She’s no stranger to going under the knife, having had three boob jobs, a supercharged Brazilian bum lift and liposuction, as well as multiple cosmetic procedures over the years.
And as she settles down to chat with Closer, Aisleyne Horgan-Wallace reveals she’s been through yet another round of surgery in a bid to look more youthful. The reality star has just returned from Turkey, where she had a lower neck lift, eyelid surgery to remove excess skin and a procedure to have two neck muscles stitched together for a smoother jawline. And to say she’s thrilled with her new look would be an understatement.
“I look about 10 years younger,” laughs Aisleyne, 45, who visited Dr Orman at Trio Clinic in Istanbul. “I’ve got no jowls and the marionette lines around my mouth have gone. I look a lot fresher – it’s amazing. When I take my dogs out for a walk and catch myself in the mirror in the lift, I’ve done double takes and have a little smile.”
The star, who shot to fame in Big Brother in 2006 with her no-nonsense attitude, has spent £7k on her latest nip/tuck, and explains, “I’d had fat taken out from my neck in a previous operation, but it made the main muscles separate and left me with loose skin, so I’ve had them fused back together.
“I also started to get hooded eyes which happens as you get older, but I just couldn’t put my eyeliner on straight anymore so I got the excess skin removed and I look much brighter. Jowls were also starting to form, so I had everything pulled up. My face looks tighter and snatched. I can see a massive difference, even though I’m still swollen. It’s given me a boost!”
And it’s not the only thing that’s put a spring in her step, as Aisleyne reveals she’s dating a 29-year- old basketball player based in the US.
“He slid into my DMs a while back and we’ve hit it off. He’s totally into me. He’s gorgeous, tall, hardly drinks and believes in God, which is very important to me. We’re cyber-dating right now and when he finishes his season, he’ll come over to visit me – I can’t wait.”
Aisleyne, whose past boyfriends include Jack Whitehall and Mike Tyson, admits she’s not fazed by the 16-year age gap. She says, “I’ve always attracted younger men; they’ve commented that I have a young spirit and so much energy. I don’t get on with men my age, I feel like I’m talking to my dad or uncle, and I’ve got a lot of life in me yet.
“It’s definitely flattering because these younger men can have someone their own age but they’re choosing me. It inspired me to have this surgery. I don’t want to be paranoid about my looks, and I want to keep up appearances with who I attract, and I want to look good for my new man.”
Despite wanting to roll back the years, Aisleyne reveals she also felt pressure after facing severe trolling. She admits she receives dozens of messages, with bullies branding her too “old” to be posting racy pictures.
“Trolls do affect me and make me look at myself more. I get all sorts of nasty comments about my age. They’ll say, ‘You shouldn’t be posting sexy pictures, leave it to the younger girls’. Or, ‘You look old, haggard, look at those jowls’.
“Sometimes I wonder if they’re drunk as they’ll message at 3am. If it wasn’t for Instagram, I would’ve definitely held off from having surgery for at least five years. I’m a strong woman but words leave an impression and make you overanalyse yourself.”
While she’s determined to not let the trolls get the better of her, Aisleyne has come off social media to protect her mental health. She reveals, “It’s ageist and only makes me want to carry on posting pictures. Just because I’m 45, it doesn’t mean I should be indoors knitting jumpers! I’m proud to represent women my age. I’ve taken a sabbatical from social media and deleted the apps, it’s actually refreshing not to obsess over little comments.”
Last October, Aisleyne told Closer she wanted to remove her 34G boobs to look more “refined”, and now plans to have a reduction towards the end of the year. She also sought advice from pal Katie Price, who had her 16th breast augmentation in 2022.
She says, “I was speaking to Katie about wanting to go smaller and change the shape. At the moment I’ve got porn star-shaped tits that look stuck on, that was very much the look for us back then, but now I want a natural, pear-drop shape. If Katie wanted anything else done, I’d tell her she’s not allowed and is beautiful as she is.”
But despite having numerous procedures herself, Aisleyne insists she’s not addicted, saying, “I don’t think I’m addicted to surgery itself, but I am addicted to improving myself.”
She adds, laughing, “I love the feeling of going under for seven or eight hours, closing my eyes and forgetting about my worries. When I go in for surgery, it’s the best sleep I ever have!”