‘I was embarrassed about it’: Jimmy Barnes reveals he had cosmetic surgery to correct a feature he said made him ‘ridiculous’
Jimmy Barnes revealed he had cosmetic surgery to change a feature he was still aware of.
The 64-year-old said he had his ears pinned back – a procedure called otoplasty – on his 40th birthday in 1994.
The rocker told the Courier Mail on Saturday: ‘I’m happier with them. Before, wearing a pair of sunglasses looked funny, putting on a hat made me look silly.
New look: Jimmy Barnes (pictured) revealed he had cosmetic surgery to change a feature he was still aware of. The 64-year-old says he had his ears pinned back – a procedure called otoplasty – on his 40th birthday in 1994
“I was embarrassed. I was teased a lot when I was a kid, ” he admitted.
The Working Class Man singer described the procedure as a “ gift to himself ” for his 40th birthday and had the work done in France.
Jimmy says he never kept the process a secret, admitting, “ No one asked me. A reporter once asked if I had a facelift and I could answer, “ No! ”
New look: The Working Class Man singer described the procedure as a “gift to himself” for his 40th birthday and had the work done in France. “I was embarrassed. I was teased a lot when I was a kid, ” he admitted. In the photo on the left: now and on the right, before the procedure in 1993
The rocker told the Courier Mail on Saturday: ‘I’m happier with them. Before, wearing a pair of sunglasses looked funny, putting on a hat made me look ridiculous ”. Photographed after surgery in 1998
He went on to say that his wife, Jane, and children preferred his old ears, but was happier with the way he looked now.
“ It made me feel more comfortable and I could cut my hair and didn’t worry or care about the photos. It made me a little easier; I’m a lot more aerodynamic, ”he says.
Jimmy is currently back on the road for the first time since the COVID-19 restrictions went into effect.
Preference: He went on to say that his wife, Jane, and children preferred his old ears, but was happier with the way he looked now. Photographed in 1994, the year he did the job
Love it: “ It made me feel more comfortable and I could cut my hair and I didn’t have to worry or worry about the photos. It made me a little easier; I’m a lot more aerodynamic, ” he said
The rocker performed at the Top End Breakout Tour in Darwin on September 26, where he was joined by a number of other artists for an eight-hour live mini festival.
Jimmy had been quarantined in the Southern Highlands in order to cross the Northern Territory before the concert.
Jimmy told the Daily Telegraph: ‘We are starting in Darwin but we want to play everywhere.
Outside: Jimmy is currently back on the road for the first time since the COVID-19 restrictions took effect. He performed on the Top End Breakout Tour in Darwin on September 26. Photographed at another concert recently
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