I’ve NEVER had plastic surgery and my unrecognisable throwback photo is proof, says ‘Catwoman’ Jocelyn Wildenstein
JOCELYN Wildenstein has dismissed rumours she has had plastic surgery and posted a throwback photo to prove it.
The Swiss-born known as “Catwoman” due to her feline features has hit back at those who claim she has gone under the knife and shared a photo from her teen years as proof.
Jocelyn, 82, who previously credited her Swiss background for her “high cheekbones and long hair” posted a picture of herself on Instagram at the age of 15.
The photo shows her practising ballet as a teenager with a natural look.
She wrote in the caption: “#tbt that’s me #jocelynwildenstein at ballet classes in Switzerland at 15 years old.”
Jocelyn initially slammed those who “speculate on her image” and even accused them of photoshopping her pictures but she later edited the caption and removed the accusations.
Her original post read: “#tbt that’s me #jocelynwildenstein at ballet classes in Switzerland at 15 years old – so maybe you should stop speculating on my image.
“Stop photoshopping my images because you are all wrong.
“Stop posting fake images of me. You will be able to watch the true image of me very soon on screen.”
The New York socialite who is known for using filters on social media also shared another photo from a young age where she is riding an elephant at the Ol Jogi Wildlife Conservancy in Kenya.
In an interview with the Daily Mail, in 2018, the 82-year-old denied having undergone cosmetic surgery and said: “No, especially when we look back at my pictures – I think of course I am maybe more beautiful (back then).
“When we are young there’s a certain freshness we lose with the years.
“But you still find the same eyes, same high cheeks, or same nose. I think I was more pretty.”
Her fiance Lloyd Klein even told the Mail that when the couple are in France Wildenstein is often mistaken for French actress and iconic sex symbol Brigitte Bardot.
Jocelyn recently posted a photo with her long-time partner and captioned it: “18 Years already … a Story to tell.”
The pair got engaged in 2007, after the fashion designer proposed with a 32-carat ring he designed himself that was “worth millions.”
The couple was dury to marry in 2018 but they still have not walked down the aisle.
The couple’s relationship has not always run smoothly as in 2016, Jocelyn’s mugshot was released after she faced charges of slashing Lloyd’s face with scissors.
The charges were later dropped.
Jocelyn, was once the world’s richest divorcee after getting a £1.94 billion settlement following her break up with her ex-husband Alec who died in 2008.