Article: Plastic fantastic; From Botox to fake breasts to collagen - whatever women might like to believe, men from David Bailey to Johnny Vaughan are secretly mesmerised by unreal beauty.

Byline: SIMON MILLS

There was a pivotal bit in the infamous Essex Wives documentary screened on ITV earlier this year, when one of the young, over-dyed, over-tanned, avaricious ladies went shopping and purchased a T-shirt emblazoned with the slogan 'Botox Rocks!' In no need of any kind of cosmetic enhancement, the young lady was feeling left out. Unlike her older friends, she hadn't experienced collagen, silicone or Botox (yet), but if she hadn't actually been there and done that, at least she'd got the T-shirt.

The point is, for this Essex girl Botox was going to be a luxurious landmark, something to aim for. The girl was counting the days until she ...

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