Charice Pempengco, 18, Gets Skin Tightened and Botox for 'Glee' Role

By PopEater / Wire Services Posted Jul 19th 2010 10:01AM

Filipino teenage singer Charice Pempengco says she prepared for her debut on the hit TV show "Glee" by getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure "to look fresh on camera."

The 18-year-old Charice, whose singing career rocketed after appearing on Ellen DeGeneres' and Oprah Winfrey's talk shows, underwent a 30-minute Thermage skin-tightening procedure and Botox to make her "naturally round face" more narrow, celebrity cosmetic surgeon Vicki Belo told ABS-CBN television.

Charice, in the same interview, said last week's face makeover was part of her big preparations for her appearance on the hit show's second season. She starts filming at the end of this month.

"All people will be anticipating how will Charice look? Is she good enough to pit against Rachel Berry? So of course there is tremendous pressure," Charice said.

In an earlier TV interview, she said she auditioned for "Glee" in mid-June in Los Angeles and was thankful to have been accepted.

"It's really a blessing," she said, adding she was "very proud to be an Asian, very proud to be Filipino."

Born Charmaine Clarice Relucio Pempengco and raised with her brother by a single mother, she sang in local contests and appeared on TV talent shows in the Philippines and South Korea before she got a big break on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" at age 15.

She later appeared several times on the "Oprah Winfrey Show" and credits Winfrey for helping push her career.

Tags: Charice Pempengco, Glee

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Monday 19 July

By neelie

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ARE WE FRIGGIN SERIOUS HERE???????????
18, BOTOX AND SKIN LIGHTENING?????
NO WONDER OUR KIDS ARE SO SCREWED UP!

By jules

I think it says "skin-tightening", not "skin-lightening." But either way, it's all kinds of wrong. She is just a baby--who in their right mind would even agree to do this to her????? Botox? REALLY? Things have gone wayyyy too far.

By Robbie

Wow, that's super sad she felt she needed to do that. BTW, I love how you said her career has rocketed and she's this big deal even though I've never heard of her or any of her music till this article.

By Amanda

"getting Botox and an anti-aging procedure 'to look fresh on camera.' "

Seriously - this girl is 18 years old. If she looked any "fresher", she'd be a fetus. What the hell does that mean I look like, at 27 years old?!

Tuesday 20 July

By Vicky

"If she looked any "fresher", she'd be a fetus"

ROTFLMAO!!

Friday 23 July

By x.aka.anne.x

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"If she looked any 'fresher' she'd be a fetus"...
oh man, i cannot stop laughing LOL LOL LOL. roflmao!!!!!!!

you are ace :-D

By tjadion

wtf are they talking about looking fresh? charice is so fresh people mistakes her for being 12 years old.. omg.. wtf? I HATE THIS NEWS. PEOPLE WHO CRITIZISE CHARICE'S LOOK SINCE DAY ONE MUST BE CELEBRATING CUZ THEY ARE SO HAPPY THEY WON.

By Henry Thompson

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• When will the ‘so-called’ white man stop fantasizing? With his women with dyed blonde hair, fake breast, operated on hips and butts and hating Black and brown people while risking cancer to tan and darken their pale little skins? They want people of color to be something that they are not even. What a messed up world they make of it. The little girl shouldn’t have to change anything. And keep her hair Black. She looks dumb with lightened hair. Just let her sing. Why does she have to lighten, tighten etc. to be accepted by white America? Will they break and lengthen her little short legs too?

By chris

henry, your an idiot. At no point does the article point out she was told to do this. SHE chose to do this. Its not "the evil white man", its the stupidity of an 18 year old girl and her management.

By Minnie

Chris...I agree. But if you're going to tell someone he's an idiot...please spell "you're" right. It kind of undermines your credibility otherwise, hon

By Wanda

Its funny you say that about white people. I am white, my bf is a black man, and he tells me my skin is too white, I need a tan. I am not a white person who thinks other races should be lighter. They should be what they are, as I am what I am. I don't tan because of cancer in my family and don't these women know that tanning ages you? Oh wait, thats why they all get the botox and facelifts.

By Sophia

Minnie...I agree. But if you're going to correct someone's grammar...please use proper punctuation, you failed to use a period after "hon". It kind of undermines your credibility otherwise, sweetie.

Thursday 22 July

By katie

If 'white people" hate "black and browns" so much, why do we risk cancer with tanning and trying to be darker? You, my friend, are a colossal moron not to mention, a racist. How would you like it if I said "when will the black man stop fantasizing, with his extremely obese women and their weaves trying to fake straight hair" etc etc. Goes both ways A-Hole.

Sunday 09 January

By derek

Sofia, I agree. But if you're going to correct someone's punctuation, please use proper punctuation yourself. You used "..." twice. As far as I know, "..." is not proper punctuation. It kind of undermines your credibility otherwise, sugar.

By Wendy

That sends a bad message to teen girls. How can they need botox at that age? Charice has a great voice and didn't need to worry about her appearance at all. She must have some real dopes advising her.

By Kayde

Where in this article does it say she got her skin lightened? She essentially got an expensive facial...misleading headline.

By MarlisaKristine

I think this is crazy! She is a beautiful girl and already looks "fresh". She is younger than all of the cast, and shouldn't even be thinking about botox in the first place. I just hope it's not the people working for "Glee" making her do this, because if it is I think I might lose some respect for them (and I don't want to since it's my favorite show).

By julie

cory monteith is 28, lea michele is 24... charice is taking it so far...

By Morgan

Oh my gosh, she didn't need to do that to herself. Hollywood puts to much pressure on young girls to be "perfect" or whatever. Botox, at 18? This is just getting ridiculous.

Wednesday 21 July

By Jason

This is pretty rediculous. That girl is beautiful and the rest of the cast on the damn show is 30 year old playing teenagers. This girl is 18 and gorgeous. Shame on Hollywood.

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