Face change

ACTRESS Monica Bellucci (pix) reopened the heated debate on the airbrushing of stars’ photographs last week by declaring, “Thank heavens for retouching”.

The Italian beauty, the oldest Bond girl ever at 50 in “Spectre”, told AFP that she had learned to accept “seeing my face change” but she was not adverse to a little help from Photoshop.

She said she was glad that magazines were airbrushing less than in the past and that the public was learning to love stars’ little “imperfections”. Even so “I say thank heavens for retouching. It’s airbrushing that saves us,” she declared. The actress, now 52, said when she watched her latest film, Emir Kusturica’s “On the Milky Road”, she noticed that she had “lines around my eyes and everywhere. Ten years ago I didn’t have them. I see how I have changed on screen. “That said, I look at myself with compassion,” she added. “I didn’t say to myself, ‘Oh my God, it’s mon- strous!’ No, I think charming,” said mother of two.

“Being seen as a mature woman doesn’t bother me. You have to be like that. Maybe in 10 years I will be monstrous and I might change my mind because I have too many wrinkles.

“But for now, I’m fine about it.”

The former model, whose new book of interviews “Rencontres clandestines” (Secret Meetings) is published in France, also said people should not look down on women who have had cosmetic surgery. – AFP Relaxnews it is the