Jane Fonda, at age 82, has one of the most age-defying faces and bodies in Hollywood, but she’ll be the first to tell you that it’s not all thanks to genetics. The Grace and Frankie star acknowledges that she has had plastic surgery, but she does not feel good about it.
Fonda recently told Elle Canada in an interview that she has had enough of plastic surgery.
I can’t pretend I’m not vain, but I’m not getting any more plastic surgery and I’m not going to cut myself up anymore,” she admitted. For me, self-acceptance is something I have to work on every day.
According To Elle, The Actress Battled Bulimia From Childhood Until Her Forties.
Now that she’s overcome her past, she’s helping others do the same.
I put up photos of myself looking old and toothless. She explained that the tooth in her mouth was a prosthetic by pointing to it. It was published after it was discovered in a Portuguese eatery. Accepting myself is a daily practice for me, not something that just happens.
She has spent a great deal of time in therapy and introspection cultivating a commitment to openness.
The ability to “show up” is something that must be taught, she said, adding that some emotional disabilities acquired in childhood are permanent. You get good at handling them.
Although Fonda Has Expressed Remorse For Prior Surgeries,
this is her first open declaration that she will not undergo any more. In her 2018 HBO documentary, titled Jane Fonda in Five Acts, she expressed regret.
She has had work done on the skin around her eyes and jawline, and now she wishes she had just let herself age naturally.
In one sense, I despise myself for having to go through the trouble of changing my appearance to convince myself that everything is all right. She says, “I wish I weren’t like that,” in the documentary.
I have a soft spot for aging faces. I’m a sucker for weathered appearances. The beautiful face of Vanessa Redgrave was a major draw for me. I really wish I had more courage. I am who I am, though.
Self-Acceptance Isn’t Something I’Ve Always Had Naturally;
I Have To Work At It Every Day.
She has spent a great deal of time in therapy and introspection cultivating a commitment to openness. The ability to “show up” is something that must be taught, she said, adding that some emotional disabilities acquired in childhood are permanent. You get good at handling them.
Although Fonda has expressed remorse for prior surgeries, this is her first open declaration that she will not undergo any more. In her 2018 HBO documentary, titled Jane Fonda in Five Acts, she expressed regret.
“I’m glad I look good for my age, but I’ve had plastic surgery,” she says. I won’t sugarcoat that fact.
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She has had work done on the skin around her eyes and jawline, and now she wishes she had just let herself age naturally.
In one sense, I despise myself for having to go through the trouble of changing my appearance to convince myself that everything is all right. She says, “I wish I weren’t like that,” in the documentary. I have a soft spot for aging faces.
I’m a sucker for weathered appearances. The beautiful face of Vanessa Redgrave was a major draw for me. I really wish I had more courage. I am who I am, though.
While Fonda famously clashed with Megyn Kelly in 2017 over Kelly’s questioning of her plastic surgery history (which Kelly later admitted “seemed the wrong time and place to ask that question”),
the actress has otherwise been forthcoming about her history of cosmetic procedures, including telling The Post in 2010 that she had undergone eye and chin surgeries.
I’Ve Had Some Work Done, But I’M Glad I Don’T Look Too Old.
In her 2018 HBO documentary “Jane Fonda in Five Acts,” she admitted, “I’m not going to lie about that.”
In her early adolescence, Fonda began to realize the weight that society’s beauty standards carried with them.
Fonda revealed in an essay that both of her stepmothers were harsh critics of her physical appearance, with one even telling her that she needed to make changes if she wanted a boyfriend.
After that, she fell victim to an eating disorder, which plagued her until she was 45 years old.
“In my mid-forties, I realized that if I allowed myself to be ruled by these addictions, I was going to…I didn’t know if I was going to die, but I knew my life was going to be a mess,” she told People.
The effects of fatigue, hostility, and self-loathing only grow worse with age and binge drinking.
A Future Without Plastic Surgery Is Not In Jane Fonda’s Plans, She Has Said.
was married with kids, working, and involved in politics. I could not continue to let my addiction destroy my life. So, I just stopped cold turkey.
Fonda recently told Glamour magazine that she believes the secret to perpetual youth is to always maintain a sense of wonder, physical fitness, and an optimistic outlook on life.
She has discovered that activism improves her emotional well-being and helps her cope with stress and anxiety.
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