Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is tired of receiving unwanted beauty suggestions.
The 48-year-old shared on Instagram on Monday that after returning from a trip to Ukraine, where she faced air raid sirens due to the ongoing conflict, she discovered a message from a plastic surgeon proposing to “correct that little spot on your nose.”
“I’ve lost track of how many messages about my looks I’ve gotten over the years,” Frederiksen expressed. “Particularly notes about my unattractive teeth and fine hair. Comments about an ‘ugly wart’ on my nose and well-intentioned suggestions to consider Botox.”
She included a screenshot of the plastic surgeon’s message but did not reveal his identity.
Alongside it, she shared her reply: “Oh no. I’m content with my body — I truly don’t need a male plastic surgeon to weigh in on it!”
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Frederiksen, a member of the Social Democrats and Denmark’s second female prime minister, is currently serving her third term, making her one of Europe’s longest-serving and most seasoned leaders. She has been at the helm of the European Union and NATO member state since mid-2019.
She has vowed to uphold a strong position against U.S. President Donald Trump’s interests in Greenland, which is a semi-autonomous territory of the kingdom, while continuing to back Ukraine in its fight against Russia’s aggression.
Denmark’s Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen walks alongside Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariinskyi Palace in Kyiv on Sunday. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix/The Associated Press)
On Instagram, Frederiksen emphasized that she does not judge others based on their looks, stating: “I’m entirely comfortable with my body — as it is when you’re a woman nearing 50.”
She further remarked that “if you choose to message me (and I welcome it), I hope you’ll discuss something of greater significance. Not my nose.”
The prime minister also expressed that the unsolicited beauty advice left her feeling “indignant” and added, “today, I’m sending an extra loving thought to all of you who endure the ‘perfect imperfections’ we all carry every day.”
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