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New York Post
08-05-2025
- Entertainment
- New York Post
My passport does not work at the airport after cosmetic surgery — they're, like, ‘This is not you'
Her looks just won't fly. Sure, upgrading your face from basic economy to premium first-class via cosmetic surgery has its perks. But the pain of being unrecognizable in your legal ID photos at the airport outweighs the benefits of being beautiful, so says influencer Ashley Stobart. Advertisement 6 Ashley Stobart, from the UK, shocked her podcast co-host after revealing that her passport doesn't work at facial recognition security checkpoints in airports because of her many plastic surgeries. Jam Press/@thecosmeticconsult 'My passport, because I've had that much work done, it doesn't work on the barriers,' UK resident Stobart, 35, said on her 'Nip Tuck' podcast, per Need To Know, admitting that her newly enhanced mug doesn't pass go at plane station checkpoints. 'I'm not even joking — it doesn't work on them,' continued the mom of one, who married into a wealthy family worth an estimated $24 million. She's unabashedly undergone a facelift, nose job, brow lift and lip flip. Advertisement And although the massive makeover has left Stobart feeling like a brand new woman, it's also left her fighting for her right to catch a flight. 6 Stobart, a beauty influencer, has had a nose job, face lift, brow lift and lip flip. Jam Press/@thecosmeticconsult 'I got stopped, and they were, like, 'This is not you; have you got like credit cards on you and stuff?' ' the millennial confessed, recalling an airport security guard's shock at her eye-popping transformation. 'He was, like, 'What the hell,' ' she remembered of her interaction with the stunned agent. 'I was, like, 'Nose job, brow lift, lip flip, face lift.'' Advertisement But Stobart's far from the only glamour gal who nose the hurt of being questioned over a few haute enhancements. 6 Stobart, a millionaire's wife, shamelessly listed all of her plastic surgery procedures to be granted entry onto her plane. Jam Press/@thecosmeticconsult 6 A number of social media knockouts have come clean about getting stopped by airport security staffers due to the drastic changes to their appearances. Jenna Hidinger Photo – 6 The blond was stunned that her ID picture had been questioned by security team members at the airport. Jam Press/@thecosmeticconsult Advertisement Janaína Prazeres, 35, counts herself the 'perfect woman' after opting for 20 plastic procedures, totaling nearly $1 million. The Brazilian bombshell claims 'confused' airport staffers briefly blocked her from boarding a flight to the U.S., owing to her many body modifications. 'I always knew this could happen at some point because my appearance has changed a lot over the years,' the model groaned. 'But at that moment, it was a shock — you never expect to be stopped at an airport without doing anything wrong.' Gessica Kayane, 32, best known as Gkay to her 20 million social media followers, was in danger of missing an airship back to Brazil in April due to her repeated trips under the knife. After a breast augmentation and lift, a nose job, fat removal from her jawline and cheeks, and a lip filler, the cyber siren looked nothing like her passport photo. 6 Both Prazeres and Kayane (neither pictured here) claim they, too, were barred from hopping onto their respective flights due to their new looks. vladimirfloyd – Luckily, a few throwback pics did the trick. Advertisement 'I'm glad I had my Instagram and several 'before and after' [pictures] to prove [my identity]' ' she said in a digital post. 'First things to do back to Brazil,' declared Kayane, 'update all the photos of my documents.'
Irish Examiner
01-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Irish Examiner
In profile: Peter Stobart, artistic director of Cork International Choral Festival
Artistic director of the Cork International Choral Festival Peter Stobart has reflected on his journey in the role to date and shared where his love for music and performing originated from. Stobart has been the artistic director of the Cork International Choral Festival since 2020 and the director of music of Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral in Cork since October 2015. Stobart took up the position in January 2020, replacing long-term festival and artistic director John Fitzpatrick, who retired after 26 years, and navigating the covid pandemic. Ahead of this year's festival, Stobart shares his journey to date, what he looks forward to most this year, and his background in singing and playing music. Originally from Yorkshire, Stobart has called Ireland home for the past 10 years, having moved here to take up the role of director of music at Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral. During his time as director of music at the cathedral, Stobart became aware of the Cork International Choral Festival and, down through the years, attended many concerts and events across the city. Since taking on the role, the festival has grown year-on-year, and this May bank holiday weekend will see more than 117 performing groups, including 20 international choirs, take part. Peter Stobart at St Fin Barre's Cathedral. Picture: Clare Keogh Touching on his role as director of music at Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral, Stobart explained that he manages a choir of 40 members who sing three times a week. 'I've always, I've always conducted choirs of all different types - choral societies and church choirs and chamber choirs and university choirs,' he said. 'When I lived in London, I was doing loads of that. So, that sort of qualified me for the job at the festival, at least. 'But my main involvement throughout my life has been with church music, hence moving to Cork for the Saint Fin Barre's Cathedral role. That role is a full-time job, because I go into lots of schools during the week and do singing and music lessons with mostly primary school children. 'I'm going into six, seven, eight different schools during the week, as well as providing the music for the cathedral services. I've got 40 people in the choir. Ninety-five per cent of those are under the age of 18, and they sing three times a week, and they rehearse twice a week, in addition to the services. So that's quite a big commitment for them. So I run all of that.' Stobart also organises international tours for the choir members, as well as events at Christmas time and on St Patrick's Day, and other civic events, and said singing is at the forefront of those important events at the cathedral. Speaking about what sparked his love for music from a young age, he said: 'I had piano lessons when I was six, and I was in the church choir when I was eight. Then I started playing the organ when I was 12 or 13 and I used to play the violin as well. I was sort of encouraged by my parents, and the school I went to in the UK was very good at having all the extracurricular stuff. I was doing that rather than sports teams and things.' This year's festival is already underway, and Stobart promises a special weekend ahead of celebrating all of the choirs taking part, but particularly the 20 international choirs, who he said 'bring a variety of colourful costumes, as well as singing, multiple different languages, and different styles' to Cork. 'It's such a significant thing,' he says.
