{"id":5584,"date":"2025-07-17T21:23:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:23:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/5584\/"},"modified":"2025-07-17T21:23:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-17T21:23:09","slug":"woman-spends-250k-to-become-barbie-now-her-before-photos-are-shocking-the-internet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/5584\/","title":{"rendered":"Woman spends \u00a3250k to become Barbie &#8211; now her \u2018before\u2019 photos are shocking the internet"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A WOMAN who forked out a whopping \u00a3250,000 on plastic surgery has left people stunned after revealing what she used to look like.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing on the latest episode of former <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/love-island\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Love Island<\/a> star <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/who\/olivia-attwood\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Olivia Attwood<\/a>&#8216;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/itv\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITV<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/documentary\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">documentary<\/a> series Olivia Attwood: The Price of Perfection, the woman revealed why she chose to change her looks so drastically. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman wearing glasses and a turtleneck sweater.\" height=\"446\" width=\"853\" data-credit=\"ITV\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646875.png\" data-caption=\"Olivia was stunned by Alicia's pictures from before going under the knife\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646875.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Olivia was stunned by Alicia&#8217;s pictures from before going under the knifeCredit: ITV<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman with blonde hair and extensive cosmetic surgery.\" height=\"454\" width=\"922\" data-credit=\"ITV\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646888.png\" data-caption=\"As well as surgery, makeup, hair, and clothing make up Alicia's look\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646888.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>As well as surgery, makeup, hair, and clothing make up Alicia&#8217;s lookCredit: ITV<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman who spent \u00a3250k to look like Barbie with another woman.\" height=\"436\" width=\"897\" data-credit=\"ITV\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646854.png\" data-caption=\"Alicia underwent an eye-watering \u00a3250,00 of surgery\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646854.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Alicia underwent an eye-watering \u00a3250,00 of surgeryCredit: ITV<\/p>\n<p>Over the course of the six episodes, the Loose Woman panellist met with various experts and patients to get a closing look at the world of  cosmetic surgery.<\/p>\n<p>But it was when Olivia met Alicia towards the end of the latest episode that people were left stunned.<\/p>\n<p>Alicia&#8217;s \u00a3250,000 left her looking completely unrecognisable, with large lips, breasts and long platinum blonde hair to complete the look.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery fan even donned a pink outfit and accessories in a bid to look more like <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/barbie\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Barbie<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p>At one point in the episode, Olivia was taken aback by a scrapbook full of old pictures of Alicia.<\/p>\n<p>Inside were pictures of Alicia taken when she was around 18-years-old, in 2016, but the girl looked nothing like the Alicia standing next to Olivia.<\/p>\n<p>Despite having the same blonde hair, the surgery fan looked much more natural, sporting a casual outfit and nothing too attention grabbing.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia gasped at the before pictures: &#8220;Oh. My. God.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Then, speaking about if she knew her look would change so drastically, Alicia confessed: &#8220;To people who really knew me back then, knew what I was like, it wouldn&#8217;t be a big shock because I&#8217;ve always sort of been quite outgoing and confident and sexual and stuff like that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>In complete shock, Olivia continued to flip through the pictures, pinpointing different stages of Alicia&#8217;s cosmetic journey, from breast implants, to a rhinoplasty.<\/p>\n<p>Olivia Attwood admits it was HER who warned Ella Rae Wise about ex Chris Hughes as she breaks silence<\/p>\n<p>But despite what some might assume, Alicia said her surgery has never stopped her from doing anything.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I choose my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/health\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">health<\/a> and my looks over everything so I spend a lot of money on the stuff I put into my body such as food and that kind of thing.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;And I spend a lot of money on getting the right kind of filler, the best products,&#8221; she explained.<\/p>\n<p>The surgery lover also revealed that she&#8217;d never want to go back to her old self, even as she gets older.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I just have such a fun life and I would never want it to change,&#8221; she said.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Photo of a young woman before cosmetic surgery.\" height=\"449\" width=\"922\" data-credit=\"ITV\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646879.png\" data-caption=\"Alicia looked totally different in the old photos she showed to Olivia\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646879.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Alicia looked totally different in the old photos she showed to OliviaCredit: ITV<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Woman with blonde hair and extensive cosmetic surgery resembling a Barbie doll.\" height=\"445\" width=\"905\" data-credit=\"ITV\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646883.png\" data-caption=\"Alicia went under the knife to achieve her dream look\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/now-photos-shocking-internet-attached-1010646883.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>5<\/p>\n<p>Alicia went under the knife to achieve her dream lookCredit: ITV<\/p>\n<p>What are the risks of getting surgery abroad?<\/p>\n<p class=\"article__content--intro\">IT&#8217;S important to do your research if you&#8217;re thinking about having cosmetic surgery abroad.<\/p>\n<p>It can cost less than in the UK, but you need to weigh up potential savings against the\u00a0potential risks. <\/p>\n<p>Safety standards in different countries may not be as high.<\/p>\n<p>No surgery is risk-free. Complications can happen after surgery in the UK or abroad.<\/p>\n<p>If you have complications after an operation in the UK, the surgeon is responsible for providing follow-up treatment.<\/p>\n<p>Overseas clinics may not provide follow-up treatment, or they may not provide it to the same standard as in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Also, they may not have a healthcare professional in the UK you can visit if you have any problems.<\/p>\n<p>Source: NHS <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A WOMAN who forked out a whopping \u00a3250,000 on plastic surgery has left people stunned after revealing what&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5585,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[3097,96,59,3258,347,3257,3259,2568,3260,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-5584","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-entertainment","tag-body-shapes","tag-entertainment","tag-gb","tag-influencers","tag-itv","tag-olivia-attwood","tag-operations-and-surgery","tag-section-fabulousreal-life","tag-style-and-fashion","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5584"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5584\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/5585"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5584"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5584"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5584"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}