Very rarely do we see our favorite celebrities stepping out in front of a camera without a full face of glam on. Forget celebrities, even normal women would hate stepping outside their house without foundation and a bit of lipstick. Times are changing, and so they should, because over the past few years women have started fully embracing their natural beauty and these celebrities have too! Here are a few rare pictures of your favorite celebrities with a bare face and some of them will have you wondering why they even wore makeup in the first place!
Dolly Parton
Dolly Parton is one of these celebrities that you will probably always see with makeup on since she herself admitted that she sleeps with it. Of course, this statement might worry you quite a bit if you know about skincare, but Dolly Parton is such a legend that she can pretty much do anything at this point. She still explained herself though, saying that the reason for her doing so is that she always wants to look her best and that she didn’t want to be taken by surprise if ever there was an emergency in the middle of the night that she had to go out for. What is certain is that she’s always ready!
Meghan Markle
If you’ve followed the news in the last few years, there is no way you don’t know what happened with Meghan Markle. The actress became famous for starring in the TV drama Suits, but she attracted a whole lot more attention when she started dating Prince Harry, and ended up marrying him in 2018, becoming the Duchess of Sussex. The couple had two children – Archie and Lilibet Mountbatten-Windsor, and also made headlines in the news in 2020 when they announced they were withdrawing from undertaking official royal engagements and moving to California.
Kady McDermott
Makeup artist and former contestant in the second season of Love Island in 2016, Kady McDermott has been in the public eye for her love relationships quite a lot in the past years. First, because she split up with contestant Scott Thomas a year after the end of the show, then she started dating TOWIE star Myles Barnett in 2018, and she then joined the programme’s cast to the despair of his previous girlfriend Courtney Green. But less than a year later, Kady and Myles split up, before getting back together in 2019, separating and reuniting then again in 2020. The pair has now apparently broken up again in 2021… But who knows where it will go from now on?
Maisie Smith
In 2008, Maisie Smith starred in the movie The Other Boleyn Girl, and then played the role of Tiffany Butcher in the soap opera EastEnders. In 2020, she also took part in the competition Strictly Come Dancing with partner Gorka Marquez, but lost in the final. The beautiful actress is only 20 years old, so it may seem normal that she looks so good without any makeup, however we have to say she looks particularly good, as is sometimes compared to a human doll. Her mother commented about her role in the soap: “The role is an exaggeration of her own personality, she’s a little madam. A lively character both on and off screen.”
Gina McKee
English actress Gina McKee has been acting since 1979 where she played in several television series, but she really became famous when she starred in Our Friends in the North in 1996. Then she started to get even bigger roles, such as in Notting Hill in 1999, The Lost Prince in 2003, The Borgias in 2011, and Phantom Thread in 2017. We think that she looks great, and that is also because she has a very healthy diet, being a vegetarian since 1982. She has been married to Kez Cary since 1989, and the happy couple has been living happily together in East Sussex.
Kelly Mcdonald
Born in Glasgow, Kelly Mcdonald has been famous for her roles in Trainspotting, Nanny McPhee, No Country for Old Men, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows – Part 2, and in an episode of Black Mirror. She has received many nominations for her role in HBO series Boardwalk Empire, and she always looks very good even if she is photographed bare skinned. She has been married with bassist of the Scottish band Travis Dougie Payne from 2003 until 2017, and the two of them have two children together. In 2017, she co-starred opposite Benedict Cumberbatch in The Child in Time.
Chloe Khan
Chloe Khan might be one of the celebrities who are the most unrecognizable since she first appeared in The X Factor in 2010. She had a daughter Destiny when she was only 18, but didn’t have a lot of money back then. She was kicked out of the show for admitting she had been partying all night, and then disappeared for a while. When she came back, she had done a lot of plastic surgery and didn’t look the same at all. Since, she has become a Playboy cover girl, and participated in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016. Now the star is showing off her jet-setting lifestyle on social media and spends a lot of time in Dubai.
Vicky McClure
English actress Vicky McClure is famous for her roles as Detective Inspector Kate Fleming in the series Line of Duty, Lol Jenkins in the film This Is England, and her role as Karen White in the series Broadchurch. Her big screen debut was when she was only 16 for an independent film called A Room for Romeo Brass. She lives with Welsh director Jonny Owen, whom she got engaged to in 2017, and she has said that her go-to skincare products are things by the Murad brand, which we should really start using as well since her skin looks so good at the age of 38.
