The Oscar stars having Botox jabs ...into their feet

WHEN Hollywood’s A-listers take to the red carpet at the Oscars tonight, they’ll be putting their best feet forward – quite literally.

Ahead of this year’s ceremony, while Beverly Hills’ army of plastic surgeons have been hard at work eliminating frown lines and plumping up brows and lips, they have also been dealing with a soaring demand for Botox in a rather more unusual part of the body.

Strange as it may sound, two years of Covid have left many of Tinseltown’s finest in agony from the sharp return of towering heels.

And now LA’s top plastic surgeons have come to the rescue, injecting padding into stars’ feet to allow them to gracefully navigate the 275-metre red carpet outside the city’s Dolby Theatre in comfort.

Last night, Dr Ava Shamban, whose clients reportedly include Nicole Kidman, Angela Bassett and

Kris Kardashian, told the Mail on Sunday: ‘These leading ladies are not going to the theatre. This is the equivalent of a three-hour walk around a city block, stopping and standing for interviews, with little more than a thin red carpet between a hard-bottomed shoe and cement. Cushioning foot filler injections can alleviate the pain. ’

Injections include the filler Juvederm, for padding in the ball of the foot, and Botox for pain relief and to relieve ‘excessive sweating’.

One Hollywood star admitted to having the treatment, and added: ‘Everyone I know is doing it. I’ve kept up with Botox and fillers in my face. Actually, I’ve done more since the pandemic because all those Zoom calls made me realise how bad my face looked and then we had the joy of face masks to cover up “little improvements”.

‘Awards season started and I had to cram my feet into heels for the first time in ages. I managed a couple of events but was in agony. So, yes, I asked my plastic surgeon what he could do.’

Dr Shamban says the cost can reach €3,000.