Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao, 42, has been keeping a low profile after an eventful 2021, but she recently made a surprise appearance at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards. However, at the awards ceremony, netizens only focused on one thing: her appearance.
Elva has been resting and recuperating after being bitten in the face by a dog early last year. Rumors of her breakup with her 26-year-old boyfriend, Justin Huang, followed, though she had said it was "hard to describe" their situation last November.
As a result, her first appearance at the 33rd Golden Melody Awards was her first public appearance in a period of time. When the Best Chinese Female Singer Award was presented (which Tsai won, by the way), Elva was pleased with the news that she had indeed returned.
However, what caught the attention of netizens was her nose – specifically, how different it looked.
Some have speculated that Elva has been knifed — someone has observed that the tip of her nose looks longer and more downward than before. While the change in her nose didn't look obvious in the photos released before the awards ceremony, there was no makeup, and the discussion about whether she actually had some surgery continued.
Elva was very, very transparent about the procedures she went through
This isn't the first time Elva has been plagued by plastic surgery rumors.
In the IG live broadcast some time ago, the star actually disclosed his plastic surgery process and was very transparent to the fans who watched it.
Elva didn't wear makeup and hosted the livestream in her pajamas, something the Diva rarely does. During the live broadcast, her appearance has once again become the focus of attention of many netizens.
According to Elva, she was punched in the face by her uncle as a child (she didn't elaborate on how it happened), and she admitted to having double eyelid surgery in addition to laser and botulinum toxin treatments.
"Nothing else! I had botulinum toxin on my forehead and I've admitted to doing double eyelids, so what? Everyone does it! Never lied! Elva said, while reminding her fans not to undergo laser treatment if they don't need to.
"I cried all day," she said, though she didn't specify whether she had received a scar on her face after being bitten by a dog without anesthesia.
Elva, while wearing makeup in the video, also reveals some ideas that she seems to have been holding on to for a long time.
"I really hate it when people talk about how thick my makeup is... If there is [makeup], there is; If not, then there is none. Either accept it or leave it. I fucking don't care. Do you know how hard it is when a woman is criticized for something like this? She said.
In addition to standing up for herself in that livestream, Elva also defended her team, and they were also criticized by netizens. "I want all of you (haters) to come out!" I can't wait to meet you face to face. Speak! Five years on, why are you still coming to me? Why do you have to hurt others? I've never hurt anyone," she asserted, apparently having accepted the terrible comments she'd received.
Photo: Elva Hsiao/Instagram, Sin Chew News