Denmark’s prime minister has lashed out at a plastic surgeon who offered to ‘fix’ her nose in an unsolicited Instagram post.
Mette Frederiksen shared a screenshot of a message she received Instagram of a male plastic surgeon.
She said he reached out to offer his services to “fix that spot on your nose.”
The Danish prime minister, one of the longest-serving heads of government in Europe, replied curtly: “Oh no. I’m happy with my body and don’t really need a male plastic surgeon to have an opinion about it.’
She shared the screenshot on social media and wrote that she received the message when she returned Ukraine.
Frederiksen, the second woman to hold the highest political post in Denmark, wrote: “I can’t tell you how many messages I have received over the years about my appearance. Especially that I have ugly teeth and thin hair. That I have an ugly “wart” on my nose and… to get a round of it Botox.
‘I don’t worry about what others do with their appearance. I [am] fine with my body. As it is now, if you are a woman and approaching fifty.
‘And then I get a bit old-fashioned indignant. If you must write to me (and you are very welcome), I hope you will spend your time on something more important. Not on my nose.’
Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen (pictured) has rejected a plastic surgeon’s offer to ‘fix’ her nose
Mette Frederiksen shared a screenshot of an unsolicited direct message she received on Instagram from a male plastic surgeon
Her brother Per Frederiksen previously told De Telegraaf that her nose was damaged in a fight with a group of skinheads in her youth.
He said that at the age of 13, she was punched in the face while defending a group of Arab refugees from Greenjackets – an organized group of racist youth who came from Copenhagen.
Mr Frederiksen said: ‘When she went between them they broke her nose, so you can say she has never been afraid to stick her nose out.
“She’s always been a fighter. When you look at pictures of her, you can still see the dent in her nose.”
Mr. Frederiksen said his sister’s experience growing up in Aalborg, a working-class port city, gave her valuable expertise on how to confront threats, including those from Donald Trump, who has threatened to annex Greenland, an autonomous region of Denmark.
She is among a number of European leaders who will attend a security summit on the Arctic region, which is at the center of rising tensions, in the Finnish city of Rovaniemi in September.
Claims by Mr Trump that Greenland should become American, and China’s move to send a container ship on an Arctic route, have put the region under intense spotlight.
The September 13-14 meeting aims to “strengthen the EU’s common strategic approach to the Arctic as its geopolitical significance continues to grow rapidly,” said a statement from Finnish Prime Minister Petteri Orpo’s office.
EU leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk and Ms Frederiksen, will attend, along with EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas and EU Council President Antonio Costa.
“The Arctic is an increasingly important part of the European security environment,” Orpo said in the statement.
‘The European Union has direct interests in its stability, security and sustainable development. It is very valuable to be able to discuss these issues together with an extensive group of EU leaders,” he added.
The Arctic has taken on greater strategic importance as melting sea ice has improved access to crucial natural resources and opened up new maritime routes.