Kellie Bright
You probably know Kellie Bright for her portrayal of Linda Carter in the British soap opera EastEnders, in which she has been a recurring character since 2013. However, she has done a lot more as an actress since she started acting when she was only 11. She has starred in programs such as T-Bag, The Upper Hand and Bad Girls, but more recently she also appeared as a contestant in the popular TV program Strictly Come Dancing, in which she participated in 2015. In 2018, she shared this picture of her with no makeup and the caption: “Just got to work and this is me before I become Linda Carter… #nofilter”.
Shakira
Colombian singer Shakira is one of the most successful out there in terms of fame. She is famous globally and we all know her hips don’t lie. But even if she always looks incredible, she prefers a more natural look and tends to attend events without any makeup on. It is a great advantage that she doesn’t care about what people think and that she loves herself no matter what. The singer is definitely giving a lot both to fans and to charities, and we have to say that she is way too amazing a performer to care about that anyways. But well done all the same!
Gemma Collins
Gemma Collins is a media personality particularly famous for her regular appearances in the reality television program The Only Way Is Essex. She was a regular in the show until 2019, but she has also participated in many programs since then such as I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother, Gemma Collins: Diva, and even Dancing on Ice. She has also released a fashion collection for plus-sized women, as well as a perfume and gin liqueur. She has shared beautiful pictures of her with no makeup on, getting plenty of praise for her fans who told her that her “skin looks amazing”.
Holly Willoughby
Incredibly popular for presenting ITV’s This Morning and Dancing on Ice with Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby is a popular English television presenter and model. She also worked as a children entertainer when she co-presented the show Ministry of Mayhem where she met her husband Dan Baldwin, who was one of the producers. But she is also regularly starring in other shows when they need help, such as The Xtra Factor, The Voice UK or even I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!. She always looks beautiful, but this funny picture with a “granny” mug just proves that she really doesn’t need makeup to do so.
Holly Hagan
If you’ve ever watched Geordie Shore, you must be familiar with Holly Hagan as the personality starred in it from season 1 to season 13, and then from season 17 to season 19. She also released a cover of the song “Milkshake” by Kelis, published an autobiography titled “Holly Hagan: Not quite a Geordie book“, and appeared in other programs such as Celebrity Storage Hunters UK, Five Star Hotel, Geordie OGs and Celebs on the Farm. Her fans have been praising her for this photo she shared without makeup, saying it was proof she didn’t need to have it on.
Scarlett Moffatt
We all know Scarlett Moffatt for her television presence, such as in Gogglebox. But she also won the sixteenth season of I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, and went on to join Ant & Dec on Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway from 2017 to 2019. She is an important television personality in the UK and always makes guest appearances in various TV shows, which has made her famous for pretty much anyone who watches TV. She always looks great and usually wears makeup and great outfits, but she got praised even more for sharing this makeup free photo that reveals her beautiful freckles.
Shona McGarty
Beautiful actress Shona McGarty is particularly famous for her role as Whitney Dean in the soap opera EastEnders, but she has also been involved in amateur musical theatre. In 2012, she was suspended from EastEnders for “repeatedly being late for filming”. If the actress always looks very glamorous, we have to say that even when she doesn’t wear makeup, she still looks fantastic. Regarding looks, she often switches hair colour, which means she always looks original. Sadly the actress has had a few disappointments in her personal life – she got engaged to long-time partner Ryan Harris in 2018, but then they separated two years later.
Dua Lipa
English singer and model Dua Lipa rarely appears without makeup, but we have to say it is a shame because she doesn’t need it. She is relatively new to fame and has only released two albums: Dua Lipa in 2017, and Future Nostalgia in 2020, but she has been on four different tours, and has also been an opening act for great artists such as Troye Sivan in 2016, Bruno Mars in 2017, and Coldplay in 2017. She had six Grammy nominations for her second album, which includes Album of the Year, Record of the Year and Song of the Year, and started modelling for Versace in 2021.
