Meet the Woman Who Spent £9k Getting Her Forehead Reduced | This Morning

It’s the latest cosmetic procedure to make its mark on social media. After gaining traction on TikTok, a growing number of patients are undergoing forehead reduction, which involves surgically lowering your hairline. Following years of feeling like she had to hide behind her fringe, 27-year-old Beth Halsey spent £9,000 on the treatment last month. She’s joining us in the studio to discuss her experience, and why it’s the best decision she’s ever made!
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[@JarethLab]

To think in another part of the world her original forehead is a symbol of intelligence and ancestral beauty.

[@laughingbird]

She doesn’t live in another part of the world

[@OatmealPancake-ej8ky]

annnnd she doesnt live there. She lives HERE where people JUDGE appearances harshly.

[@Junitunes]

Where’s that?

[@kingbubz1592]

You killing me bro 😂😂😂

[@cynthiaholland13]

​@@JunitunesEthiopians have beautiful high foreheads

[@lydiakitara3125]

She actually looks beautiful with the fringe

[@laughingbird]

You think she wants to wear a fringe everyday if her life

[@lydiakitara3125]

@@laughingbird what’s your problem? Chill. I was complimenting her. Take your negativity somewhere else.

[@WhatHeidiSees]

But see, it doesn't matter what other people think of her, it's what SHE THINKS OF herself. That's why she got it done. That's what people aren't understanding. She's not doing it for vanity. She's going it for her own self esteem!

[@alibi247]

@@laughingbird What an odd comment. Do you think she wants to wear her hair in a ponytail, side parting, center parting every day?. What is your point?. We all wear our hair one way or another

[@Annsunshine30]

She looked stunning with the fringe!!

[@PeaceDweller]

Doesn't matter if she spent £9k, if it gives her confidence and self esteem and she feels much better about life then it's worth it. I just hope she's content with how she looks now.

[@S-ds1br]

Exactly, all that matters.

[@lizmarkham6297]

She's lucky she has that money to spend its going a bit to it's a bit to far ...she looks OK with a fringe..god people will do anything for vanity..

[@PeaceDweller]

@@lizmarkham6297 Vanity? It's not always about Vanity. People who are teased about some aspects or features in childhood carry that doubt & insecurity with them throughout their lives. It can hinder many opportunities in life as well as opportunities for relationships etc it's nowhere near as black & white as you make it.

[@3onnie]

@@PeaceDwellerI feel sorry for her kids when they wonder where their fod came from

[@wafo133]

@@PeaceDwellerABSOLUTELY 😊

[@Jessicaddy]

Yall. she can still have a fringe… the difference is now she can do it because she WANTS it and not because she’s hiding behind it.

[@obi-wankedogi]

Thank goodness your surgeon said no to making it "smaller". You don't want a Theresa Giudice forehead. Glad she feels better.

[@bruna.brandt0303]

Dropping dead right now LOL 😂😂😂

[@jayjayvee4394]

She’s beautiful before and after . Confidence is key in life .

[@christineangelafarmer4900]

She looked nice before with the fringe it really suited her .

[@cmlvcontact3558]

The fringe absolutely looks great. Unfortunately she felt as though she had to hide behind it. She did that for a long time. And hiding isn’t fun. Now I’m sure she feels free.

[@aurora6920]

She looked amazing before, so pretty!! But I'm glad she's happy and more confident!

[@donnaglogowski3619]

I was in my teens walking back to work from lunch, the wind was blowing and the coworker I was with who was a guy asked me if I was going bald. Made me feel bad the rest of my life. I’ll never forget it. 😢

[@n3llybean]

I had the same comment made to me too

[@ghfamghgam1172]

Seen her tik toks her head looks much better and she seems so much happier and confident. Money well spent if it benefits your mental health.

[@TishA-ld5wd]

Dosent matter what you do in this world we all still get judged.

[@Zen-cx5tc]

Correct!

[@carolpetherick1037]

For what it's worth,you were very beautiful and striking before your surgery and I think it's very sad that you were made to feel unhappy about your appearance.

