It is crazy that people are willing to spend thousands of dollars to look like their favorite character or celeb. People get plastic surgery all the time but there are some that take things too far and are willing to alter their bodies to the max until they are satisfied. Some even continue to get multiple surgeries despite being in pain and having health concerns. Here are some bizarre stories of people who went overboard to look like their favorite celebs.
Man gets surgery to look like Korean Pop Star For five years Oli London, a 28-year-old British man has spent over $136,000 on surgery to look like Korean Pop star Park Jimin from the group BTS. He told Barcroft TV that he wanted his lifestyle to revolve around K-Pop and to look like Jimin because he is perfect to him. (Link 1). To look like Jimin, he spent thousands of dollars getting four rhinoplasties, having fatty tissues removed from his chest and received eyelid surgery to make his eyes look “Korean”. He has also spent money on buying the same clothes Jimin wears. Furthermore, his friends have expressed their concerns for his efforts but he stressed that he only wants to look like a K-Pop star and says that they just happen to be Korean. Oli London said that he has more plans to undergo more surgeries until he is satisfied to look exactly like Jimin. (Link 2)
Jessica alba objects a woman’s plan to look like her A 21-year-old Chinese woman who goes by the name Xiaoqing planned to get surgery to look like Jessica Alba to win back her ex-boyfriend back in 2010. Her ex had been a huge fan of Alba and had asked Xiaoqing to wear a blond wig and wear makeup just like the actress does. The ex even brought her the blond wig for Christmas, requesting her to keep it on all the time. When she walked around in public with the wig, people laughed and she was so upset that she tore the wig off and removed her makeup, which made him break up with her. (Link 3) After a while, she wanted him back and was willing to change her appearance to look like Jessica Alba. She admitted that she loves him so much and is willing to follow his opinions to keep him around. Despite the utterly absurd requests which should have made the poor girl leave, she still wanted to go through with the surgery just to win him back. Xiaoqing also thought that looking like a Hollywood star will make her happier. When Jessica Alba found out, she commented about it, expressing her concerns, “If someone loves you they’ll love you no matter what.” (Link 4)
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Fan injects himself with poisonous ab-fillers A Filipino by the name of Herbert Chavez is a Superman fanatic that decided to change his face to look like the comic book character. He is also featured in the Guinness Book of Records for owning the largest collection of Superman Memorabilia in the world. Superman has been his obsession since he saw one of his movies as a kid and settled that he wanted to be just like him. (Link 5) To achieve that, he has had his skin whitened, liposuction, jaw realignment and nose jobs that took over 18 years so he can look like Clark Kent. He wears blue contacts over his brown eyes to add onto the look. Chavez wanted to get abs but was refused when doctors found out he had been injecting himself with illegal fillers in his chest and abs. The product he used is called MesoLipo and it is illegal in the United States. The superfan had also been left with various bumps and spots over his body after using MesoLipo. Instead of getting abs, the doctors suggested that he should go to the gym and exercise if he wants superman’s muscles. Although disappointed, Chavez said that he has no regrets and when his body cannot endure any more surgery then he will stop. (Link 6)
Kim Kardashian fan almost died after a botched surgery Back in November 2018, Jordan Parke, 27, spent over $130,000 on 80 procedures over the past eight years which have included three nose jobs, chin implants, and Botox. This was all done to look like Kim Kardashian. His first surgery that he had was when he was 17 years old getting tweaks on his face. Despite all the surgeries, it has left him in unbearable pain When no one in his area would make his butt big as he wanted, he went abroad to expand his options. When he flew to a Turkish clinic in Izmir to have his butt look like Kim’s. After the surgery, he woke up covered in leaking fluid due to a big hole in his right butt cheek filled with pus and flesh. He could also see the implant inside the hole. He was then diagnosed with necrosis, a flesh-eating bug and given antibiotics to treat it. He spent two months after the surgery dealing with necrosis Despite this horrifying incident, it did not stop him from getting more surgery! In fact, he had his butt lifted for a second time. Happy with his results, who knows whatever operations he will have now in the future. (Link 7)
Woman had her ribs removed to look like Jessica Rabbit In a horrifying tale, there is a Swedish model named Pixee Fox who has been fixated on looking like the character Jessica Rabbit. She had various operations done such as three nose jobs, four breast jobs, liposuction, and a Brazilian bottom lift. The scariest thing about this is that she had six of her lower ribs removed to shrink her waist to 14 inches. The surgery to remove the ribs took five hours. After getting her ribs done, she was supposed to recover in six weeks but went back to her normal routine two days later, wearing her training corset to enhance her Jessica Rabbit look. She has had people come up to her to say that she looks like a cartoon character but she takes it as a compliment. Fox admitted that she is not quite satisfied and wants more surgery despite spending over $135,000 dollars so far in changing her body. She went to Los Angeles to go on the cosmetic surgery show called Botched with Paul Nassif and Terry Dubrow, wanting to achieve a full hourglass figure with implants in her hips and behind. However, she was disappointed to find out that if she gets that surgery it would make her look deformed. Eating has also been a struggle for her as well due to her corset. She mainly eats vegetables, fruit, and nuts that she blends into a smoothie along with taking extra vitamins. (Link 8)
