Women aged 18-35 in the UK overwhelmingly reject plastic surgery, as 80 of women believe it’s better to age gracefully than go under the knife.
Celebrity bodies such as Kelly Brook’s were preferable to those of ‘plastic fantastic’ stars like Katie Price, reveals research compiled by health and fitness website realbuzz.com of 2,000 British women.
Size 10 Kelly may have been called a ‘heffer’ at the weekend by Katie, but her wholesome and healthy looks, together with those of celebrities such as Victoria Pendleton and Holly Willoughby, are clearly the biggest inspirations for today’s women.
There are also role models aplenty in their real lives of 18-35 year olds, with one in two women naming their own mums as inspiration and six out of ten stating their friends look better with age.
Striving for the perfect figure, one in three 18-35 year olds feel they would look better if they lost between half to one stone. However they are motivated to do this naturally, either embarking on or maintaining their regular fitness regime.
Positively, one in ten were so confident in their natural body shape, they did not feel they had to lose any weight.
This realistic approach to body image is also reflected in attitudes to ageing. More than three-quarters of 18-35 year olds surveyed adopt an anti-ageing beauty regime to maintain their appearance naturally. However, despite growing up in the age of the quick fix, only 2 per cent currently use surgical injections such as Botox.
81 per cent of those aged 18-35 believe beauty and body confidence comes from within, with their priorities for the next five years being: happy in their love life (30 per cent), achieve a better work-life balance (18 per cent), and to lose weight (18 per cent).
Kirstie McIntosh, realbuzz.com’s Healthy Living Editor comments: “At a time when women are constantly scrutinised for the way they look, it’s refreshing to see women adopt simple diet and fitness steps to look and feel good. In place of bowing to quick-fix pressure, they are actually seeking realistic role models – be it celebrated curvy beauties like Kelly Brook or their very own mums.”
