Rosie O’Donnell says she underwent a facelift earlier this year and is now publicly reflecting on the feelings she had surrounding the decision. Several outlets report that she previously characterized facelifts as a “betrayal” of feminism and said she never planned to get one. In a Substack post, she describes a shift from her earlier stance to eventually accepting that her decision did not align with the identity she had presented. O’Donnell attributes her change in part to weight loss, with the Washington Times and Fox News reporting she underwent the surgery after losing about 50 pounds. She also shares that she went through the procedure in January and subsequently posted before-and-after images, according to multiple outlets. Reports describe her emotional reaction as “shameful” or “secret shame,” alongside a later sense of being “pleased,” while noting that she felt concerned others had not noticed differences. The articles consistently frame her account as a personal essay combining past feminist criticism of plastic surgery with her later admission that she ultimately chose to have the operation.