remarked.
“I saw the age progressions, and it was like I was looking in a mirror. I just know I saw pictures of myself online, and it says I’m missing.”
Collins was born on October 23, 2002, which places her close in age to Madeleine, who was born on May 12, 2003.
She took an ancestry DNA test, revealing she is 68 percent English and Northwestern European, which she believes supports her claim.
However, she acknowledged that no direct DNA link to the McCann family has been found.
Despite her assertions, Collins expressed frustration that Arkansas law enforcement has not taken her claims seriously.
She also mentioned attempting to contact Operation Grange, the Metropolitan Police Department’s unit dedicated to investigating the McCann case.
Eugenea Collins explained that she started suspecting her true identity after watching Polish woman Julia Wandelt appear on Dr. Phil’s talk show. Credit: Julia Wandelt via Facebook
Collins’ claims have drawn skepticism from social media users and critics, who pointed out several inconsistencies.
One of the most significant differences between Collins and Madeleine is the lack of the distinctive eye defect that Madeleine had.
“Not to be rude here, but your eye doesn’t have that defect in it like she does,” one commenter noted.
“The reason I’m not convinced is because I don’t see the same spot on the eye in any photo,” another person added.
Addressing these criticisms, Collins argued that other differences, such as ear shape, could be explained by scars she has on her ears.
“People keep saying something about [my] ears not being a match, but I have scars on mine,” she stated.
“Never noticed them until they pointed out they were different. I had my boyfriend look at the back of them, and they have scars on them.”
Adding to her claims, Collins also alleged that the man she was raised to believe was her father, Eugene Collins, closely resembles Christian Brueckner, a convicted pedophile and the primary suspect in Madeleine’s disappearance.
“I saw pictures of the suspect, and he looks like my biological father or who I’ve been told is my biological father my whole life,” she claimed.
“I never had any relationship with this man whatsoever, and I was always told he was a little off in the head. When I first saw the photos of Christian Brueckner, I instantly recognized that man.”
Brueckner, identified as a suspect in 2020, has been convicted of multiple unrelated crimes, including child sexual abuse and drug offenses.
He is currently serving a prison sentence in Germany but is expected to be released later this year.
Eugenea Collins is insisting she possesses ‘DNA proof’ to support her claim – however, her statements have been widely dismissed by experts and the public alike. Credit: @theofficialmadeleinemccann/Instagram
Collins also criticized Wandelt, who was recently arrested for harassing the McCann family. Wandelt previously appeared on Dr. Phil in 2023, maintaining that she was Madeleine McCann until DNA tests disproved her claims.
“I just know that my mom is looking for me, and I have always had this feeling of longing and loneliness my whole life, and I finally figured out why I felt that way,” Collins said.
“Especially after hearing that Julia stalker making her cry, saying she was her daughter. I heard that, and it broke my heart because I’m right here.”
Wandelt’s DNA results, analyzed by private investigator Dr. Fia Johansson, confirmed that she was fully Polish and had no connection to the McCann family.
Johansson stated: “At first, she didn’t want to believe the DNA results. She was saying, ‘What if someone changed the results?’ but I told her, ‘Stop this now.’”
While Collins remains steadfast in her belief that she is Madeleine McCann, experts and law enforcement have yet to take her claim seriously due to the lack of substantial evidence.
Matthew Allick, 42, is one of those to have experienced such after he started feeling unwell at the end of August 2023 – struggling with shortness of breath and swollen feet.
The Brit was generally fit and healthy, and so assumed his symptoms were just his body adjusting to a new night shift pattern he was working.
However, an ambulance was called for Matthew when he struggled to climb a single step at work.
“I remember I went to take one step and I thought, ‘I can’t climb these stairs,'” Matthew recalled.
“I said to my friend, ‘You need to call an ambulance’. At the time, I wasn’t in pain. But I knew something was wrong.”
The Brit has recalled his experience (SWNS)
Once at hospital, a doctor asked Michael to rank his pain on a scale of one to 10.
