Renee Zellweger issues statement about new face: 'I'm glad folks think I look different'

Renee Zellweger has issued a statement about her new face which had the Internet a buzz when she stepped out on the red carpet last Monday at the Elle Women in Hollywood Awards in Beverly Hills.

The 45-year-old actress said that she looks different because she is living a healthy and "happy life".

Talk about being in denial! Apparently having having eyelid surgery is living a healthy and happy lifestyle now. A lot of comments said she appeared tired and older. Perhaps her inner circle has been feeding her lies which makes me feel even worse now about the situation.

She issued a statement to PEOPLE saying:

"I'm glad folks think I look different! I'm living a different, happy, more fulfilling life, and I'm thrilled that perhaps it shows."

Calling the conversation about her appearance "silly," she says she is choosing to address it because "it seems the folks who come digging around for some nefarious truth which doesn't exist won't get off my porch until I answer the door."

"My friends say that I look peaceful. I am healthy. For a long time I wasn't doing such a good job with that. I took on a schedule that is not realistically sustainable and didn't allow for taking care of myself. Rather than stopping to recalibrate, I kept running until I was depleted and made bad choices about how to conceal the exhaustion. I was aware of the chaos and finally chose different things."

"I did work that allows for being still, making a home, loving someone, learning new things, growing as a creative person and finally growing into myself."

"People don't know me in my 40s. People don't know me [as] healthy for a while. Perhaps I look different. Who doesn't as they get older?! Ha. But I am different. I'm happy."