Photo:Michelle Trachtenberg/Instagram
Michelle Trachtenberg/Instagram
This story was published in January 2024, before the sudden death of Michelle Trachtenberg at age 39 on Feb. 26.For more on her death, please go here.
Michelle Trachtenbergis setting the record straight on her appearance.
“Fun fact. This is my face. Not malnutrition no problems. Why do you have to hate? Get a calendar,” the actress captioned the selfie showing of her dip dyed pink hair.
“You’re stunning, but you had buccal fat removal,” someone else commented. “Your cheeks suddenly look sucked in, exactly the same way the buccal fat removal in the face/cheeks does to people. You’ve always been beautiful and still are and there’s nothing wrong with getting surgery, but why lie about it?
But Trachtenberg was quick to respond and let her fans and followers know that she is OK.
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Last week Trachtenberg also shared a behind-the-scenes picture of getting her hair done alongside actress and singer Alexa PenaVega. In the photo she and PenaVega pose next to each other with towels drapped around their necks.
“These kids….now adults getting our roots/hair done! Love this girl@vegaalexa🔎💖” she wrote.
Trachtenberg often uses her Instagram feed as a platform to connect with fans and open up about her past.
In 2020, she shared an emotional Valentine’s Day post reflecting onbeing the victim of bullying in her adolescent years.
Though theBuffy the Vampire Slayerstar was a successful working child actress, she admitted she still has “scars” to this day from past bullying trauma.
“The kids were cruel. There is no need to harp on the past,” she said. “But I still have scars from being thrown down stairs and slammed into lockers head first.”
In honor of those who are currently being bullied,Trachtenberg wrote in her caption, “I write this to every child, teen, person, out there who is bullied. You are something. Do not put your value in someone else. Not letting them win, is your win.”
source: people.com
