Should tweakments be kept secret? Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball debate the importance of telling your other half about Botox

Nowadays, tweakments and a subtle zhuzh are part of many people’s beauty regimes - no longer reserved for Hollywood stars and no longer carried out in secret.

People will happily talk about the best filler or how certain injectables have helped with plenty of skin concerns, from sagging to fine lines and hydration. Or will they? On a recent episode of their podcast, Dig It, Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball got on to the topic of keeping their tweakments secret from their partners or families.

For Zoe, it’s all a question of do they even need to know, while Jo agreed that, sometimes, people can have the wrong impression and think that an injectable here or there is going to ruin one’s face.

Zoe got the conversation started, saying, “Who tells their other half about having Botox? Because I think most of the men I know are always like, ‘Oh, don't wreck your face. Don't do this. Don't do that to it’.”

She continued, “I don't hide it from them. Because obviously sometimes you can't hide it when you've had a bit too much or suddenly you can't smile anymore”.

Not only does Jo agree, she let listeners in on her own beauty regime secrets. She shared, “I have Profhilo, which I really like, which is just like very, very hydrating, and then a tiny bit of baby Botox just between the eyebrows and then around the eyes.”

Like Zoe, Jo doesn’t have any shame in the treatment, but there was a reason she didn’t tell her family about it. “I didn't tell anybody for ages because a bit of me was intrigued to see whether the family would notice.

“And also I knew they had quite strong views about it. I didn't want to tell them in the beginning, just out of my own curiosity to see whether they would actually notice anything different. And when they didn't, I was like, okay, so I'm getting away with it.”

Zoe added, “I really admire and respect people who don't do anything and look fabulous. But sometimes a little bit of something has made a difference to me and made me feel a little bit better.”

This issue struck a chord with many listeners who were quick to rush to the comments to debate the topic of judgement around these beauty choices, and why some still feel the need to keep it secret.

Perhaps proving Zoe and Jo's arguments, many of the comments seemed disappointed that the pair were even having the treatments in the first place. One comment read, "Have to admit, I feel a little disappointed in this. Icons who I thought would not reinforce impossible ideals. Such a shame we don't seem to be able to embrace who we are as we age."

On the other side of things, one fan wrote, “People dye their hair, it's not natural. Hairy armpits, very natural. Everyone has their line of what they will and won't do. Let's support freedom of choice and other women.”

Another seemed to prove Jo’s point that these treatments can be so subtle people just won’t notice when they added, “I was amazed how many of my friends have Botox when I discussed it.”