‘Fix that little spot’: Danish PM hits back at unsolicited beauty tip from cosmetic surgeon

<p>Mette Frederiksen, who received message on returning from Ukraine, advises women to embrace self-acceptance</p><p>Sick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, the Danish prime minister, <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jun/01/denmarks-mette-frederiksen-agrees-centre-left-coalition-after-months-of-uncertainty">Mette Frederiksen</a>, rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in similar situations to embrace self-acceptance.</p><p>Frederiksen, a Social Democrat and Denmark’s second female prime minister, posted on Instagram that she had just returned from a trip to Ukraine, where she was subjected to air raid sirens, when she found a message proposing some help with her appearance.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/aug/24/danish-pm-mette-frederiksen-beauty-tips-kyiv">Continue reading...</a>