He said: “I told him that it had been a zero before but suddenly it was an 11 out of 10. He said that it couldn’t be an 11, and I said, ‘Now it’s a 13’. And then I dropped dead. I had no pulse, no heartbeat. Nothing.”
Matthew had collapsed after a cardiac arrest caused by a pulmonary embolism.
Doctors used a defibrillator and gave him CPR so aggressive that it resulted in internal bleeding. The actor and care line officer was considered dead for several minutes before medics resuscitated him and placed him into a coma.
When Matthew woke up, he was fully conscious and only had issues with his memory. He was able to recall what it was like waking up, however.
“I don’t remember anything from when I was dead,” he said.
Matthew was clinically dead for 10 minutes (SWNS)
“But what I do remember is coming out of the coma and it felt like I had been sleeping. Everything was peaceful. It felt like a peaceful sleep.”
Scans later showed that his heart and lungs had blood clots the ‘size of a cricket ball’ so medics acted quickly and he underwent surgery to remove them.
Doctors couldn’t believe the ultimate recovery Matthew has made, with the Brit later finding out how crucial blood transfusions were to saving his life.
He now wants to raise awareness of the importance of giving blood – especially among Black heritage communities.
Reflecting on his experience, Matthew said: “I’d say I’m 75 percent of what I used to be – I’ll never be completely back to normal as I’ll be on blood thinners for the rest of my life.
“But I’m just so grateful to everyone who supported me and came to see me in hospital every day and encourage me.
“My friends, my family, my kids, and my fiancée at the time all really showed up for me.
“At one point I remember doctors saying there were too many people in the room.
“It just really made me realise how lucky I am to be alive.”
An NHS Blood and Transplant spokesperson added: “Although the blood used to treat Matthew came from a range of donors of different ethnicities, the need for more Black heritage donors to come forward to provide ethnically matched blood is well established.”
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers inherited her money from her mom, who in turn inherited her money from her father
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is a name you’ve likely never heard of yet she is worth a staggering $95 billion.
She is the second richest woman in the world – and 20th wealthiest person on Earth, according to Forbes’ real-time billionaires list, but unlike the 19 people with fatter wallets than her… the 72-year-old has never really had to do anything for her cash.
It’s incredible to think that she could buy every person in America NBA tickets to watch Steph Curry’s Golden State Warriors take on Lebron James’ LA Lakers at $135.70 per seat – as well as an authentic NBA Wilson ball at $44 – and still have $33 billion in the bank.
So, if Meyers is that rich how come we’ve never even heard of her?
Well, without further ado let me introduce you to Françoise Bettencourt Meyers.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers and her husband Jean-Pierre Meyers (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images for Fondation Bettencourt-Schueller)
Who is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers?
The French billionaire is the daughter of André and Liliane Bettencourt, and inherited her fortune off of her mom – who in turn was the heiress to her father’s empire.
She is married to businessman Jean-Pierre Meyers – who is believed to be a grandson of a murdered rabbi, who was killed at Auschwitz during the Second World War.
Despite being raised Catholic, she converted to Judaism and raised her two children – Jean-Victor and Nicolas – Jewish.
Meyers pictured with her mom Liliane Bettenourt a year before her death (Paul Hubble/GC Images)
How has Francoise Bettencourt Meyers made her fortune?
Her wealth came from Eugène Schueller, a French chemist and founder of L’Oréal. He only had one child, Liliane, and so all his wealth was passed down to her upon his death in 1957.
Meyers’ riches primarily comes from her inherited stake in L’Oréal – her mom was one of the principal shareholders in L’Oréal until her death in 2017. Meyers currently owns 33 percent of the business – making her the firm’s largest shareholders.
She sits on L’Oréal board of directors and serves as chairwoman of the family holding company, ensuring her ongoing influence in the business.
In addition to her inheritance and board involvement, L’Oréal’s continued growth – especially in global beauty markets and e-commerce – has significantly boosted her fortune over time.
