Shit, Paula Abdul has had some "work" done

[LucyParsons]

I haven't watched American Idol in two years. I was just flipping channels, and noticed the CW was airing this year's audition episodes, which, to me, are the only part worth watching.

At first I thought Paula was maybe off sick and had been replaced by a celebrity judge, as they sometimes have done in the past. BECAUSE I DIDN'T RECOGNIZE HER.

It was only after a few minutes, and when they changed to a close-up, that I realized it was her.

This is what happens when you opt out of the celebrity scene for a while then pop back in - everyone is unrecognizable, or all look the same... or both... I don't know anymore...

I lived abroad for four years, and when I came back a LOT of people had totally different faces. When you don't see the small, incremental surgical changes, over months and years, it makes a big difference in your ability to spot plastic surgery/botox.