RHONY's Jessel Taank Opens Up About Plastic Surgery Following Brynn Whitfield’s Comments About Her 'New Face'

Mar. 15, 2025

Jessel Taank pictured alongside Brynn Whitfield.Photo:Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Charles Sykes/Bravo via Getty; Gilbert Carrasquillo/GC Images

Jessel Taank is keeping it real about her cosmetic procedures.

“It just so happens that when you watch yourself on television, you notice everything,” she said.

“So I was like, ‘You know what? I’m just going to tweak a couple of things,’” Taank continued. “Also, like, who doesn’t get Botox? Who doesn’t get a little filler here and there?”

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Jessel Taank and Brynn Whitfield at the ‘Today’ Show on September 26, 2024 in New York City.MediaPunch/Bauer-Griffin/GC Images

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“I’ve gotten Botox since I was 26. It is a game changer,” Taank continued. “I’m not a gatekeeper and I’m certainly not the type of person to be doing all these procedures and not talking about it.”

She added: “So I talk about it on my social [media]. I don’t want people to ever feel like I’m doing things behind [closed doors]. I get it, we’re on television. It comes with the territory.”

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From Left: Racquel Chevremont, Sai De Silva, Jessel Taank, Jenna Lyons, Erin Lichy, Brynn Whitfield, Ubah Hassan.Danielle Levitt/Bravo via Getty

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Taank also opened up about her porcelain veneers from celebrity cosmetic dentist Dr. Victoria Veytsman.

“I did get veneers. My dentist is amazing, Dr. Victoria Veytsman. She’s the best, she does every celebrity,” she said.

“I slammed my mouth on the concrete and so I actually had to get cosmetic resurfacing or reconstruction [on my teeth] or whatever,” she said.

“There’s going to be a lot of work that has to be done to get her trust back,” she said.

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source: people.com