Françoise Bettencourt Meyers is worth $95 billion (Bertrand Rindoff Petroff/Getty Images for L’Oreal Foundation)
What is Francoise Bettencourt Meyers’ net worth?
At the time of writing, Forbes’ real-time billionaires list currently has her wealth at $95.3 billion.
The figure fluctuates frequently due to factors such as the stock price of L’Oréal, exchange rates and the economy.
Bloomberg’s billionaire list currently values her at $95.9 billion and lists her as the 19th richest person on Earth – although notably, it has removed its founder and owner Michael Bloomberg from the list.
Bloomberg is valued by Forbes’ at $109.4 billion and is ranked 17th.
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She thought she was going no. 2 — but it turned out to be kiddo no. 3.
I had no idea I was pregnant until I gave birth on the toilet — on my vacation
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She thought she was going no. 2 — but it turned out to be kiddo no. 3.
Helen and Michael Green, both 45, were on vacation in Toronto, Canada, for a 10-day road trip with their 6-year-old daughter Darcy — though they had no idea Helen was nine months pregnant.
They arrived at their Holiday Inn hotel room on May 21 and tucked into bed by 11 p.m.
Less than three hours later, the Brit from Bristol woke up with stomach pains and ran towards the bathroom with the sudden “urge to push.”
“I had no idea what was happening, my body just took over,” she shared with SWNS. “After two massive pushes, there was a baby, so I picked her up out of the loo and held her in my arms.”
Michael immediately called the first responders, and a fire crew arrived within 10 minutes to take them to Mount Sinai Hospital.
“I was in such a daze, we could hardly work out what was going on,” Michael said. “We didn’t know if the baby was well or whether it was full term. We didn’t even check to see whether it was a boy or a girl — a paramedic told us.”
Helen had experienced what medical pros call a cryptic pregnancy — despite experiencing regular periods along the way.
Helen had a cryptic pregnancy with baby Olivia./ SWNS
“I had no idea at all that I was pregnant; everything seemed completely normal,” Helen said. “I worked, exercised, wore the same clothes and ate the same food as usual.”
“Even the doctors at the hospital were really surprised.”
Helen had no symptoms during the pregnancy and experienced a series of miscarriages after giving birth to Darcy, so she assumed she was perimenopausal.
Helen and Darcy with Olivia after Helen gave birth.Michael Green / SWNS
“In the hospital, they kept asking me about the pregnancy, and I couldn’t answer them, I just kept saying ‘I don’t know.’”
Helen, who also has an 18-year-old son, Harry, claimed she had “massive bumps” during her two previous pregnancies.
Though it was “such a huge, huge shock,” the family is overjoyed with the “lovely surprise” of their now 11-week-old daughter, Olivia, whom they named after one of the nurses in the hospital.
“She just came along and it feels like she’s always been with us,” Helen said. “Everything feels complete now. She has made us all so happy.”
Helen and Michael informed friends and family by sending messages that said, “Don’t worry, but Helen is in the hospital,” along with a picture of Darcy holding Olivia.Michael Green / SWNS
Michael, who works in financial services, agreed. “It’s so crazy and still feels surreal,” he said. “It’s been such a bonkers time. She’s such a joy!”
Family and friends were reportedly dumbfounded when Helen and Michael sent text messages that said, “Don’t worry, but Helen is in the hospital,” along with a picture of Darcy holding Olivia.
Mom and baby were discharged the following day, but because Olivia had no documents, they couldn’t leave Canada and had to wait for the birth certificate and passport.
Helen in the hotel room she gave birth to Olivia in./ SWNS
“Registering her birth was a nightmare. All we had were discharge papers from hospital,” Helen explained. “There was confusion over whether she was a home birth because she was born in a hotel, or a hospital birth because the placenta was delivered in a hospital.”
They had to get signed documents from doctors and paramedics, and said the whole process was “very draining and stressful.”
