Wednesday October 7, 2009

Vanessa Williams isn’t ashamed that she uses Botox — because she’s still in “the game” and needs to “look good”.

The actress — who plays Wilhelmina Slater in the smash hit TV series Ugly Betty — is a spokeswoman for Allergen, the makers of Botox.

And Williams insists having regular anti-aging injections is nothing to be embarrassed about, although she admits she doesn’t want to end up with a “frozen” face.

Asked by the South Florida Sun-Sentinel why she’s so open about using Botox, the star said, “Why not? Look, I’m 46 years old, but I’m still in the game.

“I work hard at it. I need to look good. But I asked a lot of questions first about Botox.

“I told the dermatologist that I don’t want to be frozen. As an actress I need to have expression in my face. But it doesn’t hurt. It works. But I think you should ask a lot of questions. Make sure you talk to a licensed dermatologist or plastic surgeon.”

Williams recently insisted she isn’t a diva.

“Most of the time I don’t look like Wilhelmina, so I’ll slip though the cracks,” Williams told the UK’s Now magazine in an August interview. “But if they recognize me, kids are the ones who are a little nervous.

“I take my daughter to Disneyland and there’s a bunch of kids, they’ll look at me and move away because they assume I’ll be mean. I think people are afraid to approach me because they think I’m diva and that’s kind of funny. Then they see me with my kids and they’re fine.”

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