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Bond Girl Britt Ekland says she's made 'biggest mistake of her life' with lip filler

Former Bond Girl Britt Ekland has admitted she 'ruined her face' with lip filler, which she described as the 'biggest mistake of her life.'

The model and actress, 78, vowed she would never have any more cosmetic work following a botched plumping procedure in Paris.

Speaking to Platinum magazine, Britt said she 'no longer has the desire to look any different than I am.'

The star said she approached a Harley Street clinic about having her pout enhanced and was put her in touch with a Paris-based doctor to undergo the procedure.

Britt said she asked for a 'moderate' treatment but instead had multiple injections of Articol administered to her lips.

Articol was used as a filler in the 90s but has fallen out of fashion as it was never approved for use in the States.

"The effects are permanent. Today, most doctors won't want to use it," explained Britt, who said it took 20 years of 'painful' work to try and 'melt' the filler away.

Britt is best known for starring in The Man with the Golden Gun alongside Roger Moore (REUTERS)

After her less than successful procedure, Britt said she felt as though she's 'ruined her face.'

The former IT girl said she will now be growing old gracefully and won't be attempting any more age-reversal procedures.

"Getting older happens to everyone. It's pointless complaining about it or wishing you could change," she admitted.

"We're all going in one direction and there is nothing we can do about that.. It's just about looking after yourself while on that journey.'

Bond girl Britt Ekland, 78, says she 'ruined her face' with botched lip filler (BBC)

Britt previously admitted to having cosmetic work done in her fifties, including have her ears pinned back.

During an appearance on Good Morning Britain in January, the Man with the Golden Gun actress said that she had now stopped tinkering with her face as she realised it wasn't making her look 'any better.'

"It's not going to give me more roles to make me look better. This is who I am and people have to accept it. I've accepted it, you accept it!"

Britt went on to say she thought it was 'tragic' that girls are crumbling to pressure and resorting to cosmetic surgery at a young age.

"I think it's tragic because the one time you really look good is before you're 25. Everyone is altering themselves so they all look older and older and older.

"And by the time they're 25 they look 35. It's very sad. I've of course played around with plastic surgery but I was after 50 when I did."

Piers Morgan then asked the former pin-up who she thought was the most beautiful woman in the world.

"'Liz Taylor, Sofia Loren, Lauren Bacall was very beautiful," she mused.

"There's no one today who sticks out like this in my mind. It's not just [points to her face], it's the whole thing. I'm one of a dying breed.," said Britt.

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