Arab Times
26-01-2025
- Entertainment
- Arab Times
Young people ditch fillers for face-lifts: A growing trend
NEW YORK, Jan 26: Celebrities are increasingly opening up about their decision to reverse cosmetic procedures and swear off dermal fillers. However, some of them have found that the process comes with unexpected consequences. Courteney Cox, the famous actress from Friends, shared her experience with removing fillers on the Gloss Angeles podcast in 2023. "I was just doing too many fillers and then having to have them removed which, thank God they are removable, but I think I've messed -- I messed up a lot and now, luckily, I can, you know, I was able to reverse most of that," said the 60-year-old. Reality TV star Lala Kent, known for Vanderpump Rules, also discussed her decision to stop using fillers with "I wanna stop with the lips, I wanna stop with the fillers, you know, it's just enough is enough," said the 34-year-old. "I'm starting to look at the comments and compare photos, I'm not about it anymore." In 2023, model Blac Chyna revealed on Impact x Nightline that losing weight led her to reverse her cosmetic procedures at age 34. "As I started to slim down, my features started to really come out, like my cheekbones and everything. So with all the filler, that started to really protrude out now that my face has become slimmer," she explained. "It served its purpose, like I'm just, I'm cutting ties with it so I can move on to the next chapter in my life." UK beauty influencer and podcaster Ashley Stobart also shared her reflections on cosmetic procedures with followers on her podcast Nip, Tuck, Not Giving A…. She had nonsurgical lip fillers at age 18, the earliest age at which it's legal in her country. "It was just that quick fix I needed for maybe loss of volume, wanting bigger lips, bigger cheeks, the jaw filler, the chin filler, the nose filler," she recalled. "I was having all the filler." Hyaluronic acid, commonly used for fillers, is a gel-like substance injected into the skin to give a plump appearance. According to Dr. Darien Sutton, ABC News medical correspondent, "When you scroll online, you see advertisements for things like fillers -- that should be a red flag. When you see people looking for customers, aka patients, trying to do procedures that they may not be fully skilled in doing, selling it at a discount, you know, these should be red flags." Sutton noted that while many people believe these substances dissolve over time, "we're learning more and more that many of these substances are persistent in people's bodies for longer than they may think. And that exposes people to risks that we are only beginning to understand." After becoming pregnant, Stobart took a break from her fillers. But when she returned to them, she realized they hadn't worn off. "There were just multiple layers of treatments that I had accumulated over the years," she said. "I'm looking bigger and puffier than ever." Stobart decided to reverse the fillers, but after removing more than a decade's worth of injections, she was left with sagging skin. So, at age 34, she opted for a facelift. "They found a lot of hyaluronic acid, or remnants of some injectable at some point that I had had. They were pushing it out for hours," Stobart explained. "I was in surgery for 9.5 hours in total. That wasn't anticipated because when he opened everything up, it turned out there was still a lot left in there." Dr. Sutton warned that the face is one of the most complicated areas to operate on because of blood vessels, nerves, and muscles. "The risk of complication is so high, and the risk of disfigurement is so high, that you have to make sure you're doing it with someone who knows exactly what they're doing," he cautioned. Some people in their 20s and 30s are also sharing their own stories of surgical lifts on social media. Ryan Joers, 26, began his cosmetic journey almost a decade ago with fillers. "I had always seen on social media, other influencers," he said. "Kylie Jenner, at that time was, I think, 16 years old, getting her lips done, and just seeing that kind of noise everywhere, seeing the influencers apply products to their lips that were beautiful and full was a big motivator." By age 22, Joers began to feel uneasy about his cosmetic procedures. "That was when I would smile -- I didn't see anything other than my lips," he said. "I would see photos and videos of myself and just see lips." Joers reflected on how his understanding of fillers had changed. "Our knowledge on fillers was not what it was today, it was 'fillers aren't permanent.' So you need more, you need more, you need more," he said. "So I never really got the opportunity at first to understand different types of filler, how they interact differently in the body." At age 25, Joers decided to reverse some of his work by dissolving fillers and undergoing rhinoplasty and a brow lift. "It was an interesting landscape, being, you know, a younger man -- it comes with a lot of judgment from plastic surgeons," he shared. "You have to admit to someone not only that you made mistakes, but that you're not happy with the way you look. And that's a very vulnerable thing with anyone, whether it's a friend or a doctor." Joers believes surgical lifts were the best option for him due to the limitations of nonsurgical procedures. "I'm happier now with the way my face looks, given that surgery was an intervention or an option of altering my chin, altering my nose, altering my face in a way that naturally would have not been possible or achievable through a med spa procedure," he said. Joers has been open about his cosmetic journey, posting recovery updates and before-and-after photos on TikTok. "I'm grateful for my experience, even the bad of it, because that's how I got here," he said. "Through that, I was able to learn and make better decisions when it came to permanent solutions." Having undergone a similar journey, Stobart hopes others will learn from her story. "I would just say, don't rush into anything unless you're 100% sure and you understand all of the pros and cons," she said.