The family combated their bureaucratic woes by taking their four-day-old to one of Toronto’s architectural marvels, the CN Tower, visiting Niagara Falls — twice — and attending three baseball games.
Helen, Michael, Darcy and Olivia got to go to baseball games during their extended trip.Michael Green / SWNS
“Ultimately, we got an extended holiday and had a really really special time together,” Helen said. “It was very hard not knowing how long we would be there, and very stressful on week days chasing the birth certificate and passport, but great at the weekends when all the offices were closed and there was nothing we could do about it.”
The family was eventually able to fly home on June 25 — more than a month after their Canadian tour began — and spent an estimated $12,200 more than they expected, including about $5,400 in hospital fees, over $2,700 in hotels, and nearly $1,400 for the hire car, flights home, baby equipment and living costs.
But they said that travel insurance will hopefully cover most of those costs.
Blackheads: What They Look Like, Treatment & Prevention
Blackheads: What They Look Like, Treatment & Prevention (Video Below)
What are blackheads?
Blackheads are a type of acne (acne vulgaris). They’re open bumps on the skin that fill with excess oil and dead skin. They look as if dirt is in the bump, but an irregular light reflection off the clogged follicle actually causes the dark spots.
Blackheads aren’t pimples. Pimples are small, painful, discolored bumps with a thick, white-yellow fluid (pus) at the tip.
Who do blackheads affect?
Blackheads typically affect teenagers and young adults undergoing hormonal changes. However, many adults continue to have acne into their 20s, 30s and beyond. Some even develop blackheads for the first time as adults.
How common is this condition?
Blackheads are very common. Some researchers suggest that blackheads affect nearly everyone during their lives. They’re most common among adolescents, but up to 10% to 20% of adults have blackheads too.
How do blackheads affect my body?
Your face (especially your nose and chin, sometimes your cheeks), neck, back and chest are most likely to develop blackheads. However, oil (sebaceous) glands are all over your body. They release an oily lubricant called sebum that helps keep your skin and hair hydrated and shiny. As a result, though it isn’t common, blackheads sometimes appear on your butt, thighs, ears and armpits.
Blackheads don’t seriously affect your physical health, but they can affect you psychosocially (how society and social groups affect your mind) and psychologically (your self-perception and behavior). Blackheads can cause anxiety, depression, mood disorders and suicidal thoughts.
Symptoms and Causes
What are the symptoms of blackheads?
Blackheads are a milder form of acne. Dark, open bumps in your skin are the main characteristic of blackheads. They don’t hurt or feel uncomfortable like whiteheads.
What causes blackheads?
Sebaceous glands are located all over your body, and most of them connect to hair follicles. Blackheads and whiteheads are comedones (singular comedo). Blackheads are open comedones, and whiteheads are closed comedones. Comedones occur when a hair follicle/sebaceous gland becomes inflamed. Inflammation can occur as a result of:
Increased sebum (oily material produced by the sebaceous gland) production.
Abnormal formation of keratin (the protein that helps make your hair, skin and nails).
Increased hormones (androgen).
An increased presence of bacteria on skin that causes acne.
Are blackheads contagious?
Blackheads aren’t contagious. You can’t spread blackheads to another person through skin-to-skin contact.
Diagnosis and Tests
How are blackheads diagnosed?
Blackheads are easy to recognize, so you don’t necessarily need a healthcare professional to diagnose them. If you have blackheads along with other severe forms of acne, see a dermatologist for treatment. Dermatologists are doctors who specialize in conditions that affect your skin, hair and nails.
How are blackheads treated?
Nonprescription medications can treat blackheads. These may include:
Salicylic acid: This is available over-the-counter for blackheads as a cleanser or lotion. It helps remove the top layer of damaged skin. Salicylic acid dissolves dead skin cells to prevent your hair follicles from clogging.
Azelaic acid: Barley, wheat, rye and other various grains naturally contain azelaic acid. It kills microorganisms on your skin and reduces swelling.
