Jack Johnson, a 19-year-old from the United Kingdom, has spent £20,000 (about $34,126 CAD) on cosmetic surgery to look like British soccer star David Beckham.
Considering Beckham was crowned People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive 2015, there’s no doubt that the former England captain is an attractive person.
Johnson spent the money on procedures for his cheeks, chin, eyebrows, lips, teeth and tanning injections to try to achieve the Beckham look, and has revealed that he will need to spend another £30,000 (about $51,124 CAD) to make that happen, in spite of the fact he is unemployed and the surgeries he’s already undergone have left him £19,000 (about $32,378 CAD) in debt.
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Johnson appeared on ITV’s This Morning on Monday to discuss his transformation.
Getting straight to the point, host Phil Scofield said: “You don’t look like David Beckham and you are incredibly in debt.”
Responding and discussing his reasons for wanting to look like Beckham, Johnson said: “I lost myself inside, it’s alright covering up with makeup or trying to make yourself look better, but inside I didn’t feel nice so David Beckham, I have always loved him. I love his lifestyle, I love the way he looks, I love how he presents himself, do you know what I mean?”
Despite the fact he doesn’t look like Beckham, Scofield responded that: “You’ve got to have the bone structure to work on — it’s going to be very hard for you to look like him.”
“Obviously I know I don’t look like him, I’m not that stupid. But I have a long way to go to get my goal of looking like him. Easily another 30 grand. It will cost money and operations to look like him,” Johnson said. “Obviously I’m not slim, like him or have the six pack, but I do want a gastric band.”
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Johnson added that doctors have “kicked him out” when he’s asked about the band in the past.
“I’ve told them I really need it and it will change my life. I’ve had problems all my life with weight and I’m not doing it as a quick way to lose weight. I’ve tried every diet in the book, every exercise and I can’t do it, so I need the gastric band to help me,” Johnson revealed. “And when I’m done that I have to still exercise and eat healthy.”
He later added: “I do love myself, I just want to look like David Beckham. Who doesn’t? No one can say he’s ugly or unattractive. Even people who aren’t a fan.”
Viewers were not impressed with his attempt to look like Beckham and quickly took to social media to speak about Johnson’s appearance.
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This isn’t the first time a person has spent a large amount of money to look like a celebrity.
Toby Sheldon spent $100,000 US on plastic surgery in order to look like Justin Bieber, who’s 14-years younger than Sheldon. The Bieber super-fan appeared on plastic surgery horror story series Botched and spent five years (and had numerous surgeries including face fillers, a chin reduction and eyelid surgery) attempting to look like the Canadian pop star.
Sheldon was found dead in a motel room in San Fernando last summer, with the L.A. County Coroner listing the cause of death as “multiple drug intoxication.”
Kitty, 30, from Houston, Texas, underwent six different cosmetic surgery procedures, spending a total of $25,000 US to look like Academy Award winning-actress Jennifer Lawrence.
There is no single reason why people ask for these kinds of surgeries or injections that can be dangerous and life-threatening.
Psychiatrist Dr.Carole Lieberman told Yahoo, “Consciously or unconsciously, people think that if they look like a particular celebrity, it will bring them the power a celebrity has, the power to attract people, to be a heartbreaker, to have guys or girls swooning over them.”
Mental health can play a factor in these cases, too.
“Mental health issues on the extreme end of the spectrum could include severe personality disorders or even psychosis,” Manhattan psychologist Dr. Joesph Cilona explained. “Those individuals are rarely if ever satisfied with the results of cosmetic surgeries. This dissatisfaction often fuels the need and desires for more and more procedures.”
Watch the full interview with Johnson here.
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