[@CayC-mz6ie]

She looked much better with a higher forehead before and more beautiful and more intelligent.

[@MichelleMBerry]

Her hair looked fine before, now it looks like a wig !

[@nikkinoo8721]

I can totally relate to this. I was bullied in school because of my massive forehead. If I had the money, I would totally have this done!!

[@blairariavanderkamp3405]

So was I but there's no way I'm doing it. I'm very happy with the way I am.

[@aprilm287]

I got bullied too - folk called me 'oven head'. No joke! Kids are mean

[@oceaneo4603]

So what ? The goal of bullied is to make the other person miserable, not to have a point.

[@Bunny11344]

@@oceaneo4603doesn’t make it ok they’re prob going to be miserable adults

[@kingbubz1592]

Hopefully you got over it if not then seek JESUS CHRIST OF NAZARETH.

[@Evemeister12]

Her original forehead wasn't even that bad. It's a shame society has coerced people into this sort of action.

[@biegebythesea6775]

read the comments. the people 'complimenting' the change will tell you all you need to know about humans.

[@wafo133]

“Wasn’t even that bad” 🙄

[@Uknownuser3193]

It’s a shame that people can’t just shut up and let others do what makes them happy.

[@francinejones2524]

I think from how she explains things, she wasn’t coerced. It sounds like an insecurity that was within herself. I wish her all the best.

[@sugarzblossom8168]

It didn't look bad at all to me

[@anneb5603]

I really like her forehead before. To me it looks prettier than the smaller one, but I understand it's her preference. We all seem to want the opposite of what we have.

[@mia94_]

Beauty standards are strange. Where i'm from having a big forehead is seen as beautiful. I honestly didn't see anything wrong with her old forehead, really wouldn't have 'noticed' it. But she is feeling more confident now which is the most important thing at the end of the day. Life is too short to be covering/concealing parts of us especially after so many years of living with it. I'm happy she can feel more beautiful now.

[@whitepouch0904]

Which country are you from? Back in a day it was the standard

[@krtt5837]

Yes now I’m curious to know which country you are from?

[@divusdark]

Not if you have an alien forehead like mine.

[@LaineyBug2020]

She looks a lot better with bangs. Her hairline now looks like she's wearing a wig. A bit of a crooked one at that. But if she's happy, to each their own.

[@alibi247]

I was thinking the same about it looking like it’s a wig.

[@laura1998xoxo]

I thought this too

[@willowfae7457]

These kinds of comments are the reason she had the surgery in the first place. Of course you're entitled to your opinions, but voicing them isn't kind, helpful or necessary. This woman is happy & that's all that matters.

[@bekanimal]

​@willowfae7457 it could help others who are considering this procedure, more things to keep in mind

[@jp80a68]

I dont' think her forehead was large, she is a lovely looking girl. I had a lesson from an artist and people do not realise how much of the face is the forehead, she had good proportions. If you draw an oval, and draw a line in the middle horizontally that's where you eyes go. Her hairstyles does not help her.

[@teresamckeown5594]

She is beautiful before and after. Her features are stunning and so symmetrical. ❤️

[@dorindadouglas2847]

I'm glad she was able to have this done. When you can have something that's an insecurity fixed, it's the best feeling in the world...speaking from experience.

[@WhatHeidiSees]

I feel the same way!

[@gbosonnet]

5-head owner here. I don't mind my forehead size at all but I can totally relate to her choice. My sister has a lower forehead and her hair just sits better and looks thicker because of the low hairline.

[@amelie-db7gu]

5-head is brilliant why have I never heard this? 👏👏👏

[@homodeus8713]

Shakespeare’s twin over here. Don’t care. Would look strange with a shorter forehead.

[@brittanyb5942]

I was bullied for my forehead in school. I would consider having this done as well if I had the courage to go thru with it and the money.

[@allthingsnu4673]

I am 59 years-old now and just learned of this surgery a few months ago. Had I learned about it when I was younger, I would have had it done. I was also bullied and made fun of because of my big forehead and have always had an insecurity about it.