Benzoyl peroxide: This is available as an over-the-counter product (such as Clearasil®, Stridex® and PanOxyl®) as a leave-on gel or wash. It targets surface bacteria, which often aggravates acne. Lower concentrations and wash formulations are less irritating to your skin. Irritation (dryness) is a common side effect.
Retinoids (vitamin A derivatives): Retinoids, such as Retin-A®, Tazorac® and Differin® (which is now available without a prescription), break up blackheads and whiteheads and help to prevent clogged pores. You may notice a change in skin color or peeling. Using retinoids every other day or using them at the same time as a moisturizer can reduce these side effects.
If your blackheads don’t go away with nonprescription medications, your healthcare provider may recommend:
Prescription-strength retinoids: Prescription-strength retinoids are stronger than nonprescription retinoids.
Oral antibiotics: Oral antibiotics reduce the bacteria that cause blackheads.
Microdermabrasion: A dermatologist uses a specialized instrument to “sand” your skin. Removing the top layers of your skin frees the clogs that cause blackheads.
Chemical peels: Chemical peels use a mild chemical solution to remove layers of skin and reduce blackheads.
Laser skin resurfacing: Laser skin resurfacing directs short, concentrated pulsating beams of light at your blackheads. The light beams reduce the amount of oil that your sebaceous glands produce.
Are there any home remedies for blackheads?
There are a few home remedies that may help treat blackheads:
Tea tree oil: Tea tree oil can prevent or stop the growth of bacteria. Apply a small amount of tea tree oil to a cotton applicator and rub it on your blackheads.
Sugar or salt scrubs: Sugar and salt scrubs scratch away (exfoliate) dead cells on the surface of your skin. Wet your face, apply a salt or sugar scrub to your affected areas and massage your skin in small, circular motions for up to 30 seconds. Rinse your face with water when you’re finished.
Green tea: Wet green tea leaves can help reduce oil production in your skin. Green tea is also an antioxidant. Mix dry green tea leaves with water and massage the wet leaves into your skin in small, circular motions for up to 30 seconds. Rinse your face with water when you’re finished.
Do blackheads go away on their own?
Blackheads can sometimes go away on their own — it depends on how deep blackheads are in your skin. If a blackhead is close to the surface of your skin, it’s more likely to go away on its own. However, some blackheads can be deeply embedded in your skin. Deep, embedded blackheads are less likely to go away on their own. If you have embedded blackheads, a dermatologist or medical aesthetician can remove them.
Is it okay to squeeze out blackheads?
It can be very tempting — and satisfying — to squeeze out or pop blackheads. However, squeezing out blackheads can create several problems:
You may not remove the entire blackhead. You may even push the blackhead further into your skin, which can cause painful irritation.
You may introduce bacteria or more oil into the blackhead opening. Your blackheads could get bigger or even spread.
Inflammation or scarring. Your skin is sensitive, and your nails are much stronger than your skin. When you use your nails to apply a lot of pressure to your skin to remove a blackhead, you can irritate or seriously damage your skin.
How do you get rid of deep blackheads?
Deep blackheads should be removed by a medical professional — usually a dermatologist or medical aesthetician. They use a small tool with rigid metal loops on the ends (blackhead or comedo extractor) to apply even pressure to your blackheads. They can safely remove the entire blackhead and reduce the risk of it returning.
Outlook / Prognosis
What can I expect if I have blackheads?
Blackheads often go away in early adulthood, though some people will continue to experience them throughout their lives. Your healthcare provider, medical aesthetician or dermatologist can help you manage your blackheads.
Prevention
How do you prevent blackheads?
Preventing blackheads is difficult, if not impossible, during normal hormonal changes. But some things can help:
Wash your face daily with warm water and a mild facial cleanser.
Routinely use moisturizer.
You don’t have to stop using makeup, but try to use “noncomedogenic” products and remove makeup at the end of each day.
Keep your hands away from your face.
Living With
When should I see my healthcare provider about my blackheads?
