Olympic swimmer Sharron Davies has Silhouette Lift

During an interview with Hello, former Olympic swimmer, Sharron Davies, has spoken out against pressure on women to grow old gracefully and talked about a disparity between the sexes. The 53-year old, who has for many years been open about her own use of cosmetic procedures, explained that she has been having treatments such as Botox and fillers since her late 30s, to look the best she can, not to look a different age; adding she gets frustrated with high profile figures who are evasive about having cosmetic procedures and claim looking good is down to eating organic food and sleeping well.

Relevance: Davies confirmed that she has had the Silhouette Soft treatment to lift her brow. The interview has been syndicated in a number of other publication. 

 

She's never shied away from talking about her cosmetic enhancements.

And Sharron Davies, 53, revealed she's been using Botox and fillers since her late thirties in an interview with Hello! magazine.

While the former swimmer claims she hasn't had her procedures to combat the ageing process but rather to ensure she looks the best she possibly can, Sharron believes women are judged more than men as they grow older.

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Maintanaince: Olympic swimmerSharron Davies, 53, revealed she's been using botox and fillers since her late thirties

She said: 'Women aren't allowed to age as gracefully as men and it's still more acceptable for men to go grey and have wrinkles.

'But Helen Mirren is doing an amazing job of making us all feel better as we age.'

Davies won a silver medal at the Moscow Olympics in 1980 and took home two gold medals from the 1978 Commonwealth Games.

The Plymouth-born star told the magazine she had undergone a non-surgical treatment, known as Silhouette Soft, to lift her brow.

She explained: 'I'd been having Botox and fillers since my late 30s, not because I want to appear to be a different age, but to look the best I can at any age.

'This new procedure has worked wonders for me in a soft, subtle way.'

Open and honest: The former swimmer, pictured last year, claimed she hasn't had her procedures to combat the aging process but rather ensure she looks the best she possibly can 'at any age'

In her prime: Sharron, pictured competing in the 1992 Olympics, won a silver medal in the 400-metre individual medley in the 1978 games

Davies has a son, Finlay, with ex-husband Tony Kingston. Her second marriage to former British athlete Derek Redmond produced a son, Elliot, and a daughter, Grace.

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After the birth of her three children, she had cosmetic surgery on her breasts.

The TV presenter said she is not a fan of high profile figures who are evasive about their cosmetic procedures.

'It frustrates me when I know people are going off to have similar treatments and are claiming the way they look is all down to eating organic food and sleeping well.

She added: 'When it comes to gravity and age, there is no magic formula.'

Davies' media career includes presenting Channel 4's The Big Breakfast.

In 2010, she participated in the ITV series Dancing On Ice, but was eliminated in week seven. She continues to lend her expertise to swimming commentary.

Davies is determined to remain active. The 5 ft 11in star's freefall parachute jump last year is yet another successful challenge undertaken.

'I feel no different now to how I did in my 20s, and I'm as adventurous as I was at 30,' she said.

'I'd like to think I'd still do crazy stuff at 70.'

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