Washington, D.C. (October 17, 2006)
-- Vanessa Williams, who plays the villainous Wilhelmina
on ABC's Ugly Betty, says it's "horrifying" to
appear in High-Definition TV.
The first-year ABC show, which airs on Thursday nights at 8 p.m., is broadcast in high-def.
"It's horrifying," Williams, 43, tells CelebrityWeek.com, an online entertainment site. "My brother had (HDTV). I remember him being really excited about it -- and you could see every pore, every hair, every line on the actress’s face."
Vanessa Williams: Exposed before the HD lens?
Williams, a former Miss America, added: "(HDTV) is not my friend. I think you just have to pray and hope. The unfortunate thing is that it’s a vicious cycle. The more you work, the more tired you are, the more dehydrated you are, the worse you eat because you are on the set all day. And that’s what makes you break out."
The actress, however, says she may have an answer to the candid high-def cameras -- Botox.
"(Botox) is a reality that so many people are incorporating in their life and especially a woman in that powerful situation … I think it’s fine. I’m 43. Hey… bring it on," she said.
Williams is the second actress in recent weeks to publicly denounce how she looks in high-def. Blythe Danner, the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow and the star of Showtime's Huff, said she was "appalled" at how high-def reveals every wrinkle.
The first-year ABC show, which airs on Thursday nights at 8 p.m., is broadcast in high-def.
"It's horrifying," Williams, 43, tells CelebrityWeek.com, an online entertainment site. "My brother had (HDTV). I remember him being really excited about it -- and you could see every pore, every hair, every line on the actress’s face."
Vanessa Williams: Exposed before the HD lens?
Williams, a former Miss America, added: "(HDTV) is not my friend. I think you just have to pray and hope. The unfortunate thing is that it’s a vicious cycle. The more you work, the more tired you are, the more dehydrated you are, the worse you eat because you are on the set all day. And that’s what makes you break out."
The actress, however, says she may have an answer to the candid high-def cameras -- Botox.
"(Botox) is a reality that so many people are incorporating in their life and especially a woman in that powerful situation … I think it’s fine. I’m 43. Hey… bring it on," she said.
Williams is the second actress in recent weeks to publicly denounce how she looks in high-def. Blythe Danner, the mother of Gwyneth Paltrow and the star of Showtime's Huff, said she was "appalled" at how high-def reveals every wrinkle.