See your healthcare provider as soon as you notice blackheads to start treatment immediately.
What questions should I ask my healthcare provider?
How severe are my blackheads?
Do I need to see a medical aesthetician or dermatologist?
What over-the-counter medications do you recommend?
Do I need more serious treatment?
A note from Cleveland Clinic
Blackheads are a common skin condition that affects the majority of people, especially adolescents. Because it mainly affects adolescents, many people attribute blackheads as part of the transition from childhood to adulthood and don’t see a healthcare provider about them. However, despite how common they are, they can have a severe effect on your mental health. If you notice symptoms of anxiety or depression due to the presence of blackheads, talk to your healthcare provider.
Care at Cleveland Clinic
Cleveland Clinic’s primary care providers offer lifelong medical care. From sinus infections and high blood pressure to preventive screening, we’re here for you.
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s daughter Willow sparks concern after posting crying selfie with X-rated message
Will Smith and Jada Pinkett’s daughter Willow has caused a stir on social media after posting a crying selfie with a provocative and X-rated caption.
Willow Smith sparked concern on social media. Credit: Gilbert Flores / Getty
The picture, shared on the 24-year-old’s Instagram Story to her 11.5 million followers, showed the singer with tears streaming down her face, staring off into the distance.
However, it was the caption – “who ate all the p***y” – that really caught attention and sparked confusion.
While the post may have been intended as a joke, it immediately led to concerns about Willow’s well-being.
Many fans on social media voiced worry, with one commenting, “Is she ok? She does not seem like she’s ok.” Some even pointed fingers at her famous parents for their daughter’s emotional outburst, with one writing, “Will Smith and Jada have utterly failed as parents.”
Others took to mocking the Smith family, calling them “weird,” while some speculated that the ‘Wait a Minute’ musician was simply “trolling” or trying to provoke a reaction, a tactic her brother Jaden has been known for in the past.
Despite the backlash, Willow has also received support from her fans, many of whom praised her for being “unfiltered” and “real” on social media.
“Willow speaking facts, LIKE DAMN, SAVE SOME FOR THE REST OF US,” a fan said, while another remarked, “She’s so real for this.”
Willow shared the post on her Instagram. Credit: Willow Smith / Instagram
Willow, who has enjoyed success since her 2010 hit ‘Whip My Hair,’ released her sixth studio album Empathogen in 2024 and has collaborated with artists like Nicki Minaj and Travis Barker.
Her post reignited discussions about her sexuality as she first came out as bisexual in 2019 and offered more insight into her gender and sexuality in April 2024, saying that she sees herself somewhere between “heterosexual” and “bi/pansexual,” per Hello Magazine.
As for her gender identity, she described herself as mostly identifying as “female,” with a slight lean toward “non-binary.”
Additionally, Willow has been open about her polyamorous lifestyle. She first discussed her views on polyamory in 2021 during an appearance on Red Table Talk, explaining that she felt the institution of marriage, particularly for women, was limiting and outdated.
“The history of marriage really irks me. Just the history of marriage as a whole and what it has represented over the years, for women in particular,” she shared.
“With polyamory, I feel like the main foundation is the freedom to be able to create a relationship style that works for you and not just stepping into monogamy because that’s what everyone around you says is the right thing to do. So, I was like, ‘How can I structure the way that I approach relationships with that in mind?'” she continued. “Also, doing research into polyamory,” adding: “the main [reason] why divorces happen is infidelity.”
She went on to clarify that she doesn’t see herself with “more than two partners” in a relationship.
Wren Clair filed a lawsuit accusing former employer KSTP-TV of sexual harassment and retaliation.X/WrenClairKARE11
Fired Minnesota TV meteorologist claims boss ordered her to wear tight-fitting dresses, reprimanded her for changing hair color: lawsuit
A popular Minnesota TV meteorologist accused her boss of pushing her to wear tight-fitting clothes and reprimanding her for switching her hair color before she was fired, according to a lawsuit.
