Martha Stewart slams plastic surgery and insists Sports Illustrated Swimsuit pics were NOT retouched

Martha Stewart has taken issue with critics who accused her of having plastic surgery – and insisted she did Sports Illustrated swimsuit photos are not retouched.

The TV personality, 81, flaunted her stunning figure in a range of revealing swimsuits for the publication’s 2023 issue – which hits stores on Thursday.

And now the businesswoman has responded to “naysayers” who accused the outlet of improving her appearance in the photos, insisting they are “incredibly accurate.”

“There are only a few naysayers who say, ‘The photos are overly retouched.’ But they’re not,” she said Variety this week, while discussing the shoot.

The TV personality, 81, showed off her stunning figure in a range of revealing swimsuits for the publication’s 2023 issue – which hit the stands on Thursday

And now the businesswoman has responded to ‘naysayers’ who accused the outlet of improving her appearance in the photos, insisting they are ‘incredibly accurate’

“They are incredibly accurate photos. I was very happy that there wasn’t much airbrushing.”

“There are only a few naysayers who say, ‘The photos are overly retouched.’ But they’re not,” Martha (seen in March) told Variety. They’re incredibly accurate. I was really glad there wasn’t much airbrushing’

The 81-year-old also spoke about rumors that she’s gone under the knife, saying: “I’ve definitely not had any kind of plastic surgery.

“I have very healthy, good hair. I drink green juice every day. I take my vitamins. I eat very healthy.

‘I have very good skin doctors. I am very careful in the sun. I wear hats and wear sunblock every day.”

She added that she “gets certain fillers every now and then” for “a line here or there,” but insisted she “hates” Botox.

‘It’s a strange thing for me. I really don’t do much,” the author continued.

Martha made history as the oldest woman to grace the front cover of the magazine, which also featured Megan Fox, Kim Petras and Brooks Nader on the four covers this year.

She was photographed by Ruven Afanador in the Punta Cana area of ​​the Dominican Republic and wore nine different swimsuits during the shoot.

The 81-year-old (seen in a sexy pool selfie she shared in 2020) addressed rumors she’d gone under the knife, saying: ‘I’ve had absolutely no plastic surgery whatsoever’

She added that she “gets certain fillers every now and then” for “a line here or there,” but insisted she “hates” Botox. She is pictured last month

To prepare for it, she told Variety that she increased her Pilates to three times a week, watched what she ate and stopped drinking alcohol.

“I’ve had my regular facials, but maybe more often, and I’ve also gotten a spray tan,” she added. “I’m not a hairy person, but I got a full body wax.”

Amid the blistering cover, the mother of one child was asked if she’d ever considered posing for Playboy in the past, and she made it clear she wanted nothing to do with the raunchy outlet.

‘No. I never would have done Playboy because that’s what I found [to be] a very inappropriate magazine,’ she said. “I was brought up prudish. We were very conservative.’

During a conversation with the New York Times On the shoot, Martha said she had a “really good time,” but admitted there were some things she wasn’t comfortable with — like people on set referring to her breasts as “the girls.”

To prepare for it, she told Variety that she increased her Pilates to three times a week, watched what she ate and stopped drinking alcohol. She saw last year

“I’ve had my regular facials, but maybe more often, and I’ve also gotten a spray tan,” she added. ‘I’m not a hairy person, but I have a complete body wax’

“All these people were urging me on and talking about ‘the girls’. I’ve never called my breasts ‘the girls’ in my life,” she said.

‘I hate that sort of thing. All the time these people were pushing, “Put this out, push that in.”

“I had to stay there for eight hours. Still, we were filming in the Dominican Republic and I had a great time.’

Martha told SI Swim that she “doesn’t think about age much,” but that posing on the cover at 81 was “a little bit historic.”

“When I heard I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit I was like, ‘Oh, that’s pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person I’ve ever seen on a Sports Illustrated cover,'” she said.

“And I don’t think much about age, but I thought this is kind of historical.”