Actress and activist Alyssa Milano recently decided to go makeup-free for an empowering selfie to celebrate her birthday, but it didn’t quite go over well with the internet.
The Charmed actress, who has more recently been known for her activism and political opinions, has been super active on social media platforms like Instagram over the last few years. For her 53rd birthday, she decided to share a “no makeup” and filter-free selfie with her followers, additionally detailing some of her cosmetic procedures. However, numerous users continued to critique her and accused her of being inauthentic. Read more about the selfie and its backlash below.
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Alyssa Milano Shares A Makeup-Free Selfie For Her 53rd Birthday On Instagram
The Who's The Boss star has decided to do what not many stars dare to do with their social media presence, which is sharing raw, unedited photographs of themselves. In honor of her 53rd birthday, which occurred on December 19th, Alyssa decided to have a more vulnerable moment with her fans and followers and post what she claimed to be a makeup and filter-free selfie from her bed.
"My annual birthday selfie. No filter. No makeup (just microbladed eyebrows and whatever is left from my last round of Botox and filler)," she wrote in her caption. "This is 53."
In the photo, the mom-of-two took a selfie of herself lying down in bed, wearing a pajama top, with her hair loosely worn down against the pillow behind her. Her skin is clear and smooth, and her lips look full and glossy.
Fans React To Alyssa's Selfie And Accuse Her Of Not Looking 'Natural'
Although the New York native stressed that her selfie was as real and natural as possible, some internet users had a surprising reaction to it, and ended up criticizing her apperance.
After other media outlets reposted the selfie, some fans and users couldn't get over how, despite her not visibly wearing any makeup, the actress still didn't look 100% authentic in their eyes, likely due to the cosmetic treatments she admitted to in her caption.
"Obviously a lot left of botox and fillers, including lips," responded an Instagram user. "Someone help this post make sense."
"This is 53...with Botox and filler," joked another.
One user wrote that the actress "is not natural," while another commented that she "doesn't even look like the same person."
