Breast implants are practically a Hollywood accessory in our day and age, right up on the list with chihuahua dogs and green juice from Erewhon. But while going under the knife was once considered the ultimate upgrade, a growing number of celebs are now doing a full 180 and saying bye to their implants over various problems. Whether it’s for health reasons, body image shifts, or just a craving for something a little more natural, these stars are reclaiming their bodies, one explant at a time. Below, we look at 20 stars who decided to flip the script on the Hollywood beauty playbook—from Victoria Beckham to Pamela Anderson.
Victoria Beckham
For Victoria Beckham, breast implants reportedly became a barrier on the runway to fashion royalty. According to The House of Beckham, a juicy new biography by Tom Bower, none other than Anna Wintour herself advised Beckham to “fix” her implants if she wanted to be taken seriously in the high-fashion world. The Vogue editor, known for her razor-sharp style instincts and even sharper tongue, is said to have made the remark during the early days of Victoria’s fashion career, suggesting that “b**b jobs and hotpants” screamed Essex, not East Side chic.
Clare Crawley
For Bachelorette star Clare Crawley, getting breast implants felt like a confidence booster at first. But health problems followed soon after as Crawley began experiencing unexplained autoimmune symptoms, strange rashes, chronic inflammation, and swollen lymph nodes, all of which left doctors wondering. “I was having crazy health problems with no answers,” Crawley shared on Instagram stories. Doctors eventually discovered elevated white blood cell counts and fluid behind her implants, making her realize just how much her body was fighting back.
Kimberly Holland
When former Playboy model Kimberly Holland upgraded to silicone ‘gummy bear’ breast implants, she thought she was enhancing her figure. But within weeks, Holland felt like her body was “on fire,” was breaking out in mysterious viral rashes, experiencing chronic dental infections, and developing Raynaud’s disease, which left her extremities painfully cold and discolored. After researching her bizarre symptoms, Holland stumbled upon a growing community of women describing similar experiences: breast implant illness. Determined to reclaim her health, she had her implants removed, immediately sensing relief, at least mentally.