After spent time in jail, a lady sometimes referred to as the “Zombie Angelina Jolie” revealed her actual look. Iranian Sahar Tabar, well-known in 2017 for her severely altered images that made her seem like a skeletal form of the Hollywood actress, has exposed the truth behind her viral persona.
Her arresting pictures, with sunken cheeks and overdone features, attracted a lot of interest on social media. Many guessed Tabar had had more than fifty operations to get her spooky appearance. She corrected the fact, though, once she was arrested and then released.
Now Fatemeh Khishvand, she clarified that her eerie pictures were not real. The dramatic photos, she said, were all simply digital manipulation and makeup. Saying, “Cyberspace was an easy way… much easier than becoming an actor,” she said she used Photoshop and cosmetics to create her online persona.
Sahar underlined that she never meant her changes to be taken seriously. She told Sputnik during her ascent to popularity that she created the pictures for pleasure and as a kind of self-expression. Still, the obsession with her changed look was quite real and attracted millions of people all around.
Her account reminds us of the influence of social media and the extent some will go to get recognition.
After her release from prison, Sahar Tabar who is well-known for her drastically changed looks on social media recently showed up on Iranian state television displaying a look that sharply differs from the disturbing photographs that made her famous online. She had reportedly claimed to have had “50 surgeries,” according to the New York Post, but then clarified that she merely had liposuction, rhinoplasty, and lip fillers.
Her release from jail spurred interest about her actual looks. Her metamorphosis surprised viewers; one person left a comment online, “Wow! What extent people would go to pursue glory is really terrible. “It’s amazing how many people invest in what other people are doing to be comfortable in their own skin,” another said.
Sahar had many difficulties on her path to popularity. She, at barely 19 years old, was arrested in October 2019 under Iranian social media influencer crackdown. Originally charged with blasphemy, motivating violence, and supporting young corruption, some of these accusations were ultimately dismissed. The Guardian claims, nevertheless, that she was sentenced ten years for “corruption of young people and disrespect for the Islamic Republic.”
Sahar spent just roughly 15 months in jail, despite the heavy punishment. Her release came under notable media scrutiny. Iranian journalist and activist Masih Alinejad tweeted “that the Iranian teenager who was sentenced to ten years in prison for posting severely distorted photographs of herself online has been released today as a result of huge pressure from the media”.
Saied Dehgan, her attorney, verified her release and said that health issues had been taken into consideration in efforts to gain her freedom. Her legal team had sought her release before the ultimate ruling, according to the BBC.
Sahar’s narrative emphasizes the great lengths individuals will go for celebrity and the grave repercussions an oppressive government may cause.