Liverpool hero looks completely different to his playing days after facial surgery

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The Liverpool hero looked very different when he appeared on TVLiverpool icon Dirk Kuyt looks completely different now compared to his playing days. Yet, despite rumours that he has undergone cosmetic procedures, the Dutchman insists he has only had an unrelated eyelid surgery.Kuyt, 45, spent six years of his prime at Anfield, where he became a fan favourite for his tireless work-rate and unselfish wing-play.

Instead, he sported a slicked-back, short back-and-sides hairstyle and had grown out his facial hair.The consensus was that Kuyt's appearance looked refreshed, with fans on social media even joking that he resembled a trendy hipster. He explained that he underwent a very different procedure, saying: "What I did have was eyelid surgery on both eyes."That was necessary because when I was tired or had a glass of wine, my eyelids would droop.

And I have a different hairstyle."Kuyt also made headlines when he announced his divorce from his wife, Gertrude, in June 2020, after 22 years of marriage. Both Gertrude and I have to process the separation, and I have to make sure it's handled well for the children as well."It even led him to step away from his coaching role in charge of Feyenoord's Under-19s, after he'd been tipped to eventually make the step up and manage the club where he played 199 times across two different spells.Kuyt had left Liverpool in 2012 to join Fenerbahce, having scored 71 goals in 286 games for the Reds.