Ricki Lake appeared on“The Weekend View”and shared a story plenty of people will recognize from their own friendships. According to Lake, close friend Rosie O’Donnell was openly skeptical of her 2024 facelift, asking why she thought she needed it at all. Lake had a deep plane lower face and neck lift after losing 40 pounds, and the comment stung just enough to remember.
What makes the story land is what happened next. O’Donnell lost more than 60 pounds on the GLP-1 medication Mounjaro, and in January 2026 she had a deep-plane lift and neck rejuvenation of her own. She has been candid about the internal conflict too, saying she initially felt surgery was a betrayal of feminism and aging before deciding that feminism means women getting to choose what they do with their bodies.
Lake told the show that O’Donnell looks phenomenal, and there is clearly no drama between them, just two friends comparing notes years apart. The conversation matters because it puts a public face on decisions a lot of people wrestle with quietly, from weight-loss medications to cosmetic procedures to what aging is supposed to look like.
Would you want your best friend to tell you the truth about a big appearance decision, or just back you no matter what? Sound off in the comments.
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