Lionel Richie, 73, says he won’t ever get plastic surgery, uses sex to stay young
By K24 Editorial, May 11, 2023Lionel Richie’s coronation performance stirred up quite the controversy after he was blasted as ‘disappointing’ by viewers of King Charles’ celebratory concert on Sunday – but now the famed crooner is set to spark serious debate for a very different reason entirely: his stance on anti-ageing techniques.
The 73-year-old singer has managed to maintain the same youthful appearance for many years now – but despite the pressure stars face to stay young, Lionel insists you will never catch him going under the knife in an attempt to preserve his looks.
Speaking to Daily Mail, the father-of-three revealed why he won’t ever go down the same surgical route as many of his Hollywood contemporaries, explaining that he would hate not being able to return to his natural appearance after getting plastic surgery.
‘[Plastic surgery] locks you in for that year [while you recover] – and after that you can’t go naturally, you’re staying right there… You try and go back to reset, and you can’t,’ he said, adding: ‘[And] that s*** goes wrong!’
And there’s one other very important reason why the All Night Long singer wants to avoid undergoing an aesthetic procedure: ‘God might not recognize me, so I want to make sure he knows me.’
Instead of surgery, Lionel – who has been in a relationship with Swiss-Caribbean model Lisa Parigi for more than a decade – said he prefers to focus on a much more natural approach to anti-ageing, combining traditional methods like plenty of sleep and lots of water with another rather more risque activity: sex.
‘Water, sleep, and sweat, not too much red meat,’ he said when asked how he takes care of himself at the eighth annual Hollywood Beauty Awards. ‘I know it’s real boring. [Sex] will work also and it’s good for your heart.’
Lionel’s seemingly ageless appearance became the source of much interest once again this past weekend after he performed alongside the likes of Katy Perry and British boyband Take That at a Sunday night concert held to celebrate the coronation of King Charles.
The performance sparked a slew of debate online after critics spoke out to blast what they viewed as a ‘ropey’ and ‘awful’ performance at Windsor Castle.
However social media users also took notice of his on-stage appearance for a very different reason, calling attention to how young Lionel still looks after more than five decades in the spotlight.
‘How is Lionel 73, he looks so young?’ one person questioned on Twitter, while another joked: ‘He’s been dancing on the ceiling since the 80s gravity in reverse.’
Another user suggested: ‘A lot of surgery.’