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Drinker's Chasers - Why Are Actresses Destroying Their Faces?

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The discussion centers on why certain (especially celebrity) actresses—and some male action stars—appear to “destroy” their faces or look dramatically older/ill. Participants connect these changes to appearance-enhancing practices and the physical consequences of extreme body changes.

Steroids/TRT and “coming-off” effects (male examples)

  • The Rock as a case study: One contributor argues that The Rock looks smaller and “ill” compared to earlier appearances and suggests this aligns with steroid/“gear” use (they also reference Batista).
  • Hormone suppression and withdrawal-style symptoms: They claim testosterone replacement/“gear” can cause the body to stop producing its own testosterone. When someone stops, they may experience withdrawal-like physical effects.
  • Recovery uncertainty later in life: The point is that recovery can be inconsistent and less likely in your 40s/50s, potentially leading to longer-term health dependence or damage.
  • “Crossing a line” in physique appearance: They argue there’s a threshold where steroid-driven physiques stop looking human, citing Hugh Jackman as an example of looking good without looking cartoonish.

Timing as a “last hurrah” and health tradeoffs

  • Role-driven push: There’s speculation that The Rock’s “roided” look may have been pushed for a specific role (mentioned as a cage fighter character).
  • Health-driven necessity to stop: The idea is that the physical push may eventually require stopping for health reasons, with risks such as heart problems mentioned around the age of ~54.

Middle-aged weight loss and rapid aging

Another contributor notes that losing a lot of weight around midlife can make people look more rapidly aged—sunken, ill, or “older” quickly—especially when compared to weight loss done earlier in life.

“Ozempic face” and extreme fat removal in celebrities (female focus)

The main focus shifts to female celebrities:

  • Facial fat loss trend: Participants describe actresses appearing to have had facial fat removed, with the look referred to as “Ozempic face” / “ompic” (the exact term is debated).
  • Perceived outcomes: They argue it creates a shallow, hollow, skeletal appearance—compared to “Skeletor,” “like AIDS,” or “like cancer / swallowed a bee.”
  • Painful or unnatural look: Participants suggest the changes can look painful and unnatural when pushed too far.

Connection to other cosmetic procedures (lip filler) and “going extreme”

  • Often paired with lip filler: They claim facial fat loss trends frequently occur alongside lip filler.
  • Combined effect criticized: The argument is that the combination looks worse than either procedure alone.
  • Incremental vs extreme change: They suggest small changes can be acceptable, but extremes can result in a catastrophically altered appearance.

Named celebrity examples and the “controversy” framing

Several actresses are discussed as examples of this “defattening” trend:

  • Jenna Ortega — described as looking “ghastly” / affected.
  • Ariana Grande — brought up with disagreement about whether her look is from cosmetic surgery versus not eating. One person claims there’s a difference between surgical/defattening changes and simply being extremely thin.
  • Anna Taylor-Joy — participants debate whether she shows the “skeletal” look and reference “before and after” photos.

Misogyny debate acknowledged

One participant notes that commentary about these transformations is sometimes dismissed as misogyny or disgust-based discourse. However, they argue that in certain cases the changes appear so extreme that many people view them as a genuine “catastrophe” requiring intervention.

AI / edited photo speculation

Near the end, participants discuss whether some images are AI-corrected or AI-generated:

  • Unreliable “before/after” comparisons: They reference a link and speculate that some “before/after” style pictures might be AI-altered or otherwise unreliable.
  • Visual comparison comments: They also mention that one performer looks better on one side of an image and reference Bella Ramsey as a visual comparison.

Presenters/Contributors

  • Drinker (host/participant referenced by name)
  • “Dark” (another participant referenced)
  • Multiple additional unnamed commenters/conversational participants (no other names clearly provided in the subtitles)

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