Barbra Streisand reveals why she never got a nose job, despite pressure

In her new book, 'My Name is Barbra,' the multi-award-winning performer says the criticism of her face still stings to this day.

For years, people suggested to Barbra Streisand that she get a nose job.

But she never caved to the pressure, despite many arguing it would have helped her career, and now the superstar is explaining why.

In her new memoir, My Name is Barbra, the 81-year-old writes about the criticism she faced over her facial features — especially the “bump” on her nose.

“I had already been told by several people that I should get a nose job and cap my teeth. I thought, Isn’t my talent enough? A nose job would hurt and be expensive,” she wrote, according to an excerpt provided to People magazine.

“Besides, how could I trust anyone to do exactly what I wanted and no more? I liked the bump on my nose, but should I consider a minor adjustment … just straighten it slightly at the bottom and take a tiny bit off the tip?”

She also writes that rhinoplasty “was too much of a risk” to her talent.

“Once a doctor told me I had a deviated septum … maybe that’s why I sound the way I do.”