Aging is a privilege … and Helen Mirren just clapped back at all the haters who think otherwise.
In a new interview, the 80-year-old offered some words of wisdom on the topic of aging, and gave details on her beauty habits.
80-year-old Helen Mirren shared her beauty regime
Speaking to Allure magazine, Helen opened up about the joy of aging, which she described as a “beautiful thing”.
“F*ck it, I’m alive,” the actor said, adding that she thinks being 80 is “fabulous”.
“I’m working and I can drink a glass of wine and I can wear makeup and I can listen to music,” she continued. “I can watch a beautiful sunset and I can go to the theater and I can watch a movie and I can binge Netflix and I can live life.”
Helen then explained that, for her, aging has been “incremental”. So much so that she didn’t even notice it was happening. “It happens in tiny, tiny moments,” Helen revealed. “I mean, you realize it hurts to turn over in bed, or suddenly something that never hurt before does.”
“The process has been so incremental for me because I’m photographed all the time in either stills or movies. So looking at myself is unfortunately something I have to do all the time,” she continued. “Every morning I have to look at myself in the mirror while I’m being made up.”
Commenting on her beauty routine, Helen admitted that it hasn’t changed as she’s aged. “I don’t avoid the sun! I love sunbathing and everyone says you’re not supposed to do that. But I just love the sun,” she said of her lifelong tanning habit. “I put sunblock on my face and a sort of [SPF] 30 or something on the rest of my body … hoping for the best.”
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