Wren Clair, whose legal name is Renee Fox, filed the sexual harassment and retaliation lawsuit against ABC affiliate KSTP-TV in St. Paul over the alleged misconduct by news director Kirk Varner.
Starting in 2021, Varner regularly spoke “about (Fox’s) body and appearance,” according to the complaint filed Tuesday in Ramsey County District Court.
“(He) voiced his preference for tighter fitting outfits, complained when she wore ‘pants’ instead of a dress … and complained about her decision to switch from blonde to her natural hair color.”
Fox said she was demoted from the evening news to a daytime schedule last year after she complained to the station’s human resources department, the lawsuit alleged.
She was fired in February after seven years at the station.
“In Minnesota, when your boss has allowed in front of people that he wonders what it would be like to sleep with you or wake up next to you, and then makes comments on your appearance on a regular basis — that’s against the law,” Paul Schinner, Fox’s attorney, told The Post on Thursday.
Varner, who had worked at the station since 2019, left the station in March.
“KSTP does not comment on personnel matters or active litigation,” Mike Garber, who replaced Varner as the station’s news director, told The Post.
Former KSTP-TV news director Kirk Varner.Instagram/kirkv
In a legal filing on Wednesday, KSTP denied the sexual harassment allegations and claimed Fox was fired “as a result of her poor performance, on which she was repeatedly coached.”
KSTP said Varner’s comments on Fox’s appearance were “standard for on-air talent,” according to the filing.
Varner “emphasized the importance of clothing fit, informed (Fox) that wearing certain pants, such as joggers, on-air was unprofessional, and addressed (Fox’s) abrupt hair color change from blonde to brunette by referencing the appearance clause in her employment agreement,” the station said.
KSTP denied those allegations and argued that Fox “could not be trusted with severe weather coverage and … began deflecting and blaming others for her poor performance.”
Fox took over as the primetime weekday meteorologist for the station, which covers the Twin Cities area, in 2020 after chief weatherperson Dave Dahl retired.
Wren Clair took over the primetime meteorologist slot in 2020.Instagram/wrenclair
Prior to his retirement, Dahl had “commented on (Fox’s) appearance, telling her how ‘great’ and ‘slim’ she looked,” according to the lawsuit.
Fox said she reported the comments to Varner, who “excused Dahl’s conduct in a way that expressly referenced gender.”
KSTP said Dahl had “apologized and agreed to work on it.”
As Dahl was weighing whether to retire, he allegedly told Fox he knew “how (she) wanted to have a baby” and could “cover her maternity leave,” according to the lawsuit.
ABC affiliate KSTP-TV claimed Fox was fired due to poor performance.KSTP-TV
Fox claimed she had never mentioned wanting to have a child to anyone at KSTP, and that “sex-based presumptions” like these were common at the station.
Varner and Dahl did not immediately respond to The Post’s requests for comment.
Before Fox took over the primetime slot, Varner “repeatedly and vocally doubted that ‘the public can accept a female lead in a scientist role,’” according to her lawsuit.
Fox holds degrees in chemistry and meteorology, according to the lawsuit.
KSTP claimed Varner had “repeatedly coached (Fox) to use less scientific and highly technical jargon in her weather reports, and to instead use basic language that could be readily understood by viewers.”
Former KSTP-TV news director Kirk Varner had “repeatedly coached (Fox),” according to the station.Instagram/kirkv
In the lawsuit, Fox claimed that other male peers at the station “treated her with blatant disrespect” after Dahl retired.
She then started to make frequent, formal complaints to HR, according to the lawsuit.
KSTP said Fox complained to HR about Varner only once, and that her shift to the daytime schedule was not a demotion and her compensation did not change.
Though she was not formally disciplined, she “received repeated performance coaching and warnings up to the date of her termination,” KSTP said.
She was fired from the station with two years left on her contract.
Fox is seeking back pay, attorneys’ fees and damages in an amount to be determined by a jury.
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