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 04 October

By Deelia

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Actually, Charice said herself that she wanted to look fresher. I don't understand why though. She's only 18. She has no wrinkles and no sign of aging. Sometimes people don't deserve the money they have.

Sunday 01 August

By irmaespeleta

neng di mo kelangan gawin yan

Thursday 05 August

By JN

Are you kidding me? Botox? Is this article even true?

Wednesday 06 July

By tiger62

Its not for cosmetic reason why she had it,but to stop the pain on her jaw muscle.You know, Botox is not used only for cosmetic purposes. Like Viagra, it has been used to vasodilate the lungs (arteriole/venules 0f infants).

Thursday 24 February

By Kai

Update: Just to clear things up, this was simply a rumor. She didn't get botox done, it was only for her jaw problem. She clarified the rumor during her red-carpet and fox 5 news interview.

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