Hollywood isn’t too kind to women, especially when it comes to their age. So many actresses and celebs go through all kinds of treatments and procedures in the name of satisfying Hollywood’s obsession with youth, but there are a few women who defy this ridiculous expectation, take care of their wellbeing and look damn good doing it! Let’s celebrate those women in Tinseltown who have got the right idea about anti-ageing wellness.
1. Susan Sarandon: At 65, Sarandon’s secret to ageing could be having a relationship with a young man. In March, following two years of rumours, the Alfie star confirmed her relationship with her much younger business partner, Jonathan Bricklin, 34. Whatever she’s doing, it’s working for her. Susan, we salute you.
2. Meryl Streep: Not only has she won three Oscars and been nominated for 14 more, but Meryl Streep doesn’t appear to be giving up her leading lady status any time soon, and we couldn’t be happier. The star of The Iron Lady, Sophie’s Choice, and The Devil Wears Prada – to name but a few – appeared on the cover of Vogue for the first time at the age of 62, declaring herself the “oldest person” to do so. Before that, she spoke of her starring role as the love interest of Alec Baldwin AND Steve Martin in It’s Complicated, joking to Vanity Fair, ‘I’m 60, and I’m playing the romantic lead! Bette Davis is rolling over in her grave!’
3. Julianne Moore: There are some women who seem to get better with age, and that’s certainly true of Julianne Moore. Plus, the 51-year-old star of The Kids are Alright has learned to accept the face and body she’s been given. ‘I don’t love my freckles,’ she admitted in a 2010 interview. ‘I’d really rather not have them, but there’s nothing I can do.’
4. Jamie Lee Curtis: Although she’s openly admitted to having cosmetic surgery, Jamie Lee Curtis still makes this list because she’s also been straightforward about ageing, posing for a magazine without makeup, clothes and, worse, Photoshop. Speaking about getting older, the Freaky Friday 53-year-old commented, ‘I feel much more authentic. I’m not saying I’m a spiritually perfect person. I’m flawed and contradictory and fraught in many areas. But I’m better. I’m growing, and that’s all I really want.’
5. Diane Keaton: As you’ve seen from her adverts for L’Oreal anti-ageing beauty products, Diane Keaton looks great for someone approaching 64. Like Meryl Streep, Diane Keaton continues to find work on the big screen these days, and says she feels much better than she did in her Annie Hall days. ‘I feel much more alive,’ she noted in a 2006 interview. ‘When you’re younger, you have a tendency to be relieved by fantasies. But now the drama of real life comes charging in.’
6. Michelle Pfeiffer: She may have been a super-hot Catwoman in Batman Returns, but Michelle Pfeiffer continues to look amazing at 54, and has a great attitude to the ageing process. ‘Honestly, there’s certainly a mourning that takes place [to getting older]’ she admits. ‘I mourn the young girl, but I think that what replaces that is a kind of a liberation, sort of letting go of having to hold on to that. Everyone knows you’re 50. So you don’t have to worry about not trying to look 50. And then it becomes, “Hey, she looks good for her age.”’
7. Helen Mirren: Dame Helen, 67, recently beat out Jennifer Lopez, Pippa Middleton and Elle “The Body” MacPherson for a L.A. Fitness poll on female celebrity with the best body. For the Oscar-winning actress, a healthy dose of humour could well be the key to ageing gracefully, as she recently revealed that she sucked in her stomach the day she accepted her award from L.A. Fitness. ‘It was a beautiful thing that these fitness people did, I have to say,’ she said. ‘I think it was recognition of the fact that you don’t have to be perfect.’