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‘Fix that little spot’: Danish PM receives beauty tips even when in a war zone

The Guardian UK Monday 24 August 2026, 16:59 UTC By Deborah Cole in Berlin 1 min read
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Mette Frederiksen, who was attending meeting in Kyiv, advises high-profile women to embrace self-acceptanceSick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, even while she’s in a war zone, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in similar situations to embrace self-acceptance. Frederiksen, a Social Democrat and Denmark’s second female prime minister, posted on Instagram that she had just returned from a trip to...

Mette Frederiksen, who was attending meeting in Kyiv, advises high-profile women to embrace self-acceptance

Sick of getting unsolicited beauty tips on social media, even while she’s in a war zone, Danish prime minister Mette Frederiksen rebuffed a male cosmetic surgeon’s offer to “fix” her and advised women in similar situations to embrace self-acceptance.

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.

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