FORMER soap star Danniella Westbrook has been on a journey to rebuild her face after her tumultuous past with drug abuse.
of the 52-year-old looking completely unrecognisable after undergoing more reconstructive surgery in Dubai.
The Sun yesterday revealed snaps of Danniella as she went under the knife for a full face, neck and brow lift in addition to a lip and nose reconstructionCredit: BackGrid
The star has had a number of surgeries over the years after struggling with a cocaine addiction in the 90sCredit: Getty
The 52-year-old former EastEnders star has had a number of bizarre surgeries including liposuction on her knees and a rib put into her cheekboneCredit: BackGrid
Danniella shot to fame starring as Sam Mitchell on One’s .
While many of Danniella’s surgeries have been constructive, some have been purely cosmetic – either way the star loves to keep her fans in the loop.
These are all the wild surgeries the TV legend has had so far.
Nose reconstruction
Following Danniella’s battle with cocaine addiction in the 90s her septum collapsed and she was forced to have a nose reconstruction.
The I’m A Celeb star previously said she first tried the drug at 14 as a result of child abuse.
In her tell-all book, released in 2006, Danniella said she had her eroded septum and columella replaced.
Danniella’s many boob jobs
Danniella has been very committed to boob surgery over the years, having at least seven boob jobs and ending up a size 34DD.
When she appeared on ‘s Celebrity Botched Up Bodies she revealed she went from a 34B to a 34D.
But she didn’t stop there, wanting to go bigger despite being warned by her doctor.
Danniella even insisted she wanted them so large that they looked like “huge footballs.”
Her doctor apparently said her frame was too small for such huge breasts but Danniella claimed she didn’t care and begged him to do it anyway.
Actress Danniella Westbrook was snapped on the EastEnders set back in 1985Credit: Getty
Screws instead of Teeth
The former Celebrity contestant previously revealed she nearly died following a botched surgical procedure in 2015.
Danniella suffered a severe bout of osteoporosis, which is a health condition that weakens bones.
She was left with screws for teeth as her cheekbones “wasted away.”
In 2018, she told The Mirror: “They need to take a piece of bone out of my skull and put a plate into my face but they’ve got nothing to stick the plate on at the minute because the bone’s not strong enough.”
While Danniella was in the CBB house she was rushed to hospital for emergency treatment after suffering horrendous teeth pain.
She said: “The bone hadn’t closed around the screws so they took me out of the house three times to a dentist, which they’re not meant to, because the pain was so bad.”
The star was down bad and even contracted septicaemia, which she battled in hospital for seven weeks.
Danniella told fans they had to remove all her teeth out and give her a denture.
Liposuction on her knees
One of the most bizarre surgeries the star had was liposuction on her knees; a procedure she told The Sun was unnecessary.
Alongside the surgery the star also admitted she didn’t need her seven boob jobs, eye lift, face lift and Botox.
A rib inserted into her cheek
TV icon Danniella claimed in 2022 she made plans to have a rib put into her cheek to help reconstruct her face.
She previously told us: “I hate the way I look. I’m constantly made fun of, and trolled for it.
“People message me, saying: ‘You’re so ugly, you’re a junkie, you should just go and kill yourself.’
“I’ve also had messages saying they are glad I’m not coming back to EastEnders because no one wants me scaring their kids on the telly.”
While the planned procedure would most definitely have boosted her confidence she said it would also help her breathing and sinus issues.
Five facial reconstruction surgeries
Danniella jetted off to Turkey for her fifth facial reconstruction surgery back in 2023.
She told OK! it was a thread lift which saw surgeons put over 1,200 threads into her face.
The TV personality also said she flew over for a nose reconstruction but the surgery failed to straighten her nose despite the use of 200 threads.
In another of her facial reconstruction attempts Danniella announced she had a fat transfer.
She said surgeons took “fat out of my back, my sides and my stomach, and put it into my face to make it more symmetrical.”
But Danniella soon regretted this procedure as she branded her experience a “living nightmare.”
In 2025, she went under the knife again for another facial surgery.
She said: “Today, I got the amazing news that I’m officially clear to move on to stage 2 of my recovery. Despite a rough patch with an infection (which was a known risk), my doctors are happy with how everything’s going – and that means everything to me.”
It could take Danniella nine months to recover from her latest surgeryCredit: BackGrid
The former EastEnders star had the surgery in Dubai this weekCredit: BackGrid
Latest Surgery
We yesterday revealed Danniella’s latest surgery snaps as she went under the knife for a full face, neck and brow lift in addition to a lip and nose reconstruction.
Undergoing the procedure at the Gargash Hospital in Dubai, the actress was pictured in her hospital gown awaiting the surgery before finally being able to leave several hours later.
Donning a pink dress, Danniella left the facility in a wheelchair with a facial compression garment wrapped around her head.
A full recovery for a face, neck and chin lift can take up to nine months.
The surgery was performed by Danniella’s trusted Surgeon Dr Parviz Sadigh, who has carried out operations on her in the past.
Danniella previously told us she hates the way she looks and is constantly made fun ofCredit: Getty
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