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American actress Courteney Cox confessed that it was hard for her to realize how "strange" her face had become after having numerous cosmetic procedures that left her almost unrecognizable.
The "Friends" star was speaking with the UK's Sunday Times Style magazine, ahead of the launch of her new comedy horror TV show, "Shining Vale," in which she plays a depressed erotic novelist who moves from New York City to rural Connecticut with family.
"It was exciting to play a character that was so flawed and real," Cox said: "The fact that she's going through this midlife crisis slash menopause."
Cox herself is facing up to the fact that she's not far off 60. She admitted that she initially tried to fight aging with all kinds of cosmetic treatments, but eventually realized she had gone "crazy" and is now trying to age gracefully.
"There's no question that I am more grounded, I've learnt so much in my life -- what to enjoy, what to try to do more of and what to let go of.", she said.
"There was a time when you go, 'Oh, I'm changing. I'm looking older.' And I tried to chase that [youthfulness] for years," she said. "And I didn't realize that, oh sh*t, I'm actually looking really strange with injections and doing stuff to my face that I would never do now."
Cox said "the scrutiny is intense", but she doesn't know if it could be more intense than what she put on herself.
Courteney Cox reveals her insecurities
Despite her global superstar status, Cox said her confidence was dented a few years ago after shooting a pilot for a series that was never produced.
"It shook me for a little while. I mean for years in some weird way, like, I was scared to go back out," she said.
The Hollywood star, who is engaged to Snow Patrol band member Johnny McDaid, 45, and has a daughter Coco, 17, with her ex-husband, actor David Arquette, said she feels "young" and isn't worried about being older than her friends.
"Shining Vale" premieres on Starz on March 6.