[@mariamawits3689]

I'm so glad she's happy with the result she got! Great job Doctor!!

[@malicahamilton]

I didn’t even know this surgery existed! She did have a big forehead before but she was so beautiful! Her fringe suited her so well. Now her hair line looks oddly low. She’s happy and that’s all that matters ☺️

[@roxyneeley4698]

I think her results are fine. They are briefly shown in the video. Her hair is styled oddly in the video.

[@malicahamilton]

@@roxyneeley4698 Yeah the results do look much better on her Instagram pictures. The woman who styled her hair made it look odd I guess to show off her new forehead it’s not anything like how Beth styles it herself she normally wears it down , wavy with a middle part

[@Kim-ou7lc]

Stop lying. Her forehead was huge. And it looks pretty good now

[@laughingbird]

I’m more curious how the surgery is done.

[@user-dg6gq8gs9n]

I love the fringe on her! But she can still do that style if she wants to - she just also has the option of doing other styles, too. Happy for her!

[@katherineblanco9471]

She looks fine the way she was. Why cant people know they are enough. Love yourself the way you are no surgery is worth the risks.❤

[@elizabethnelson10]

I got bullied in school for being severely pigeon-toed, and there's no remotely safe surgery that's going to fix my hip rotation. Everybody has a right to do what they want to their body. But there are people who die from complications from surgery elective or not. And the trend of it worries me, and they don't talk about those risks. As someone who can't fix what's wrong with me, I just hope society starts to show more grace and acceptance of people who look different. Being human comes with such criticism. I wonder if she was told her features were lovely beforehand, she wouldn't have felt as much need to change. It nice that she feels like she doesn't have to be insecure about it anymore. I just worry when people can't stop, where does it stop? It'd be different for me if it didn't involve cutting into your flesh and possible infection.

[@cynthiaholland13]

The fringe is stunning on her!! I hope she goes back to bangs if her forehead is not too low now

[@leamichelle3792]

She looked way better before.

[@laura1998xoxo]

She looks incredible with a fringe!

[@danellerandall8905]

She looked better with a fringe

[@RR-kz4hq]

Rude

[@alibi247]

@@RR-kz4hq No just an honest opinion

[@bartafterdark900]

I always think it’s funny how peoples features no matter what size or shape, seem to suit their face! And when it’s changed, it usually looks more unusual or odd. It’s really like our faces were made to be the way they are, yes her forehead was big but it seemed to fit the rest of her face. I honestly think 99% of the time, people have a more harmonic face beforehand - her features are very close together so the forehead seemed to balance it out somehow. Now she looks more strange!

[@distorbia20]

Listen as an East African there is a running joke we have massive forehead. Honestly we laugh it off. My forehead looks amazing is not big at all but some of us do have a massive forehead. 😊

[@bluebird4815]

😂😂😂 I was about to say this with my East African forehead.

[@alicerwemairibagiza7133]

Another East African here 😂 I live in West Africa and people mock me for my forehead 🇷🇼

[@cynthiaholland13]

Yes beautiful high foreheads for my brothers and sisters there

[@homodeus8713]

Imagine the father of your children hoping they won’t inherit your forehead 😂😂😂😂! Who cares, it’s big brains.

[@Muffinga]

Fellow East African and I’ve always had a massive complex over my forehead. I’m looking into doing something permanent about it because I’m so tired of looking like megamind 😅

[@b.bernal6151]

She should have saved her money and kept the fringe. She looked pretty with a fringe.

[@johannaliceaga5936]

Honestly 9k is not bad for the results she got it’s worth all that

[@lacyrussell6688]

Parents who have plastic surgery can’t tell her child to love themselves unconditionally because that’s not what they did. We tell our children to be kind, Playfair don’t lie don’t cheat and to love yourself unconditionally. And all these things are thrown out the door when we come adults. We are the biggest hypocrites, and yet we expect so much from our children.

[@leianahope4831]

Yes! With a capital! 💯🤞🤞🤞🙌

[@JJ-be2qg]

Gorgeous before and after surgery! ❤

[@08emily89]

Looks great! Sad she felt she needed to do it though

[@fanieviljoen3713]

This is strange to me. I always thought a high forehead was a sign of beauty and showed you had more brains. But she looks beautiful either way.

