Highlights

• Fans quickly noticed Courteney Cox's changing face in 2017, prompting speculation about plastic surgery.
• Courteney Cox admitted regret over using fillers to try to stay relevant in Hollywood, now embracing natural aging.
• Fans praised Courteney Cox for removing fillers and looking more natural, hoping she inspires others to do the same.

Plastic surgery and Hollywood definitely go together sometimes, and fans were quick to notice Lindsay Lohan's changing face a few years ago, along with how different Gwyneth Paltrow started to look in the mid-2000s, following plastic surgery rumors.

In the decades since playing the beloved Friends' character Monica Geller, Courteney Cox has also altered the way that she looks, although in recent years, fans have noticed that she started looking even more different and unrecognizable.

When did fans start noticing Courteney Cox's changing face exactly? Let's take a look.

Updated May 2024: Courteney Cox has admitted that one of the "biggest beauty regrets" she has is falling victim to the pressure of using fillers. Cox admitted that using fillers became a "domino effect and you keep on having more" to try to remain relevant in the entertainment industry. With all the time and money spent on the fillers, Cox claimed "it was a total waste of time and I wish I hadn’t caved into the pressure of having it." As such, Cox has not had fillers in her face since 2019.

When Fans Started To Notice A Change In Courteney Cox's Face

Courteney Cox's face started to change in 2017

There's a long list of Monica's best Friends episodes as this character was so special, from her romance with her good friend Chandler Bing, to her love of keeping everything in her apartment tidy (or maybe a little too tidy). Courteney Cox has always been very honest in interviews, and fans have always liked this quality about the actress.

In the years since Friends ended in 2004, the actress starred in the sitcom Cougar Town, and also reprised her popular Gale Weathers role in the Scream franchise.

It was in 2017 that fans began noticing that Courteney Cox's face started looking very different.

Courteney Cox Says Goodbye To Fillers

Courteney Cox stopped using fillers in 2019

In an interview with New Beauty in 2017, Courteney explained that doctors tell women that fillers and injections would make them look even better, and then it just spirals, as more people recommend more doctors.

“So you walk out and you don’t look so bad and you think, no one noticed — it’s good. Then, somebody tells you about another doctor: ‘This person’s amazing. They do this person who looks so natural.’" Courteney said. "You meet them and they say, ‘You should just do this.’ The next thing you know, you’re layered and layered and layered. You have no idea because it’s gradual until you go, ‘Oh s–t, this doesn’t look right.'”

This is a great message to put out into the world, as usually, when fans notice that a celebrity's face has changed, it's because of plastic surgery. In Courteney Cox's case, she has removed fillers and looks amazing and natural.

According to The Sun, she also said that she has "thin skin" and would prefer to think of her skin as having "smile lines" not wrinkles.

In 2019, Courteney Cox said she was done with fillers. According to People, the actress said that she felt awesome in the two years since she had her fillers taken out. She said, “So now I just embrace who I am and getting older with what God gave me, not what I was trying to change."

Courteney also talked about aging, which is so relatable.

"I would say it’s a common thing you go through as you age, especially in Hollywood. You have to accept getting older, and that’s something that I had a hard time doing."

Courteney talked about Botox and laser treatments and said that she didn't like the way that she looked after having those done.

"You look at a picture of yourself and go, 'Oh, God.' Like, you look horrible," Courteney explained. "I have done things that I regret, and luckily they're things that dissolve and go away. So, um, that's good because it's not always been my best look. So, now I have a new motto: 'Let it be.'"

Fans Have Reacted To Courteney Cox's "More Natural" Look

Fans praised Courteney Cox for embracing aging naturally

It's totally refreshing to hear a famous actress say that there's too much Hollywood pressure to look young. Several fans of the Friends star shared their thoughts in a Reddit thread, with one saying that they're sad to hear that so many celebrities feel the same way and think that they have to keep up with plastic surgery.

One fan wrote, "I hope more women in the film industry will let themselves age naturally," and another said, "She looks like herself again!"

Fans really appreciate Courteney Cox's candor about her face and why she decided to have her fillers taken out so she could look more natural and feel more like herself. Hopefully, she can inspire more people to forget about the plastic surgery and embrace getting older naturally, as this is an awesome message.

Source: Reddit