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Suranne Jones says women have the right to age naturally and will never have Botox injections, despite using alternative skin rejuvenation procedures.
The actress is currently taking centre stage as fictional Prime Minister Abigail Dalton in new Netflix drama Hostage alongside Julie Delphy and Adolescence star Ashley Walters.
It’s the latest in a series of high profile TV roles for Jones, 47, following her emergence as feisty Karen McDonald in Coronation Street more than two decades ago.
But she insists she would never contemplate having Botox for the sake of a job opportunity, despite considering other treatments – among them Morpheus8, a procedure that helps to shrink pores and acne scars.
Speaking to Andy Goldstein and Lisa Snowdon on the We’re Not Getting Any Younger podcast, she said: ‘I don’t think I’ll ever do Botox because I’m too frightened. It’ll be me that it goes wrong for.
‘But I would do Morpheus8. Profhilo I’ve done. But that’s about as far as I’ll go. With Profhilo it’s like just a drink for the skin.’
Suranne Jones says women have the right to age naturally and will never have Botox injections, because she worries about the prospect of something ‘going wrong.’
The actress is currently taking centre stage as fictional Prime Minister Abigail Dalton in new Netflix drama Hostage alongside Julie Delphy and Adolescence star Ashley Walters
She added: ‘I will dabble, but I’m also a bit scared. Also, I can get all the jobs as we get older. And I’ll just play the nanas, which I’m happy to do.’
Jones had previously insisted that actors should be judged on their ability first and foremost, rather than their appearance.
She told the Radio Times: ‘Character is about what shines from within. It’s not about fixing what’s outside.’
The actress also credited Netflix for allowing women to take a central role in her latest drama – both in front of and behind the camera.
‘The best people for the job were always going to be women,’ she said. ‘And Netflix agreed. If women don’t use women writers, or directors, or camera operators, no new women will come up in the industry.’
The star, who raises a son with husband Laurence Akers, previously spoke about the difficulties she’s faced in balancing a career with her responsibilities as a parent.
Comparing her own situation to that of DCI Amy Silva, her character in 2021 drama Silva, she said: ‘Being a woman who constantly wants to prove herself and feels like a responsibility of many people, when we’re out filming and when crews are doing lots for us – I think Amy and I share that.
‘I have a child. I share that [with Amy]. I’m constantly trying to balance my life and my career. I share that.’
The star, who raises a son with husband Laurence Akers (pictured), previously spoke about the difficulties she’s faced in balancing a career with her responsibilities as a parent
Jones also admitted she was pleased that so many dramas, like Vigil (pictured), were giving women the opportunity to take dominant roles
She added: ‘I’ve had issues with anxiety, which Amy has had. So there’s a lot of things that I can relate to. That’s the beauty of finding the characters where you can go, “that’s the one” when you read it.’
Jones also admitted she was pleased that so many dramas, like Vigil, were giving women the opportunity to take dominant roles.
She said: ‘I think we just don’t take our foot off the gas – that’s the big thing. From I started, 25 years ago, things have come a long way.
‘There are so many people who can put our stories, which is fabulous, and TV has changed. So I think the key is just to not settle and to keep finding the stories and pushing those people to come forward.’