Man goes through over 90 procedures to look like Britney Spears Bryan Ray, who was 31 at the time spent over $80,000 in plastic surgery to look like his idol, Briteny Spears. He has overhauled his teeth, nose, lips, cheeks and other areas to look like her and spends around $500 a month on skin care. He loves Britney so much that he learned all her dance choreography and performs as her at local clubs. This entire matter started when he was 17. He looked up to her doing her own thing and for his first procedure to get veneers, he wanted them modeled after Britney Spears. He’s had botox, fillers, laser hair removal, lip injections, and a rhinoplasty when he was 21. Today, he was noticed and recruited to be on the reality show Plastics of Hollywood to follow him on his modeling career. (Link 9)
33 year old man spends life savings to look like Justin Bieber Toby Sheldon began to start changing his appearance once he had gotten treatments to prevent his hair from thining when he was 23, spending around $8,000. But once he saw Justin Bieber everywhere he kept saying to himself that he wanted to look like him. Although he did not really listen to his music, the main thing he loved was his face, stating that it was flawless and he wanted his face modeled after him. When he went to go to his plastic surgeon, he had three transplants to lower his hairline and grow his bangs back to look similar to Bieber’s hair. This procedure alone cost $21,000. Sheldon still was not satisfied and desired his face changed to look more youthful like Justin. His face and lips were plumped up with filler and then had botox and Aquamid injections in his forehead and temples. Sheldon spent $4,850 dollars on eye surgery to lift his upper eyelids. His smile also had surgery to resemble Justin’s boyish smile. Spending $30,000 Sheldon had his upper lip lifted, turned out his bottom lip and turned up the corners of his mouth for a perma-smile. After spending $100,000 worth of surgery he still wanted to get work done to look exactly like Justin. (Link 10) Sadly in 2015, he was reported missing and was found dead on August 21 in a room at a Motel 6 in North Hills, California. It was said that it was due from a drug overdose from a lethal cocktail that consisted of Valium, Xanax, and alcohol. (Link 11)
Twin brothers spent $20,000 to look like Brad Pitt Matt and Mike Schlepp who live in Arizona spent years enduring plastic surgery to look like Brad Pitt. Their surgery even left them unable to eat meals properly which is a red flag right there. Mike Schlepp had his nose done along with having chin, cheek and jaw implants. His brother Matt also had a nose job as well as a chin implant. The twins also had gotten 41 porcelain veneers. Their surgery was when they were only 21 years of age and they appeared on the MTV show, I want a famous face. After their surgery, the boys were happy with the results and claimed that it has helped them get many girls and they would have girls staring and whispering about them. (Link 12)
Woman transforms herself to look like Ivanka Trump 35-year-old Sarah Schmidt had spent over $20,000 to go under the knife because she thought she looked like ‘Shrek’ after seeing herself in a swimsuit. Thinking of surgery, she first wanted to look like a playboy model but then moved on to wanting to look like Donald Trump’s daughter, Ivanka Trump. The reason she chose her was that she thinks that she is beautiful, poised and classy. She was also featured on an episode of Inside Edition to follow her journey for her transformation. (Link 13) Her operation lasted over three hours. Her procedure consisted of getting liposuction on her upper arms, lower back, abdomen, hips, and thighs. She also had liposuction under her cheeks and chin and a rhinoplasty. All the fat drained from her body was up to a half a pint and was injected into her butt for her Brazilian butt lift. Not stopping there, fillers in her cheeks, chin, and lips were also added. Schmidt said she is happy with her new look and is regularly compared to Ivanka. She stressed that her political views are fairly liberal and she is not a Trump fan of all despite her wanting to resemble the First Daughter. (Link 14)
Texas Mother spends $25,000 to look like Jennifer Lawrence Back in 2014, a fan of Jennifer Lawerence named Kitty went through six surgeries to look like her because she wasn’t comfortable with her body after having her daughter. Over the years she was told by friends and strangers that she resembles the actress which motivated her to get the surgery. When going to see a plastic surgeon, she said that she wanted upgrades on certain parts of her body because she liked it more on Lawrence. For the surgery, she has gone through liposuction for her face and body, breast augmentation, rhinoplasty and fat grafts on her cheeks and butt. The surgery took six hours and she had to recover for weeks. Kitty said that although the money she used could have been used for her daughter’s future college fund, it was worth it and time was on her side. (Link 15)
