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Alahna Kindred

Marilyn Monroe fan spends £42,000 on surgery in quest to look like Hollywood legend

A woman has spent £42,000 on plastic surgery to look like the star from the Golden Age of Hollywood Marilyn Monroe.

Serena Smith, from California, has already spent thousands on a boob job, nose job and fillers.

She's also recently forked out £13,000 on a Brazilian Butt Lift surgery.

Serena first went under the knife at 18 and says she's far from finished with getting cosmetic work done.

In her first operation, she got a boob job costing £6,500 and went from a 32A and 32DD.

Most recently, Serena spent £13,000 on a Brazilian Butt Lift (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)
Serena has also spent £9,900 on a nose job (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)

She has also spent £9,900 on a nose job and £13,000 on fillers.

Serena also says she doesn't regret any of the procedures she has had.

She's said recovering from procedures can be gruelling.

After getting her Brazilian Butt Lift she had to wear a compression garment for 23 hours a day for two months.

Hollywood legend Marilyn Monroe (Corbis via Getty Images)
The American actress died at the age of 36 in 1962 (Michael Ochs Archives)

And she had blood and fluid getting drained from her bruised and swollen body.

She also slept on her stomach and had to sit on a special pillow during recovery.

However, she says this hasn't deterred her from getting more procedures.

Serena told the MailOnline: "Once you are all healed you forget the recovery process, but at the time you feel terrible.

Serena got a boob job costing £6,500 (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)
Serena said she isn't phased by the negative attention she sometimes gets (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)

"When it's all over and you see your results, everything is worth it for that newfound confidence."

She added: "I am happy with the results from all my surgeries, but do I still see upgrades and improvements that can be made? Absolutely.

"I want to have more surgeries in the future because I like to continually improve myself. It's an investment into yourself."

Serena says she tries to promote positivity on social media (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)
Serena says recovering from procedures can be gruelling (MDWfeatures/Serena Smith)

Serena also said she isn't phased by the negative attention she sometimes gets and that she tries to promote positivity on social media.

She said: "All you can do is control how you react to things and how you perceive them.

"To be a public figure and someone who puts their life out there for the world to see, you need to have a thick skin and be able to block out the negativity."

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