As Cameron Diaz approaches 50, the retired actress has shared how her relationship with beauty and ageing has transformed for the better since leaving Hollywood.
And while we’re sad this means we’re unlikely to get another Charlie’s Angels movie alongside bestie Drew, we’re happy to hear she feels less burdened by the constant worry about her looks.
Speaking on the BBC podcast Michelle Visage’s Rule Breakers, Cameron said her looks are now “the last thing” she thinks about. But it wasn’t always that way…
“I am absolutely a victim to all of the societal objectification and exploitations that women are subjected to. I have bought into all of them myself at certain times,” she said.
“It’s hard not to, it’s hard not to look at yourself and judge yourself against other markers of beauty.”
We’re well aware that being in the spotlight isn’t always the kindest to women. The ageist comments surrounding the Sex and The City reboot earlier this year were just one example of many.
And Cameron reiterate this, saying that while being an actress, it was easy to “start to pick yourself apart”.
“And you’re like, ‘Why I am sitting here like being so mean to myself? My body’s strong, my body’s capable. Why am I going to talk down to it? Why am I going to be mean to it when it’s like carried me this far?'”
Since leaving acting behind in 2014, Cameron says she now prefers a ‘wild’ look. “The last eight years, girl — I’m like wild. I’m like a wild animal, like a beast!”
“I literally do nothing. I never wash my face. Twice a month if I’m lucky, I’ll be like, ‘Oh, I better put this on. One time works, right? Like, is that all I have to do?'” she jokes. “I’m just not in that place right now where I put any energy.”
Instead, Cameron channels her energy towards her current project as the co-founder of wine brand Avaline Wine. And her looks? They firmly take a backseat.
“I don’t care. Literally, the last thing I think about on a daily basis — like maybe not at all during the day — is what I look like.”
We’ll take a slice of that attitude, please. But we’re going to leave the no face washing to Cameron…
Do you relate to Cameron’s comments? How has your perception of beauty changed as you’ve gotten older?
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