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Julia Fox believes it is important for women to be open about any cosmetic procedures they undergo.

The 35-year-old actress - who has spoken openly in the past about having liposuction and Botox - praised the "new wave of women" who have been candid about their treatments and thinks it is particularly helpful for "impressionable" girls to know when people have enhanced their appearance.

She told People magazine: "I love it. I think we should be honest."

"Women set the bar for each other and I feel like if you're setting an unrealistic bar [if you're not honest]. That's really great for you, but what about all the girls that are so impressionable and feeling like 'Wait, why don't I look like that and what's wrong with me?'

"It's like, girl, none of us look like this, you know what I mean? Like we all look really different without the surgery and without the fillers and without the makeup and all the things we do and the face tapes and the wigs and the tanning creams. The list goes on. On and on and on."

The Uncut Gems star stressed the importance of women knowing their self-worth.

She added: "It's really important [to tell] girls there's nothing wrong with you, like you're perfect the way you are and this is all smoke and mirrors, sweetie, you know … it's such a beautiful message."

Julia previously claimed she finds the word beauty "oppressive".

She told Vogue magazine: “I hate the term ‘beauty’. I find it oppressive. I wish we could take that word out of cosmetics. Because, for me, when I’m using make-up, and when I’m doing my skincare routine or whatever it may be, I’m not aiming to look beautiful.

“It has more to do with self-care. The version of me that wanted to look hot for guys just does not exist anymore. Being attractive used to be a currency that I could use to get out of a situation, but I changed a lot after becoming a mum. I started to see the subtle ways in which women are oppressed.

“Which is why I don’t subscribe to the patriarchal notion that women should try and look beautiful. Look how it affects women and young girls from a really early age: we see the lengths that women will go to, putting their lives at risk, even dying to be beautiful. So for me, make-up is about trying to express myself and be creative – it’s another art form.”

This article first appeared on BANG Showbiz and was syndicated with permission.

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