She made a name for herself on TOWIE back in 2019 aged 18 before quitting the show for good in 2023 and joining Only Fans a year later, but Chloe Brockett readily admits her rise to fame came at a cost, as it cemented the start of her addiction to cosmetic surgery and tweakments.
The star, who had facial fillers, Botox and a breast enlargement by the age of 19, reveals she was inundated with offers of free cosmetic surgery as soon as she appeared on screen, and admits to being influenced by the looks of the Kardashians.
Chloe, 24, tells Closer, ‘I remember watching my first episode of TOWIE and thinking, “Oh my god, I hate my nose” because it had a bump on it. Straight away I went and had filler in it, then in my cheeks and chin too. I wanted my cheeks to look more prominent and to get rid of my “bum chin”. I had Botox in my forehead as well. I’d say, “I don’t want baby Botox; shove it all in!” I wanted to look like a Bratz Doll.’
She adds, ‘I didn’t have money as I’d just started in TV, but suddenly all these brands were offering me thousands of pounds’ worth of treatments – any 18-year-old girl would lap that up whether they needed it not! No one ever said, “You’ve had enough.” I could have whatever I wanted.’
But shockingly, Chloe, who is single after splitting from long-term boyfriend Jack Fincham for the sixth time, had her first encounter with fillers aged 16. Even though the law states you need to be 18 to have injectables administered, she lied about her age in a desperate bid to change her appearance. She says, ‘I was obsessed with the Kardashians, especially Kylie Jenner. I was desperate to get my lips bigger, like hers. I had them done at 16 which is actually illegal. It’s not the clinic’s fault because I lied about my age, and it was easy to believe because I looked a lot older.’
But Chloe says she knew she was on a ‘slippery slope’ and admits even her mum grew concerned over her looks. She says, ‘My mum didn’t like it. At first, she said I looked lovely, but it’s easy to get carried away. I didn’t listen and knew what I wanted.
‘When you’re 18 and everyone is saying, “You look stunning” – and the fact that you’re wanted for TV – you think, “Well, I must look great”, but I’d definitely gone too far. At one stage I looked like a cat with these really high cheekbones. When I smiled you could see where the filler had been injected, I looked bizarre. I had about 5ml of filler in my lips in the course of a year and, by 19, they were so big and misshapen. I was going in for Botox top-ups and saying, “Chuck me in a bit of lip filler while I’m here” when I didn’t need it.’
She adds, ‘I was absolutely addicted. It gets to the point where you enjoy the shock factor. I loved people looking at my lips, but they were probably thinking I looked crazy! I didn’t even recognise myself.’
Chloe also admits she carries regret after having her breasts enlarged from a C to a DD-cup. They’ve since grown to an E and she’s desperate for corrective surgery. She says, ‘I was offered a free boob job at 19. I went in with no plan or research into the surgery and the only time it hit me was when I lay on the bed, and I cried because I was so scared.’
She adds, ‘They looked great at first, then within a few months they dropped because the implants were too heavy. My skin just couldn’t handle the weight, and they’ve grown to an E. I’m only 5ft tall, and they’re making me look a lot bigger than I am. I had perfectly fine boobs before, but now I can’t wear low-cut tops without taping up my boobs, and I hate them. I didn’t listen to the aftercare advice or wear the support bra and that’s probably why they sag so much. Now I’m having to recorrect that. I’ve stuck it out for as long as I can, but I’m going to have surgery to make them smaller.’
Though she tried to tone down her fillers, Chloe suffered an allergic reaction to the dissolver last year and is unable to have them dissolved. Now she’s keen to warn others about the dangers of surgery and injectables.
She adds, ‘Don’t try to look like the girls on the TV because they don’t look like that either and, trust me, they’re really insecure. The girls I’ve been around have all wanted to change themselves and had tweakments. Once you start, it’s easy to fall into a trap of wanting more and more. Even though you think procedures are reversible, it’s not always straightforward and sometimes there are complications along the way. My message to other girls is, just be happy in your own skin because you’re the only person who looks like you.’