[@Junitunes]

Where are you from ? I’ve seen this a few times in the comments. It must be a culture thing

[@whosaidthat4299]

More brains 😂.

[@stitchingandstuff3930]

Good on her! I have a high forehead and hide it with a fringe, I only clip it back when I'm at home and still feel self concious even though it's just me and my husband in the house.

[@lorrainecaddy1433]

Whatever makes you happy, it’s your body and your money so your call. You look fabulous ❤

[@khonkhosilelihle7414]

Girl you look good. As long as it's healthy then why not.

[@MichelleMBerry]

I wish I had so little to worry about.

[@juliette8130]

In my culture having a high forehead means being intelligent.

[@ainun5970]

what culture is it?

[@Capricorn11178]

I must be really smart then

[@tashaax1993xanimalloverx]

I have a huge forehead would neber do this u can kind of tell now her face looks looks out pf proportion

[@briannaholzerland1019]

this is insane...she looked better before..her hairline is too close to her eyes now.

[@angeliquediaz5688]

Most women with big foreheads are pretty Tyra Rihanna me lol

[@Arielle1309]

She looked lovely before, but if she's happier now good for her.

[@angelglowstudios1454]

I actually want this procedure 😭

[@youwwaaaat7166]

it looks strange now maybe cus the hair is completely slicked to the side?

[@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603]

Oh yes the new hair line needs to gradually implant itself onto the new placement area for the absolute finale- and it will!

[@alibi247]

@@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603 If that’s the case I wonder why she didn’t wait to go on the show

[@eyeshalfwayopeneyeshalfway2603]

@@alibi247 yes I was thinking that too but it was maybe booked already as part of a discount promotion for the procedure (?). But I wouldn’t think she would need a discount so 🤷🏼‍♀️.

[@bekanimal]

Yes, i just don't think it's the best haircut on her . But when they showed a different after- photo of her with a different hairstyle, it was super cute

[@rachela1496]

She is gorgeous! I actually thought she was Millie Bobby Brown when I caught a glimpse of her in the thumbnail.

[@maxamilliansteele6454]

_COULD'VE JUST WORN BANGS_

[@anaadamz375]

Boils down to comments in school making her feel insecure.

[@user-tl3hu2lh6u]

Good to see Allison and Dermot together again!!! You brighten up the darkest days.🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@peeg09]

Sad she had to do it, she looked great. But if it makes her feel better...

[@jc-246]

She was and is the same beautiful woman but if she was literally living feeling insecure everyday about her appearance then it was taking over her life so surgery was the right option for her. God bless her. Wow I can't believe people shame people because of a forehead etc we live in a world today where individuality isn't celebrated you have to look the same and conform to the same face and body shape. It's a real shame.

[@kinga-635]

Where’s Rihanna At ?

[@rosameijering5161]

We did not talk about it ten years later

[@francinejones2524]

She is very beautiful regardless. She kinda looks like Selena Gomez!💖

[@sugar-free-2centz]

I have a big forehead too and desperately want to get this procedure done. That big of a forehead is a masculine feature and takes away from a woman's looks so much!

[@rexp1727]

I've heard about this surgery for sooo many years now. How is this something that important to be on TV?

[@tonyhoffman3309]

To sell people on unnecessary vanity medical procedures.

[@Rosesandchocolates7777]

I think she was pretty before,she is pretty now.

[@BLUEY-il3dx]

I can't even save £100 let alone £9k 😂

[@aurora6920]

She is a tiktok influencer it can pay really well

[@BLUEY-il3dx]

@@aurora6920 I'm defo doing something wrong in life 😂

[@missmadelinesadventures3278]

From a five head to a forehead. She looks lovely regardless ❤

[@angelaM-wv9xe]

High foreheads and receding hairline is quite common in northeastern European women

[@jonnyfendi2003]

And black women

[@Capricorn11178]

Maybe there is European in my Dna 👀. My forehead is kind of big.

