Comparing some pictures of Chely Wright with some more recent ones she looks basically the same, so most probably she didn't go under the knife to have some major procedure such as a rhinoplasty or breast implants, that doesn't mean that she couldn't be having some little help from botox injections or facial fillers, but again, we doubt it since her face shows some wrinkles and her skin looks like she is aging naturally.
When I heard that Wright was announcing her orientation I assumed “well, she’s doing it for publicity after a stalled career.” That seems to be supported by the fact that she has a new album and memoir out. However, I saw Wright on The Today show yesterday (you can watch the video here) and she seemed both earnest and genuinely torn about coming out. She said that she’s Christian and a conservative and that she’s struggled with self acceptance of her orientation since she was a little girl. Wright wants people to know that it’s not incompatible to be gay and conservative and that no one needs to go what she went through. She almost committed suicide before she realized that she deserved to live an authentic life.
While explaining how she tried to keep her homosexuality a secret, Chely Wright aid that she encountered open resistance from people in her industry. She told a story about a guy named John Rich, from the country band “Big and Rich,” asking her if she was gay and telling her that it homosexuality was “sick,” “deviant,” and “unacceptable to country fans.” This encounter with Rich was a real turning point for Wright in that it was the first time she lied about her orientation, and it forced her to face the prejudices in her industry.
