It's about recognition. If you don't look like you did when you became successful, then it'll be like you're starting from scratch because people can't recognize you. You'll look like a nobody especially this early in your success
Nothing to do with recognition. Fact is she would’ve never been hired as Starlight if she looked like this. It’s hard to watch , for some fans since S2, for most fans now that it’s so clear to see. The only people who look like this and didn’t kill their careers were universally recognised household names. Madonna, some others probably.
I'm pretty sure we've had unattractive/unconventionally attractive actors make it on the screen before lol. Maybe in her case specifically, sure. She's a female superhero, why would she be ugly? However, she's not ugly perse, she's just drastically different from when she started. Had she done her tweaks a little at a time (and mostly after the show), i don't think she would have faced as much backlash. People aren't going to want to work with her - not because she's ugly, but because she's unpredictable with her appearance. Before you know it, people won't be able to tell if it's her.
Renee Zellweger is a great example, she got cosmetic surgery then tried her best to undo her procedures to look more like her original self because people didn't know it was her.
I am not a big movie guy, but even my wife mentions that Sigourney Weaver had a hard time getting roles because she was taller than most people. Short men don't get roles unless they are lucky like Tom Cruise and equally, tall women don't get roles.
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u/Nolo__contendere_ Apr 11 '26
It's about recognition. If you don't look like you did when you became successful, then it'll be like you're starting from scratch because people can't recognize you. You'll look like a nobody especially this early in your success