Fergie is the cover girl for the July issue of Allure. The cover shot is hypnotizing, right? And not in a good way. I feel like Fergie’s eyes are trying to force me to get plastic surgery lipstick. Speaking of, Fergie takes this Allure opportunity to not only show off her recently re-done face, but also to deny ever getting anything done to make her look so drastically different. Fergie tells the magazine, “I did two major drastic things, which is hair to the side—it was the first time—and the big neon lip. I wanted to try something different, and all of a sudden it was this big backlash. People were saying ‘It’s a fake Fergie.’ I heard about some ridiculous amount of money that I spent on my face, which I think is absolutely insane.” What’s absolutely insane is that she’s even bothering to deny it. I hate that.

Fergie on her age: “I’m definitely young at heart, and I always will be, I’m just trying to age gracefully.”

On her body: “I think people think that I’m pregnant sometimes because my weight fluctuates … My problem is my discipline. I see a Jack in the Box or a Del Taco, and I will impulsively want it. I’m a work in progress in that area … I gain and lose weight everywhere from the thighs up.”

On her relationship with Will.I.am: “There is conflict, he’s very protective, and it drives me nuts because I do a lot of my best work, writing-wise, when I’m completely alone.”

On working so hard: “I took a break to have a wedding. I’ve definitely committed some time this year to the Peas, but not as [much as] I have in previous years. I need balance in my life, and the guys understand that … I don’t think Will ever wants a break. We’re very different in that way.”

On her looks: “I’ve learned to love my nose because it’s unique. It’s interesting, and it just makes me a little different.”

She tries to be a good person: “I try to be a nice person. I’m not filled with saccharine. Do you want me to give you some bad things that I do? I’m obviously married, so I don’t sleep around. I guess I’ve tamed my ways a little bit, but I am 36.”

Fergie on the plastic surgery rumors: Fergie is known—and loved—for experimenting with different looks. But one recent change sparked rumors. Moments after the singer performed on American Idol, viewers went on Twitter to speculate about whether she’d had surgery. “I did two major drastic things, which is hair to the side—it was the first time—and the big neon lip,” she says. “I wanted to try something different, and all of a sudden it was this big backlash. People were saying ‘It’s a fake Fergie.’ I heard about some ridiculous amount of money that I spent on my face, which I think is absolutely insane.”

[From Allure]

I used to kind of like her, and maybe I still do but… the woman has issues. I do think she looks somewhat better since her plastic surgery makeover, although I think that A) she never really looked bad before, she just looked like she had lived hard and B) she got too much done all at one, and it’s going to take a while for her face to “settle” and not look so jacked. What I really can’t stand are the bald-face lies and denials, though. That just pisses me off.

Allure photos courtesy of the slideshow.