Jennifer Love Hewitt Claps Back at 'Unrecognizable' Claims — How Does She Look Today?

The Gist:

• Jennifer Love Hewitt, born on Feb. 21, 1979, is now 44 years old.
• Over the years, her appearance has changed (as one would expect), though fans and members of the media say she's unrecognizable.
• In December 2023, Jennifer responded to these criticisms, openly discussing the difficulties of aging in Hollywood.

Hollywood has a track record of not being particularly kind to women. Especially women as they are aging. Not just Hollywood, but society as a whole has unreachable beauty standards for women. But the former is under a microscope, especially when you are in the limelight. Even worse, when you grow up in the limelight.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is one of the most recent victims of people speculating about her looks, and whether or not she has had plastic surgery. She has been in this business since the early 90s, being just 19 at the time of her first big role.

So, what does Jennifer look like today? Has she had plastic surgery? Here's what we know and how she responded to the ongoing claims that she's now unrecognizable.

Jennifer Love Hewitt is 44 years young and looks better than ever! Has she aged since she was 19? Sure! Everyone ages. Aging is a literal sign that you are LIVING. So to answer the question, what does Jennifer Love Hewitt look like today? She looks different, but amazing!

Maybe she did, maybe she didn't, but honestly, it doesn't matter either way nor is it any of our business. But it seems as though Jennifer has had enough with the rumors and the "unrecognizable" claims, as she finally began addressing the online buzz on Instagram and during her December 2023 interview on the Inside of You podcast.

In the now-deleted stories (posted in September 2023) that Allure was able to screenshot, Jennifer posted herself using different "filters" on the app to cheekily comment on the rumors. Have a look.

Each story had a different face-altering filter. The words written on them were, "So many people said I look different," "I look the same as always," "Couldn't look more natural," "I woke up like this," and "Filters don't change you that much," "JK. But seriously, let people be filtered or unfiltered. Be good. Be kind. Spread love."

Jennifer also posted a video addressing the brow lift procedure that people are speculating that she has had saying, "Hi. I don't usually do this, but I've had a lot of people lately say that I've had a brow-lifting procedure. I don't know what that — I didn't even know you could lift your brows like that. The only thing that I've done is microblading."

Jennifer then went on to say that Rare Beauty and Selena Gomez are the reason her brows look so good because she's been using a lifting gel: "I mean, Selena, 'Thank you' is all I can say. I love it, so I'm going to put it up so that you know what it is, but that's what it is. That is the brow-lifting that people are talking about. That's all I got."

In a December 2023 post, however, the TV star did admit she has been using Emface and Emsculpt, both of which are body-contouring treatments that don't utilize needles, and she seems to be loving the results!

While Jennifer was hopeful that her filter fun would clear the air, it only intensified the speculation of her changed appearance. So, she finally decided to respond to the comments by openly discussing her looks on the Inside of You podcast in December 2023.

During the interview, Jennifer admitted that a few months back, she applied a filter to one of her photos, showing off her new hairdo. "I had not a stitch of makeup on, so I threw on a filter. It looked nice in the light at the salon," the Can't Hardly Wait star admitted. Unfortunately, that photo sparked an online frenzy started by people who claimed she didn't look like her usual self (or perhaps they were just expecting to see the same woman who starred in The Client List?).

The actress went on to explain that she didn't think the filter changed her facial features much and while she tried not to get too caught up in what other people have to say, it's hard not to. She also confessed, "aging in Hollywood is hard" and that "it's dangerous to say to women you can't look like your not 22 anymore."

While it's clear Jennifer was bothered by the criticism (who wouldn't be), she says its "[your] problem" to those having trouble accepting how she looks now. And to that we say, Jennifer, you look stunning!