Jimmy Carr exposes plastic surgery his doctor refuses to do – and Liam Payne had it done

Beloved comedian Jimmy Carr has lifted the lid on the cosmetic procedure his surgeon refuses to give him after his “mid-life crisis” during the global pandemic in 2020

Jimmy Carr has lifted the lid on the cosmetic procedures his plastic surgeon refuses to give him – but one lucky singer has taken the risk.

Over the past few years, the 51-year-old comic has opened up about the various tweakments he has had done to preserve his signature good looks. During the pandemic, the dad-of-one made several sweeping changes to his appearance.

Speaking at the time, he admitted to getting Botox, fillers, and upgrading his smile to help retain his youthful looks. He confessed: “I’ve gone a bit crazy with it, I’ve got the new teeth and the new hair – I’ve had a proper mid-life crisis.

“Like, right, let’s get everything done.” Now the comedian has revealed one procedure that his surgeon refuses to perform on him, even though One Direction star Liam Payne has had it done.

Jimmy Carr exposes plastic surgery his doctor refuses to do (Image: Getty Images)
During an appearance on the podcast Happy Hallow Jeans alongside hosts Tom Segura and Christina P back in November 2023, Jimmy revealed his next tweakment he hopes to one day get done.

He told them: “My plastic surgeon is pretty great. When I go to see my plastic surgeon he goes, ‘Nope’. Anything I ask him about he goes, ‘No, we’re not doing that’. I’m like, ‘What are you talking about?’”

When he was asked what sort of tweakments he’d like to get done, he confessed: “I’d asked him about buccal fat reduction, one of the guys from One Direction had it done, I think its Liam [Payne].

He claims Liam Payne has buccal fat removal (Image: PA)
“I’m sure you can get a picture up, but they take out the fat there [points to the sides of his mouth]. So, you go from having, I mean I’ve always had chubby little cheeks.

“It doesn’t matter how much weight I lose. I could be 50kg and I’d still have chubby cheeks. But they take out the fat from here [points to the sides of his mouth] so that you look chiselled and model-y.”

After describing the procedure, the editor showcased a before and after picture of the musician following his procedure. Jimmy gushed: “I mean look at this guy, he looks fantastic.

The Countdown star complimented the hitmaker on the procedure (Image: WireImage)
“But the issue is down the line everyone aged 50 goes, ‘I need you to get the fat back in there’ and it doesn’t look as good when you put it back in because that’s what ages you.”

It was at this point that the presenters reassured the star that he didn’t need to get anymore cosmetic work done. They insisted: “You don’t need anything done, Jimmy. You’re perfect.”

The comic couldn’t help but joke back: “You’re perfect the way [you are] after doing loads of stuff.” Speaking to Gabby Logan on her podcast The Mid-point, Jimmy shared what made him want to alter his appearance.

Jimmy insists his cosmetic surgery is simply maintaining what he already has (Image: ITV)
He explained: “I’ve had a little bit of Botox, some filler – everything I can get done. My face is now like Trigger’s broom from Only Fools and Horses, very little of the original is still there.” The comic insists it’s not about changing his actual face, but maintaining what he already has.

He went on: “Maintaining is the thing, I don’t think there’s anything you can do plastic surgery wise, or augmentation wise, that makes you look better. You can just sort of stay the same, that’s what you can hope for.”