EXCLUSIVE Bec Zacharia tells us she wouldn’t have had rib contouring if she wasn’t a content creator
BY: Kartya Vucetic
Four months after travelling to Bali for rib contouring, Bec Zacharia has admitted she would not have pursued the procedure if she had not become a content creator.
The former MAFS participant sat down with So Sydney! while recovering from a breast lift and augmentation in Bali, speaking openly about the cosmetic work she has undergone over the past year and the extent to which her new career has shaped the decisions she has made.
When asked whether becoming a content creator had played a role in the procedures she has chosen, Zacharia was candid.
“I wouldn’t have had the opportunity to get the snatched waist procedure if I hadn’t been on MAFS and I wasn’t in the position I’m in now with my social media following,” she said.
Bec Zacharia undertook rib contouring in Bali four months before her breast augmentation | Image: Instagram @bec_zac
“Would I have been given that opportunity if I wasn’t in this position? No. Would I have had it done if I wasn’t in this position? No. But I’m glad I did.”
Zacharia was careful to distinguish the rib contouring from her latest procedure. In the interview, she says she had wanted breast surgery for around 15 years, and described the lift and augmentation as something she had long planned to do, rather than something that emerged after appearing on television.
Still, she acknowledged the broader pressure that now comes with being highly visible online.
Bec pictured with Tilds Search, who also had the rib contouring procedure done in Bali | Image: Instagram @bec_zac
“You do feel a societal pressure to look as good as you possibly can, because you’re going up against some of the most beautiful people,” she said.
“Am I bettering myself for future opportunities? Yes, as well. Like, I’m not gonna lie about it.”
Later in the conversation, Zacharia also addressed criticism around creators publicly documenting cosmetic surgery, particularly when procedures are undertaken as part of promotional arrangements.
She said she believes transparency is more responsible than presenting physical changes as the result of diet or exercise alone.
Bec pictured at Finns Beach Club during one of her trips to Bali this year | Image: Instagram @bec_zac
“I think I have a responsibility to be open and transparent about what I’ve done so that people know that this is not attainable through diet and exercise,” she said.
She also acknowledged the commercial reality directly.
“Yep, okay, I am promoting it. The only way I got the surgery was by promoting it,” she said. “But I also told everyone I’m getting the surgery to promote it. Like, what more can I do?”
The full interview with Bec Zacharia is available now on So Sydney’s YouTube and podcast platforms. Alternatively you can listen below.
