NEWS'Unrecognizable' Bhad Bhabie Brushes Off Critics Who Accused Rapper of Trying to Darken Her Skin Tone: Photos
Did Bhad Bhabie (real name Danielle Bregoli) give herself a makeover?
Nov. 4 2025, Published 12:33 p.m. ET
Bhad Bhabie's new look has fans talking.
The social media star's Instagram followers called her out over her 2025 Halloween pictures, as they thought she darkened her skin for a Poison Ivy costume.
Bhad Bhabie's New Look
Bhad Bhabie's new look had fans calling her unrecognizable.
"This woulda looked so much better with your actual skin tone, babe," one person commented, while another wrote, "She wanna be a Black woman so badly."
The rapper responded to the skin tone comments by replying, "Go tan."
Others thought her appearance just looked different in general, with one person writing, "I’m so confused this doesn’t even look like her," and another admitting, "I didn't recognize who this was until I saw the Instagram username. Wow!"
At the same time, some of her supporters noted she underwent plastic surgery and gained some weight back after receiving treatment for cancer.
"Are y'all forgetting she got a nose job a few months ago?" one individual questioned. "She’s gonna look a little different, I think she looks soooo amazing 😍😍😍."
"Weight lookin so good mama keep it up ❤️❤️❤️❤️," praised another, with a third fan penning, "Omg you look so good with some weight, beautiful either way."
Bhad Bhabie's Cancer Battle
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In 2024, the rapper revealed she was losing weight unintentionally due to 'cancer medication.'
In 2024, the mom-of-one, 22, mentioned her health woes when people claimed she looked too thin.
"I'm sorry my cancer medication made me loose [sic] weight. I'm slowly gaining it back," she responded. "So stop running with the worst narratives."
Bhad Bhabie Defends Her Cosmetic Surgery
The star was accused of darkening her skin tone for her 2025 Halloween costume.
In 2025, she hit back at people who shamed her for having plastic surgery while still battling cancer.
"I'm going to top doctors, right? They're not gonna do a plastic surgery on a cancer patient without clearance from their cancer doctor," she noted on Instagram. "I had to get clearance both times for both my surgeries."
"The type of cancer that I have is a blood cancer," she continued. "It's not b----- cancer, it's not lung cancer, it's not none of that s--- y'all be talking about. I have a blood cancer. The only thing that it does is make my white blood cell count high. It doesn't affect me physically."
The mom-of-one revealed she has a form of blood cancer.
"Lying about plastic surgery is a problem and clearly so is telling the truth about having it. I choose to [be] open with y'all about what I have done and mfs still make s--- a problem. y'all are crazy," Bhad Bhabie stated. "I don't know who told y'all you can't get surgery when you have cancer ... I was cleared by my Dr mind the business that pays you."
