"Bitch, I’m Just Ageing!"

When I came across this piece of news on Charlize Theron (right), I am reminded of what Eartha Kitt said: “Aging has a wonderful beauty, and we should have respect for that”. So true!

 

Coming back to Theron, the forty-eight-year-old is calling out the double standards for female actors over 40 in Hollywood. 

 

The actor – of “Monster”, “Mad Max: Fury Road”, “Snow White and the Huntsman” and “Atomic Blonde” fame – said she “despise[s] the concept” that while men “age like fine wines” women do so “like cut flowers”. 

 

“I also think women want to age in a way that feels right to them”, Theron told Allure magazine. “I think we need to be a little bit more empathetic to how we all go through our journey. My journey of having to see my face on a billboard is quite funny now”. 

 

The star has also worked extensively in modelling, most notably for Dior, and said that despite being accustomed to scrutiny, she remained frustrated by assumptions people made about whether she’d had work done to her face. 

 

“People think I had a face-lift”, she said. “They’re like, ‘What did she do to her face?’ I’m like, ‘Bitch, I’m just ageing! It doesn’t mean I got bad plastic surgery. This is just what happens’”. 

 

I have another quote to share. From Swedish actor Ingrid Bergman: "Getting old is like climbing a mountain; you get a little out of breath, but the view is much better!" 

 

I cannot agree more!