Vicki Gunvalson has spoken out about how cruel taunts led her
to get a plastic surgery makeover which included nose job and a chin
implant.
The 51-year-old debuted her new 'settled in' face on Watch What Happens Live on Monday night.
The reality star's surgery was featured on the season premiere of Real Housewives of Orange County earlier in the evening, it was filmed just a few weeks after she went under the knife and swelling had hidden the final results.
While the surgery was extensive, the star said she hoped the results were not too extreme.
'Hopefully it doesn't look any different, I didn't even tell my mother until she found out tonight,' she said.
The
before and after: Vicki - seen here before the latest round of surgery
in 2010 and on the show - had a nose job, fat injections and a chin
implant
The mother of two said she left it up to doctors to decide what exactly she got done.
'I had fat from my sides put into my face,' the Bravo personality revealed.
'And then they put in an implant (in my chin) because I guess when you do the nose they needed to do the chin.
'I just kind of closed my eyes and said "Just do what you think is going to look good" and they did it.'
Last season Gretchen Rossi's fiance Slade Smiley branded her 'Miss Piggy'.
Vicki insisted Slade's comment were not the only reason she went under the knife. (She said 'Gretchen would kill me' if she blamed Slade).
'At the end of the day it hurt my feelings but there were a lot of people who said my nose was turned up and I look like Miss Piggy and it made me self conscious so I saw a doctor.'
Viki was also shown a video of her co-stars Gretchen and Tamra Barney mocking her surgery.
Clearly upset by their reaction Vicki said she expected nasty comments.
'It is hurtful but I know I shouldn't have been on camera straight away I was only out of surgery one or two weeks but what was I going to do? Hide?'
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Monday nights on Bravo.
The 51-year-old debuted her new 'settled in' face on Watch What Happens Live on Monday night.
The reality star's surgery was featured on the season premiere of Real Housewives of Orange County earlier in the evening, it was filmed just a few weeks after she went under the knife and swelling had hidden the final results.
Speaking out: Vicki Gunvalson opened up on Watch What Happens Live on Monday about her facial surgery
On the live show last night, she hid behind a cardboard curtain while being introduced by Andy Cohen and then unveiled her final new look.While the surgery was extensive, the star said she hoped the results were not too extreme.
'Hopefully it doesn't look any different, I didn't even tell my mother until she found out tonight,' she said.
The big reveal: The Real Housewives Of The O.C. covered her face initially
'I had fat from my sides put into my face,' the Bravo personality revealed.
'And then they put in an implant (in my chin) because I guess when you do the nose they needed to do the chin.
'I just kind of closed my eyes and said "Just do what you think is going to look good" and they did it.'
Injections and fillers: 'I had fat from my sides put into my face,' the Bravo personality revealed
For
seven seasons of the original Housewives franchise, Vicki's facial
features - particularly and earlier nose job - had drawn snide comments
from fans and other stars of the show.Last season Gretchen Rossi's fiance Slade Smiley branded her 'Miss Piggy'.
Vicki insisted Slade's comment were not the only reason she went under the knife. (She said 'Gretchen would kill me' if she blamed Slade).
Ta-dah: Now the swelling has gone down Vicki was excited to show off the final results
'I didn't do it because of Slade,' Vicki told Andy.'At the end of the day it hurt my feelings but there were a lot of people who said my nose was turned up and I look like Miss Piggy and it made me self conscious so I saw a doctor.'
Viki was also shown a video of her co-stars Gretchen and Tamra Barney mocking her surgery.
Clearly upset by their reaction Vicki said she expected nasty comments.
'It is hurtful but I know I shouldn't have been on camera straight away I was only out of surgery one or two weeks but what was I going to do? Hide?'
The Real Housewives of Orange County airs Monday nights on Bravo.
Hurtful:
The 51-year-old explains she has been left hurt by both people's
comments prior to the surgery and her co-stars' reactions to her new
look