In the latest episode of the VOX reality show “Goodbye Deutschland,” Magey Kalley, a 35-year-old trained musical performer, revealed that she needs at least $15,000 (about €13,600) per month to live comfortably in Los Angeles. Kalley, who often makes this amount, and sometimes more, through her work as a hypnotist and model, considers her good looks—enhanced by cosmetic surgeries—a crucial part of her career. Notably, Kalley is the ex-wife of “Currywurst Man” Chris Töpperwien, 50.
L.A.’s ‘devil’s spiral’: The beauty obsession
Kalley admitted in the episode that she might not have become as obsessed with beauty if she had stayed in Germany. Having lived in L.A. since 2014, she described the city as “definitely a devil’s spiral. You get in, and you start to understand how things work here, and then you can’t get out.” For Kalley, maintaining her appearance has become second nature. “I can’t stop working out, I can’t eat poorly, I can’t even see cosmetic surgery as a big deal anymore—it’s just normal! Some people go to the hairdresser, I get my nose done.”
In the episode, Kalley underwent her fourth nose surgery, this time coupled with a tummy tuck, both of which were corrections of previous operations. Her nose had been over-trimmed of cartilage, causing it to collapse soon, and the skin on her lower abdomen had wrinkled after liposuction. These procedures cost Kalley $30,000 (about €27,160). Altogether, she has spent between $100,000 and $120,000 on beauty enhancements, including surgeries, dental implants, and Botox treatments, which she started at 26. “I’ve got a small house’s worth inside me,” she said.
Concerns from her mentor and mother
Kalley’s good friend and mentor, hypnotist and motivational coach Marczell Klein, 25, was not pleased with her choices, nor was her mother, Krystyna Kalley, 80, who flew in from Germany, shedding tears over her daughter’s obsession. “Self-confidence doesn’t come from looks—there’s always someone more beautiful, thinner, or younger,” Klein tried to tell Kalley. “Your worth doesn’t come from your appearance!” He also understands how Kalley, like many in Hollywood, could get caught in the beauty trap. “I can’t bear it, and I work with many celebrities on this issue.”
Despite Klein’s efforts, Kalley remained firm in her belief that cosmetic surgery was a courageous choice, necessary for achieving the changes she couldn’t make through exercise or self-improvement. “But you have this courage because you want to work on yourself, and the things you can’t change with sports or knowledge and books—then you just get cosmetic surgery.”
The end of her cosmetic surgery journey?
Whether it was worth it? “Absolutely not,” said Klein when Kalley visited him a few weeks after her surgery. “You look exactly the same as before.” Kalley disagreed, pointing out, “I have a piece of a deceased person’s rib in my nose!” Klein found this explanation even more unsettling.
Still, by the end of the episode, there was hope that Kalley’s marathon of surgeries might finally be over. “I’m done with the surgeries,” she concluded, only to quickly add, “for now. I don’t have any new ideas at the moment. No—I’ve remodeled everything that can be remodeled…” Here’s hoping she doesn’t come up with any new ideas anytime soon.
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