Renée Zellweger is glad no one can recognize her.
Following an appearance at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on Monday, the Internet collectively freaked out about Zellweger's new appearance, questioning whether the actress had undergone extensive plastic surgery.
Plot twist: Renee Zellweger's new face is actually her Halloween costume.— Anis Tabet (@AnisTabet23) October 22, 2014
I don't think Renee Zellweger looks so bad. She just doesn't look like Renee Zellweger.— Alec Mapa (@AlecMapa) October 21, 2014
There are some things in life that are worth overdoing.. Except plastic surgery. Case in point: Renee Zellweger pic.twitter.com/NnS4RNHQJ2— Conyos of Manila (@ManilaConyos) October 22, 2014
Zellweger hedged those claims in an interview with People magazine, saying her new look is simply an effect of her healthier, happier lifestyle.
"I'm glad folks think I look different! I'm living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows," she said.
[img src="http://admin.mashable.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/reneezellweger_2008.jpg" caption="Renee Zellweger during the presentation of her movie "Leatherheads" on April 9, 2008. " credit="Gregorio Borgia" alt="Renee Zellweger"]
The Oscar-winning actress, 45, continued, calling the rumors "silly" and adding that she finally feels "peaceful" and "healthy" due to her slower-paced lifestyle focused on family and her marriage.
For a long time, I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for taking care of myself. Rather than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion. I was aware of the chaos and finally chose different things.
In case you didn't get it the first 15 times, Zellweger would again like to remind us all that she is happy, healthy and, most of all, older.
"Perhaps I look different. Who doesn't as they get older?" she added.
You had us at happy.