Courteney Cox, 54, reveals she stopped using fillers 'because she didn't look like herself' as she admits she had a 'hard time accepting her age' By Rebecca Davison for MailOnline Published: 09:02 GMT, 15 February 2019 | Updated: 09:04 GMT, 15 February 2019 Viewcomments Courteney Cox revealed she stopped using fillers in her face two years ago because she realised she no longer looked like herself. The 54-year-old told PEOPLE she has had all her previous fillers dissolved two years ago and admitted she had a 'hard time' accepting her age. The Friends icon and new face of L’Oréal Paris’ empowering Super Preference #OWNINGIT campaign, spoke about why she is no longer a fan of fillers. Back to herself: Courteney Cox, 54, revealed she stopped using fillers 'because she didn't look like herself' as she admitted she had a 'hard time accepting her age' (pictured Jan 31) She said: 'I would say it’s a common thing you go through as you age, especially in Hollywood. You have to accept getting older, and that’s something that I had a hard time doing. She told the publication that she started getting injectable fillers because she wasn’t pleased with herself and the way she looked.' Mother-of-one Courteney said: '[I tried] to keep up with time in a way that was anything other than maintenance. I didn’t realize it until one day I kind of stepped back and went, "Oh s—. I don’t look like myself."' Natural: Courteney shared this fresh-faced snap at her boyfriend Johnny McDaid's house 'So now I just embrace who I am and getting older with what God gave me, not what I was trying to change. The things that I am not as comfortable with myself, they’re things that I continue to work on to grow and change.' In 2017, Courteney first spoke about her decision to have her fillers removed in an interview with New Beauty. She said: 'I think that I now look more like the person that I was (before adjustments). I hope I do. 'Things are going to change. Everything's going to drop. I was trying to make it not drop, but that made me look fake.' She says it was a gradual foray into facial injection and a little bit would turn into a lot. 'The next thing you know, you're layered and layered,' she said. 'You have no idea because it's gradual until you go, 'Oh, s---, this doesn't look right,' she confessed. 'You need movement in your face, especially if you have thin skin like I do,' she says she realized. 'Those aren’t wrinkles—they’re smile lines. I’ve had to learn to embrace movement and realize that fillers are not my friend.' Iconic: Courteney is best known for playing Monica Geller in cult comedy Friends Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility