Joey King has publicly rejected claims she underwent cosmetic surgery for her appearance at the 2026 Met Gala, telling podcast host Owen Thiele she didn’t get a facelift and attributing the look to temporary beauty measures while promoting Practical Magic 2.
What King said and where
On an episode of the In Your Dreams podcast with Owen Thiele, King said, according to E! News and multiple outlets reporting on the interview, “I didn’t get a facelift. I’m glad we’re talking about this.” She was addressing online speculation that followed her May appearance at the Met Gala, which several outlets linked to the promotional run for Practical Magic 2.
Beauty steps King described
Across reporting from E! News, Mid‑Day, Daily Mail and Yahoo, King attributed her red‑carpet look to the following measures:
- Spray tan.
- A water‑only fast she described as intended to be 24 hours that extended to about 36 hours; she said, “No food, nothing but water,” and added she doesn’t promote that practice publicly.
- Lymphatic massages and facials: a facial and lymphatic massage the day before the Met Gala, plus another face lymphatic massage on the day.
Why she said she fasted
King told the podcast she had been at a bachelorette party the weekend before the Met Gala and felt ‘‘swollen’’ from drinking, so she undertook a reset that became a 36‑hour fast. Multiple outlets quoted her saying the fast was meant as a short reset and that she believes a 24‑hour fast can be healthy for some people if they are able to do it.
Context: Practical Magic 2 promotion
Reporting notes King is on the promotional trail for Practical Magic 2, which the outlets say she attended alongside costars; Mid‑Day and Daily Mail cite appearances including a London premiere where King posted on Instagram that “London you made these witches so very happy.”
Evidence comparison and source reliability
All available reports trace King’s comments to the In Your Dreams podcast (host Owen Thiele). E! News is cited by Mid‑Day and other outlets as the immediate source relaying King’s podcast remarks. Yahoo, Daily Mail and Mid‑Day publish similar quotes and the same sequence of claims (spray tan, 36‑hour fast, lymphatic massages). None of the pieces cites medical records or an independent medical source; they quote King’s own statements on the podcast.
Practical take: King’s denial comes directly from her spoken comments on a named podcast episode. The reporting is consistent across outlets about what she said; there is no contradictory report in the supplied packet.
Practical checklist for readers who encounter cosmetic‑surgery rumours
- Find the primary statement: prioritize the person’s own public remarks (podcast, interview, verified social post) before second‑hand commentary.
- Check for medical confirmation: cosmetic procedures are private medical matters—absence of medical or clinic confirmation means reports rely on self‑reporting or speculation.
- Compare multiple reputable outlets: if several independent outlets quote the primary source consistently, the claim about what was said is more reliable.
- Don’t infer motive or procedure from appearance alone: visual differences can stem from lighting, makeup, temporary treatments and weight changes.
- Respect privacy: avoid spreading unverified medical claims about individuals.
What this does and does not tell us
From the supplied coverage, Joey King’s denial is a first‑person statement about not having had a facelift and about what she did do prior to the Met Gala. The reporting does not provide independent medical verification or statements from clinicians. That means we can reliably report King’s denial and the steps she described, but cannot confirm definitively whether any cosmetic procedures took place beyond her own account.
“I didn’t get a facelift. I’m glad we’re talking about this,” King said on the In Your Dreams podcast, as reported by E! News and republished by multiple outlets.
For readers tracking celebrity appearance stories, the useful takeaway is to prioritize primary public statements and to treat visual speculation with caution unless corroborated by medical or official documentation.