Dame Helen Mirren received praise after she urged people to ‘celebrate’ getting older instead of fighting it.
While aging is becoming a hot topic nowadays, many celebrities like Helen Mirren are being blunt about how they are embracing it.
In an interview with British Magazine Hello!, she said: “I say celebrate it, don’t fight it. You die young, or you get old, and I don’t want to die young.”
The 78-year-old acting legend continued: “I’m too interested in life. It’s wonderful, so celebrate that and enjoy it.”
This is not the first time Mirren have spoken out on aging.
During her appearance on an episode of Lorraine in the UK, she hit back at the stereotypes surrounding aging.
She said to the host: “You’re not supposed to have longer hair after a certain age. But during Covid, I started growing my hair and I hadn’t actually had long hair since I was in my 20s.”
“And it sort of grew and grew and grew, and I couldn’t be bothered to cut it, basically,” Mirren continued.
She also described the move as ‘radical.’
“I thought, do you know what, it’s pretty cool, I think I’ll stick with it for a little while. It will come off eventually.
“But I’m kind of enjoying it, it’s quite radical.”
The actress also shared how it feels to be a representative for women over 60, saying that life, creativity, passion and energy do not stop unless you decide to make it stop.
“So it’s just be self-motivated, really, and never give up. And find enjoyment, if it’s possible in your life,” she went on.
Fans were quick to praise the actress for defying social expectations, with one person saying: “Part of getting older is caring less what others think, expressing yourself freely & embracing your inner rebel as Helen Mirren does so well!!”
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