Yesterday, I covered the first excerpts from Us Weekly’s Renee Zellweger cover story – go here to read. I actually enjoy this debate about Renee and how we should treat/cover celebrity plastic surgery. My take aligns with CB’s take which is basically that they’re celebrities on a red carpet and if the work is noticeable, why is “wrong” to notice? Of course there are struggles with aging in Hollywood and in the real world, and if you’re getting something done to make yourself feel better, God bless. But I also think it’s human nature to NOTICE when someone dramatically changes their appearance, and like I always say, judging comes naturally to most people too. Anyway, there are more excerpts from Us Weekly’s story:

New York cosmetic surgeon Victoria Karlinsky tells Us that Zellweger “likely had upper-lid surgery to make her eyes look more open as well as a very conservative tupe of rhinoplasty to narrow the bridge of her nose.”

Beverly Hills-based plastic surgeon Davis Alessi “suspects she had fat removed from her cheeks. She probably also had Botox injected into her jaw muscles to make them thinner.”

So why did Zellweger do it? A Zellweger confidant tells Us Weekly: “She is sort of obsessed with staying younger and is having a hard time accepting she’s not the hot young thing in Hollywood anymore. But the problem is she didn’t appreciate everything that made her interesting and special.”

In 2010, “The parts started drying up. She wonders what’s wrong with her and why she isn’t getting the roles she used to,” says the confidant.

Nowadays, Renee enjoys a quieter existence, mostly settled in an oceanfront Santa Monica condo. She “is extremely health conscious and does a lot of yoga and all the workout fads. She’s always trying different diets and meal delivery services.”

Boyfriend Doyle Bramhall shares her passion for healthy living too: “They work out together and both love being outside. He’s someone she can be quiet with. That’s rare.”

Still, the source close to Zellweger takes issue with the notion that love is itself a facelift: “Renee’s in a great relationship and at peace for the first time. But unfortunately, happiness doesn’t raise your eyelids or make you look more awake.”

Though criticism about her looks has dampened her mood – “Renee is putting on a brave façade but she is shaken by the blowup this week” – it just may help her career. She’s currently working on Same Kind of Different as Me in Mississippi and the coverage about her face could help the release of The Whole Truth next year.

[From Us Weekly, print edition]

I agree that Renee didn’t really embrace her old face. Us Weekly included some of the harsher criticism, including what one bitchy movie critic said about her face a few years ago, referring to it as “weird” and “rabbity.” It’s a cruel world out there and insecurity is a bitch. But… Renee’s face still makes me sad.

Photos courtesy of WENN.