COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP) \u2013 Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is fed up with getting unsolicited beauty advice.<\/p>\n
The 48-year-old wrote Monday on Instagram that she had just returned back home from a trip to Ukraine, where she was exposed to air raid sirens in the ongoing war, only to find a message by a plastic surgeon offering her to \u201cfix that little spot on your nose.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cI\u2019ve lost count of how many messages I\u2019ve received over the years about my appearance,\u201d Frederiksen wrote. \u201cEspecially that I have ugly teeth and thin hair. That I have an ugly \u2018wart\u2019 on my nose and well-meaning advice to get some Botox.\u201d<\/p>\n
The prime minister of the Nordic country posted a screen shot of the plastic surgeon\u2019s offer on Instagram but without identifying him. <\/p>\n
She also posted her response: \u201cOh no. I\u2019m happy with my body \u2013 I really don\u2019t need a male plastic surgeon to have an opinion about it!\u201d<\/p>\n
Frederiksen, a Social Democrat and Denmark \u2018s second female prime minister, is now in her third term, making her one of Europe\u2019s longest-serving and most experienced leaders. She has led the European Union and NATO member country since mid-2019.<\/p>\n
She has pledged to maintain a firm stance against U.S. President Donald Trump\u2019s ambitions for Greenland, the kingdom\u2019s semiautonomous territory, and continue supporting Ukraine against Russia\u2019s war of aggression. <\/p>\n
On Instagram, Frederiksen stressed that she does not interfere with other people\u2019s looks and that \u201cI\u2019m perfectly fine with my body \u2013 as it is when you\u2019re a woman approaching 50.\u201d<\/p>\n
She added that \u201cif you\u2019re going to write to me (and you\u2019re more than welcome to), I hope you\u2019ll use your time to talk about something more meaningful. Not my nose.\u201d<\/p>\n
The prime minister also said that those unsolicited beauty tips and suggestions made her feel \u201cindignant\u201d and that \u201ctoday, I\u2019m sending an extra loving thought to all of you who have to put up with the \u2018perfect imperfections\u2019 we all walk around with every day.\u201d<\/p>\n