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Nicki Minaj<\/b><\/a> admitted she has regrets when it comes to <\/span>her decision to have plastic surgery<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n \u201cI guarantee you, if you change anything on your body and do anything surgical and all this, you\u2019re going to \u2014 more than likely, not definitely, more than likely \u2014 look back one day and say, \u2018I was just fine the way I was,\u2019\u201d Nicki, 40, said while appearing on the Thursday, November 9, episode of \u201cThe Run-Through With Vogue<\/em>\u201d podcast<\/a>. \u201cThat\u2019s what happened to me. I could not believe even some of the photos that I didn\u2019t love.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cSuper Bass\u201d singer added that she didn\u2019t \u201clike\u201d the way she \u201clooked\u201d during the early days of her career.<\/p>\n \u201cI didn\u2019t like being skinny, having a flat butt, you know. Having boobs that didn\u2019t sit high enough. It was a lot of things,\u201d she explained to hosts Chioma Nnadi<\/strong> and Chloe Malle<\/strong>. \u201cAnd when I look back at myself now, I literally was like, \u2018Oh, I\u2019m about to look like that girl again<\/a>.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Nicki added that she \u201cwasn\u2019t able to look back at [her] old photos\u201d because she \u201cdidn\u2019t like the way\u201d she looked \u201cphysically.\u201d<\/p>\n The \u201cBarbie World\u201d singer did not specify which cosmetic procedures<\/span><\/a> she\u2019s had done, though has been open about <\/span>undergoing breast reduction surgery and getting butt injections<\/span><\/a>.<\/p>\n While she admitted to being insecure about her appearance in the past, Nicki said she now loves the way she used to look before going under the knife.<\/p>\n Nicki also reflected on why her views about her looks have changed, noting that becoming a mother might play into her new mindset. She welcomed her first child<\/a>, a son, in September 2020 with her husband, Kenneth Petty<\/strong>.<\/p>\n \u201cI think pregnancy could\u2019ve played a role because seeing my son did remind me of myself so much. My real self,\u201d Nicki shared. \u201cAnd it made me think, \u2018Why didn\u2019t I like this?\u2019 So weird. But seeing old photos, being able to look at old photos again made me realize, \u2018These old photos are beautiful.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n Nicki and Kenneth, 45, dated when they were teenagers, though split and reconnected in 2018. The couple tied the knot in October 2019<\/a> before they welcomed their son.<\/p>\n While the \u201cAnaconda\u201d singer has chosen to mostly keep their son out of the spotlight, she has shared rare information<\/a> about him in the past.<\/p>\n \u201cHe\u2019s just walking around and telling everybody, grown adults, \u2018What are you doing? What are you doing?\u2019\u201d Nicki explained while giving an update about her son while appearing on The Late Late Show<\/em> in February 2022. \u201cIf I\u2019m feeding him his food and take too long with the next spoon, he\u2019s like, \u2018What are you doing? What are you doing?\u2019 I\u2019m like, \u2018What are YOU doing?\u2019 And he repeats everything now.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n