“I never feel beautiful.” Helen Mirren, 78, is candid about her relationship with aging

Helen Mirren never considered herself “beautiful”. He already announced that in an interview given to the magazine People in April 2022, and he just repeated it in an interview with the American edition of the magazine; Vogue: published on Monday, December 18. “I never feel beautiful,” she admits, “but sometimes I feel confident, professional, and I know I can do something.” Fortunately, “the idea that your only job in life is to be very beautiful when you’re a woman is no longer relevant,” she adds.

“Horrible little airtight box”

Indeed, for the Oscar-winning actress in this interview The Queen tells how the beauty industry used to be “harmful” to women. “For so many years, the whole concept of beauty products was to sell you a 15-year-old face, but we’re too young to get upset about that,” she says. And clarify. “When you were in your 30s or 40s, hearing that this cream was going to make you look like that when you absolutely knew it wasn’t going to be annoying. But it also meant that we kind of ignored women and put ourselves in a horrible, tiny, cramped, unbearable box where the only thing that mattered was having absolutely flawless skin.”

Excited about the latest changes in the beauty world, she goes on to say that “women are now known to be many different things: different ages, sizes, genders, and we belong to the entire spectrum of humanity.” More in line with these values, the L’Oréal Paris muse admits to having a true obsession with cosmetics today. “I love beauty products. the toners, moisturizers and serums available today are fantastic,” she admits. “I’m always trying new lipsticks and eyeshadows. I love the whole process [de maquillage], because it is an art for me, like painting. You see me in the makeup aisle at CVS quite often (American chain store, editor’s note)seeing it for what it is.’

“Either we die young or we grow old”

However, there is no doubt that the septuagenarian using these creams and makeup products to look younger. He who calls the fear of aging “psychologically destructive” invites us to accept the signs of the times. “At every age we lose some things but gain others. This is where the magic happens, so get with it! We either die young or grow old,” he continues.

As for herself, Helen Mirren considers herself “lucky” to be growing old now and encourages younger generations to “deal” with this inevitable phenomenon. “My mother told me something very wise when I was thirty years old. He said never worry about getting old because something amazing happens. When you’re 20, you hope you’ll never be 40. And then when you’re 40, you realize it’s great, and you don’t want to be 20 anymore.” One who hopes to enjoy life as long as possible concludes with one last optimistic piece of life advice. “Enjoy the ride!”