People do crazy things and Grimes isn’t an exception.
The 34-year old singer (real name: Claire Elise Boucher) shared a picture of her face all bandaged up via Twitter on Saturday after telling her fans that she wanted to go under the knife for ‘elf ear’ surgery.
Fans quickly started responding to the posted picture in the comment section.The topic? Did she really have ‘elf ear’ surgery?
“I hope she got them, I would be so excited!” one person wrote, with another adding, “YOU DID THE EARS???”
“Omg whos your surgeon u look amazing,” a third chimed in.
Others poked fun at the selfie, writing things like, “Turned into an egg?,” “Is she craving 4 attention?” and “mother what have you done…?”
Based on a series of tweets dating back to mid-August, Grimes seemed to be somewhat serious about getting the surgery. The operation involves surgically sculpting the cartilage of a patient’s ears into the pointy-topped shape widely associated with elfin creatures across the fantasy genre.
She initially brought up the idea on Aug. 15, soliciting insight from followers who’d undergone the quirky transformation.
“Also, has anyone done elf ear mods with a good outcome? Im scared about ear cartilage having a hard time healing,” she tweeted at the time. “Especially as a musician this surgery seems risky but I’ve wanted it my whole life. Curious about peoples experiences !”
The very next day, her ex, Elon Musk, joined the thread with a bit of literal-minded snark. “The downside of elf ear surgery probably outweighs the upside,” the SpaceX CEO, 51, argued.
Grimes playfully replied back, “Tbh this sounds like a job for crispr. Sad to be born just a few generations too early 🧝🏻♀️😪🧝🏻♀️.”
Grimes was referencing the revolutionary gene-editing CRISPR biotechnology that’s capable of strategically modifying a human individual’s genetic code.
