I spent £7.6k fixing my saggy Traitors face – trolls think I'm vain but my man says I look 20 again, says Amanda Lovett

The Irish Sun

11-06-2025

SETTLING down to watch the first season of The Traitors, Amanda Lovett was eager to see how her character unfolded throughout the hit series.
The 57-year-old became a standout success on the
BBC
show, winning the nation's heart as the 'loveliest yet most fierce competitor' in the
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Amanda Lovett is feeling like a new woman after her face and neck lift
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She appeared on season one of The Traitor's
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The mum got rid of her sagging skin around her jaw
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However,
The mum-of-five and grandmother-of-six had always been dedicated to caring for her skin, investing in expensive creams and undergoing
Yet, despite spending £500 to £650 per session on the procedure, as well as splashing out on high-end creams, Amanda found that the effects were only temporary.
Within a couple of months,
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Amanda, who lives with her husband, Justin Jones, in Swansea, Wales, opted for a neck and lower facelift.
She explains: 'I was looking at myself on the camera, and I kept seeing myself at all these different angles that I had never seen before, as it's so
'I noticed my face and neck were just getting saggier and saggier.
'I started to think about needing to wear a scarf or polo necks just to hide this area of my body that I didn't like.
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'But then I thought, why should I do that when there is help out there that can sort this issue out and take the years back a bit?'
So October last year, Amanda decided to book an appointment with celebrity cosmetic surgeon Dr Carlo at the
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'I told him I wasn't happy with my jowls and my neck,' she explains.
'He said that he could sort it, but added that I didn't actually need anything done higher up on my face - as I also flagged that I didn't want to look like I had been in a wind tunnel or like I had been sucked by a Henry Hoover.
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'I just wanted a more enhanced look, and so he suggested a neck and lower facelift, rather than a full facelift.'
The cosmetic procedure cost £7,600 and took between four to five hours to complete - all while Amanda was awake under local anaesthetic.
They put these tiny little barbed wire threads into the tiny veins in your face
Amanda Lovett
'I was a bit apprehensive at first - I wondered how bad it would be choosing to be awake rather than asleep, but it really wasn't that bad. It felt like a lot of tugging, pulling and tugging.
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It took three to four weeks for the swelling to go down for Amanda and three months to fully recover from surgery.
She says: 'It takes time to heal, but I was back going out with friends after three weeks.
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Amanda feared she'd have to hide her neck with scarves and polo necks
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Amanda was awake at the time of her surgery
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She explained that it felt like her face was being tugged
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The grandmother was able to view the results straight after
'Now I haven't got a scar or anything. It's absolutely amazing.'
Amanda couldn't believe the results, especially when compared to her previous thread facelift.
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She says: 'The thread facelift was definitely more uncomfortable than getting a facelift.
'They put these tiny little barbed wire
threads
into the tiny veins in your face, and they lift the thread, so they pull your skin right back.
Drooping skin
'They say it's supposed to last for about two years, but I think mine lasted about six months before the results had disappeared and your face is dropping down again, as the threads dissolve in your face.'
Despite being apprehensive at first, her children have loved how happy it has made her - and it has reignited a spark with her builder husband, Justin, as well.
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'I met my husband when I was 16, and now he keeps saying to me I look like I was 20 again. 'In the morning, when I haven't got makeup on, he'll be complimenting me, telling me how young I look. It's so lovely.
'Other friends and family members are telling me that I have definitely knocked off 10 years.
Whether I'm in a nursing home or not, I'll be having my eyelashes, my extensions done, it'll all be done
Amanda Lovett
'However, I did have one comment asking if I didn't want to 'grow old gracefully,' but just because I want to look after myself and make myself look better, why does that mean it's not growing old gracefully? That's silly.'
Overall, Amanda is thrilled with the results as she has found a new lease of life again.
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'I feel amazing within my body now, I am absolutely thrilled with the results,' she explains.
'I think
'We all need to be holding each other's crown and encouraging each other to do what it takes to feel confident again.
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Amanda cosies up to Simon Cowell
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Amanda holding a BAFTA award after series one
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Amanda feels like a new woman with her latest transformation
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'Joan Collins is my idol, and no one ever says she's not ageing gracefully.
'I've told my children and my grandchildren, I think
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'She's still beautiful, she's still glamorous, and I say to them, that's how I'm going to be.
'Whether I'm in a nursing home or not, I'll be having my eyelashes, my extensions done, it'll all be done.'
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