Camilla Thurlow
Born in Scotland, Camilla Thurlow was a contestant on the 2017 Love Island, where she met her partner Jamie Jewitt. Through the show, the young woman has been called the ‘nation’s sweetheart’ because of her kindness, and fans even said that she was ‘too good for Love Island’. Unfortunately, Camilla and Jamie didn’t win but finished second. She has worked in explosive ordnance disposal, which is a particularly intense and tough job, and is particularly interested in humanitarianism. The couple has since then had a baby Nell and gotten engaged.
Chloe Sims
An English television personality, Chloe Sims is particularly famous for appearing in the reality series The Only Way Is Essex which shows “real people in modified situations”. Since then she has also appeared in Celebs Go Dating in 2018 and in 2019, and in The Only Way Is Essex: All Back to Essex in 2014, as well as Celebrity Showmance in 2017. She is also the cousin of Joey Essex and Frankie Essex, who were two cast members of The Only Way Is Essex. When she posted this natural picture with no makeup on, people commented: “Aww stay like this”, trying to convince her to keep her natural looks.
Jorgie Porter
English actress and model, Jorgie Porter is particularly famous for her role of Theresa McQueen in the soap Hollyoaks from 2008 to 2016. But she has other talents and also took part in the dance show Born to Shine, as well as Dancing on Ice where she finished in second place. Besides, she appeared in the fifteenth series of the show I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!, in an episode of Are You Being Served? in 2016, and in Celebs Go Dating in 2017. In 2020, she just appeared as herself in an episode of Hollyoaks Does Come Dine with Me, as well as Celebrity Haunted Mansion and Celebrity Impossible in 2018.
Ellie Goulding
Ellie Goulding has been an active singer and songwriter since 2009 when she released her first EP An Introduction to Ellie Goulding, and then her first album Bright Lights in 2010. Since then, she released a second album Halcyon, which had a lot of success, received an award for British Female Solo Artist at the Brit Awards in 2014, released a third album Delirium in 2015, and a fourth one Brightest Blue in 2020. The singer has been married to boyfriend and art dealer Caspar Jopling since 2019, and in April 2021 they had their first son together named Arthur Ever Winter.
Naomie Harris
Naomie Harris started her career as an actress when she was only a child in Simon and the Witch in 1987. She then had roles in movies such as Pirates of the Caribbean, Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom, Skyfall, Spectre, No Time to Die, and Moonlight, which got her nominations for the Golden Globe, BAFTA, and Academy Award. She was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in 2017, received it from Queen Elizabeth II at Buckingham Palace, and was also named on the list of the 100 most influential Black Britons in 2019.
Letitia Dean
English actress Letitia Dean started her career with roles in television series Grange Hill and Brookside, before getting particularly famous for her role as Sharon Watts in soap opera EastEnders. Then she also starred in The Hello Girls, Lucy Sullivan Is Getting Married and participated in Strictly Come Dancing in 2007. She has been in the media attention since she was really young and said it was difficult for her, particularly regarding her weight. However, it changed with time and she said: “I have stopped pleasing people – and I’m calmer and more self assured than I’ve ever been.”
Keira Knightley
We all love English actress Keira Knightley since she played in Bend It Like Beckham in 2001. She then became incredibly famous with her role as Orlando Bloom’s love interest Elizabeth Swann in Pirates of the Caribbean, leading to her getting roles in many other important movies such as Love Actually, Pride & Prejudice, Atonement, and The Imitation Game. The actress always looks gorgeous, but we have to say she doesn’t even need makeup to do so. She has been married to musician James Righton since 2013, with whom she had two daughters in 2015 and 2019.
Sienna Miller
British-American actress Sienna Miller started her career as a model, and then got her breakthrough with roles such as Layer Cake, Alfie, Factory Girl, and The Edge of Love. She became particularly high profile because of her relationship with Jude Law, whom she starred in Alfie with, and commented about it: “I’m not very happy about it, to be honest. It makes me uncomfortable because I don’t think it’s as a result of having a film come out, [but] being scrutinised because of the relationship I’m in”. The actress has a very beautiful face, so she definitely doesn’t need to wear any makeup.
Keeley Hawes
Claire Julia Hawes, who is known as Keeley Hawes, is an English actress who starred in the Forever Green series in 1989, then in Line of Duty and more recently in Finding Alice, and in It’s A Sin. She has been married to DJ Spencer McCallum, but they divorced in 2004, and she then married co-star from Spooks Matthew Macfadyen. She is now 45 but still looks amazing without makeup, so we would recommend following her skincare habits – she said to the Mirror that her favourite product to use is the Elizabeth Arden Eight Hour Cream, which is used by many celebrities.
