KATHY LETTE

'The pressure to look young is relentless'

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Cosmetic procedures are no laughing matter. A comedy club in Manchester has just asked women who've had injectables not to come to shows as their frozen faces are putting off the comedians on stage.

I can relate. Way back in 2017, for the premiere of Wonder Woman, I was asked to give a humorous talk to female Hollywood executives. At least I thought it was humorous until I clocked the stern-faced audience. I'd seen more animated Easter Island statues. Panicking at my failure to be funny, I brought forward all the big jokes I was saving for the finale. I was firing off one-liners like a comedic Kalashnikov. Just when I was praying for it all to end, I became aware of a low, guttural growl. I finally realised the noise was laughter. Turned out the women were amused but hadn't transmitted the fact to their ossified faces.