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Ricki Lake says Rosie O’Donnell changed her view on facelifts
Ricki Lake says Rosie O’Donnell first questioned her 2024 facelift, asking why Lake needed the procedure.
The two are close friends, and Lake said O’Donnell would admit she was judgmental at the time.
O’Donnell had a facelift and neck rejuvenation in January 2026, after losing more than 60 pounds with the help of Mounjaro.
She has said the weight loss left excess skin that made her face look “sad.”
O’Donnell said she struggled with the choice, worrying that cosmetic surgery conflicted with her views on feminism and aging.
She later said feminism also means women can decide what to do with their bodies.
Lake said O’Donnell looks phenomenal after the surgery, and the pair have both spoken publicly about their procedures.
Ricki Lake said Rosie O’Donnell initially questioned Lake’s 2024 facelift but later chose to have cosmetic surgery herself.
Lake described O’Donnell as “a little judgy” about her decision, saying O’Donnell asked why she needed it.
O’Donnell had a deep-plane facelift and neck rejuvenation in January 2026, after losing more than 60 pounds with Mounjaro.
O’Donnell said excess skin after her weight loss made her face look “sad.”
She later wrote that she had wrestled with concerns about feminism and aging before deciding the choice about her body was hers.
- Who
- Ricki Lake and Rosie O’Donnell.
- What
- Lake said O’Donnell initially questioned her facelift, then decided to have cosmetic surgery herself.
- When
- Lake had her facelift in 2024; O’Donnell had surgery in January 2026. Lake discussed their reactions during an episode of “The Weekend View” published around November 2026.
- Where
- Not stated
- Why
- O’Donnell said excess skin after significant weight loss made her face look “sad.” She also said she ultimately believed the decision about her body was hers.
This story does not have two clearly opposing sides.
Lake had a deep-plane lower-face and neck lift.
O’Donnell had a deep-plane facelift and neck rejuvenation.
O’Donnell wrote on Substack that she had felt “shameful” about her surgery and its cost.
O’Donnell discussed her decision in an interview with People.
Lake discussed O’Donnell’s initial reaction and later surgery on “The Weekend View.
- Lake’s facelift
- 2024
- O’Donnell’s facelift and neck rejuvenation
- January 2026
- O’Donnell’s weight loss
- More than 60 pounds with Mounjaro
- O’Donnell’s Substack post
- May 2026
- Lake’s interview about O’Donnell
- The Weekend View
What people are saying
She’s my really good friend — we talk all the time — and she was a little judgy. She would admit it.
She’s like, ‘Why do you need it? You don’t need it,'
People in Ireland said, ‘Rosie, are you all right, love?’ I’m like, ‘It’s my face. I actually feel happy here.’
I changed my mind for six months and then decided the real power of feminism [is] to decide what we want to do with our bodies and when,