Lacey Turner
Another famous member of EastEnders, Lacey Turner is known for portraying the character of Stacey Slater in the series. She has won many awards for it, and also appeared in the series Bedlam, Switch and Our Girl. She married Matt Kay in Ibiza in September 2017, but unfortunately for the couple she suffered two miscarriages before giving birth to their daughter Dusty Violet Kay in 2019. In 2021, she also gave birth to their second child Trilby Fox Kay, and also spoke out about the fact that she thinks parents who suffer miscarriages need more help, and that the system “needs reforming”.
Louisa Johnson
Louisa Johnson is a British singer who won the program The X Factor in 2015. She then released her first single “Forever Young”, which peaked in the chart for a while, but refused to release her first album then, commenting: “If I don’t like it, no way is it going out. People are going to know me through that album – so it needs to be perfect”. In the end, she released a second single “So Good” in 2016, a third one “Best Behaviour” in 2017, and a fourth one “Yes” in 2018. In 2020, she also announced a collaboration with clothing brand USA Pro for which she released the single “Like I Love Me”.
Millie Mackintosh
Particularly successful for her role in the reality program Made in Chelsea in which she appeared for five seasons, Millie Mackintosh has been loved by fans for her great fashion sense and honesty. Since she left the show, she has done a lot of work as a fitness and beauty icon, posting about her lifestyle on social media. She has also published a book in 2015 titled A Book of Style, Food and Fitness and has launched three branded clothing lines. She was married to the British rapper Professor Green for three years, but since they split she met partner Hugo Taylor and has been married to him since 2018.
Katie Waissel
Katie Waissel is also a former contestant of the programme The X Factor in 2010 where she actually went quite far and managed to make it to the quarter finals. But just before that, she actually participated in the online reality show Green Eyed World where she released her first EP called Songs from Under the Covers. In 2012, she turned it into a debut album and went on a small tour before announcing she was part of a new band called “Red Velvet Lovers”. She also took part in Celebrity Big Brother in 2016, and went on to appear twice in the American reality TV show Vanderpump Rules.
Emma Willis
Emma Willis is known for her television and radio work as a broadcaster, presenting programmes such as Big Brother and Celebrity Big Brother, Big Brother’s Bit on the Side, The Voice UK and The Circle. In terms of radio work, she has been co-presenting Sunday Morning Breakfast with Stephen Mulhern since 2012. She is also married to Busted member Matt Willis since 2008, and the two of them now have three children. In this picture, we can see her looking all gorgeous and natural going for a day out in London with no makeup on… Well done!
Fearne Cotton
English television and radio presenter, Fearne Cotton has presented programmes such as Top of the Pops and the Red Nose Day, but is also a regular of Radio 1 show, and BBC Radio 2. In 2007, she started hosting The Xtra Factor, but was then replaced by Holly Willoughby. From 2008 to 2018, she has been a team captain on the show Celebrity Juice, and is since then working on a podcast called Happy Place. She has been dating Jesse Wood, the son of Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood, whom she married in 2014 and has two children with called Rex Rayne Wood and Honey Krissy Wood.
Frankie Bridge
Frankie Bridge is an English singer who was a member of S Club 8 and then of The Saturdays. The group has had a huge success, leading to her first UK number-one single named “What About Us”. She became a very important style icon in the UK and also took part in reality television series: The Saturdays: 24/7 and Chasing The Saturdays. In 2014, she was also a participant in Strictly Come Dancing, and ended up co-presenting the series Cannonball in 2017. She took this picture with no makeup as a sign of support to her husband Wayne Bridge who took part in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! in 2016.
Cheryl Fernandez-Versini
Born Cheryl Ann Tweedy, Cheryl is an English singer and dancer who got famous from winning a place in the girl group Girls Aloud in 2002, and then started a solo career in 2009, releasing four studio albums. She also became a judge on The X Factor in 2008, and then on The Greatest Dancer from 2019 to 2020. Besides, she is recognized as a style icon and a “fashionista” by the press for which she is often photographed. She got married to Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini in 2014 but they separated two years later, and she then dated One Direction singer Liam Payne from 2016 to 2018.