[@yolandatubin8126]

Looked great with the fringe. Nonetheless as long as she’s happy it’s her choice..

[@emmacharlotte6538]

I've wanted this since I was young but just can't afford 😭

[@j.m.9727]

She looked great with bangs but she didn't want to wear bangs for the rest of her life. She wanted to be able to wear any hairstyle and this surgery will let her. She looks great.

[@jazmine6971]

I liked her look before but if it makes her happy thats what its about.

[@UrNameIsToby]

RHIANNA!!!!!👍👍👍👍👍👍

[@rosameijering5161]

To be hobest it looks fake

[@lhollyrivera3408]

I wish I could get tear tough filler but its scary to think it might move in my face

[@BreezyNici]

Don’t get it! Mine moved. I used to have sunken circles, felt self conscious about it and got the tear trough filler. It has migrated and not dissolved. A lot of people don’t know that it doesn’t always dissolve. I would have rather not gotten it

[@mayapope-sutherland6146]

Hammond : when you made the decision to um yaknow go-a-head

[@cynthiaholland13]

It's a little too low now though right?? Looks like a wig

[@jaimereynolds258]

Agree

[@itssssj]

and she wanted it lower 😳

[@techtinkerin]

How to mess up the proportion of your head

[@rubyerinl4287]

What I don’t understand is how her eyebrows aren’t pointing upwards now

[@tessa7778]

Wondering the same!

[@Junitunes]

I can’t see what you’re talking about haha.

[@shaymiller5744]

9k is like 10 budget holidays or 5 extravagant holidays ✈️ 😢

[@lhollyrivera3408]

So sad i wish people could love themselves the way they are born.. I'm people. Btw with the forehead she looks alot like combat gel lady

[@Korra808]

Seriously there are worse Fringe then hers like mine but hey I may not have the money to do anything about it but I own there is no point in hiding behind such thing wigs or bangs

[@kickboxerphil]

9 grand to look the same.. She was fit before.

[@Thatirishbuck]

It may look the same to you, not her though, thats what matters.

[@CatherineSaimon-uv7nf]

Now she look like selena Gomez... Congratulations

[@davidtsmith33]

She looked better before.

[@erikau.4835]

but she looked better before?! never mind....

[@Iceis_Phoenix]

her tattoo needs to go next

[@rosameijering5161]

This is horrible it goes too far

[@teresataylor5670]

In the future her kids might need/want same procedure.

[@Solitude11-11]

Looked better before imo.

[@teeniequeenie8369]

Honestly I think she looked better with the ba gas hut whatever makes her happy

[@biegebythesea6775]

to quote bob mortimer "a sniper's dream".

[@-moondust-]

Will it look different when she heals fully?

[@WhatHeidiSees]

It's been two weeks

[@cocosurgerow]

She does look younger

[@Black.Sabbath]

One interviewer who doesn't even learn the guest's name before they come on, another interviewer who can't look the guest in the eye.

[@conoconnor4375]

Who is the girl? What age is she?

[@francinejones2524]

What are you even talking about??? I see them both making good eye contact!

[@theukeconomist6518]

First world problems. 😅

[@jhbb19]

Toyota Camry getting a car wash. There was nothing wrong before. Cheaper and better option would have been an eyebrow lift.

[@dandelion9915]

Good for her, the result looks so great!! If people want to make cosmetic changes as adults and they have done their research and taken a lot of time to think about it, I’m all for it. You wouldn’t believe the difference it can make to someone’s confidence. It has such a positive flow-on effect to the rest of life when we feel happy and confident in ourselves. People don’t make these decisions lightly, going through with a surgery is always a risk and often a big commitment financially as well as physically to go through anaesthesia and recovery time. If someone is still willing to go through with it at the end of the day, it must mean a lot to them. Procedures like this are an investment in one’s self confidence, and if the end result is that it makes them feel more confident in themselves and happier, that to me is the best investment. She put it perfectly “I did it for me”.

[@jonasandezekiel1109]

She needs to take meds. I can't even see a difference.

[@Allegra11]

She looked lovely before