Matt Rife Reveals Truth Behind His Drastic Facial Change in New Memoir!
Matt Rife is setting the record straight and shutting down those plastic surgery rumors once and for all! In his new memoir, Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me, which hit shelves on December 3, the 29-year-old comedian opens up about the whirlwind of speculation surrounding his appearance.
After a summer filled with canceled comedy shows due to a mysterious ‘medical emergency,’ Rife is ready to clear the air. He confidently asserts that any changes in his looks stem from late-onset puberty rather than any surgical enhancements.
“Over a few months, I went from looking like a 13-year-old to looking like, well, my actual age—like a grown-ish man,” he writes, detailing how his face has matured and his stature has grown. Forget the gossip; this is about natural evolution!
With a healthy dose of humor, he attributes his “bizarrely stunted journey through puberty” to the avalanche of wild internet theories claiming he underwent extensive plastic surgery. “Who has the time and money for all that?” he quips, making it clear he’s just been growing up.
But there’s more to Matt than just the rumors. He bravely tackles the misconceptions of being conventionally attractive, admitting that “good-looking people don’t always have it easy.” His experiences reveal that his looks have sometimes made his career as a stand-up comedian a tougher road to travel.
Matt Rife is setting the record straight about the plastic surgery rumors surrounding his appearance in his new memoir Your Mom’s Gonna Love Me, released on December 3; (L in 2016, R in 2024)
“If anything, it actually made things harder,” he confesses. “Pretty people have their struggles too. Who knew?” He bravely shares his struggles with anxiety attacks and clinical depression, revealing the complexity behind the smiles.
Rife doesn’t hold back when calling out online “experts” who speculate about his body. He questions their qualifications, asking, “If you’re a real doctor diagnosing me on TikTok without ever meeting me, how do you keep your license?”
Previously, in a candid appearance on a popular podcast, he flatly denied any plastic surgery. “Not a single f***** thing,” he asserted, only admitting to having gotten veneers to address dental issues from his childhood.
The 29-year-old comedian, who canceled comedy shows over the summer due to a ‘medical emergency,’ insists that any changes to his looks are due to late-onset puberty, not cosmetic procedure, (seen in 2023)
“I just kept getting older,” he chuckles. “The only thing I’ve ever done is my teeth—I got veneers. My teeth were f***** up as a kid!”
Rife has even faced criticism, with followers joking he was “beefing” with his plastic surgeon over his evolving look. One user mockingly quipped, “How did Matt Rife have all that plastic surgery just to look worse?”
