Joan Collins Dishes on Aging Gracefully in Hollywood (Exclusive)
Sally Jessy Raphael is feeling fabulous.
The former talk show host gave an update on what her life looks like now, as she posted about her recent escapades, including a jaunt on a boat.
“Happy Friday, Raphaelites!” Sally captioned her July 25 Instagram post. “I’m serving you sailboat vibes.”
In the photo, the 90-year-old can be seen lounging on a boat, putting her red hair on display while sporting a black and white patterned dress, sunglasses and a yellow headscarf.
But it’s not just her sailing trips she’s been sharing: Sally also posted about one of her recent vacation meals, unveiling a photo of herself on July 15 indulging in oysters and writing, “In New England enjoying some oysters… aren’t these supposed to be an aphrodisiac?!”
While she was a TV fixture from 1983 to 2002 with her show Sally—which was famous for its salacious interviews—in recent years, Sally has been reflecting on getting older in the public eye, especially as she turned 90 in February.
"It's really interesting being 90 because if you dye your hair and you don't have any veins in your legs, then people say you look young," she told People in May. "And that's always nice that people say, although why they think looking young when you can claim 90 is beyond me, but they think it's a compliment."
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But one perk about getting older that Sally has enjoyed? She gets to be “cute” again.
"I think that it has to do with the word ‘cute’” she explained. "You're cute when you're young, and then for a long time, you're not cute. And then when you get to be 80 or 90, you're cute again. People always say, 'That cute old lady,' so I guess I'm cute again."
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In fact, getting the chance to connect with younger viewers who grew up with her via Instagram has been exciting for the TV icon.
"It's a way of keeping in touch with people that I care about,” she said of being on the platform. “When you're 90, you do have certain privileges. People tend to listen to you a bit more.”
Keep reading to see what more stars have said about aging in Hollywood.
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Heidi Klum
"I don't think of getting older as looking better or worse; it's just different. You change, and that's okay. Life is about change," she told Self.
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Cameron Diaz
"There's no such thing as anti-aging. We're all aging, period. Women take it as something personal that they are getting older. They think that they failed somehow by not staying 25. This is crazy to me because my belief is that it's a privilege to get older—not everybody gets to get older," she told Access Hollywood.
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Kate Beckinsale
"Historically when women have made strides of some type, culturally things rise up to oppress them. Right now I feel like we've made a lot of strides, but nobody's allowed to age or look pregnant. I feel all of that stuff has gotten worse. It's a brilliant way to keep people enslaved, by having them horrified by themselves. Well I refuse to feel shame about being human," she told the Los Angeles Times.
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Jennifer Lopez
"When I turned 40, I was like, huh. I accept myself more now. It was much more comforting," she told Harper's Bazaar.
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Cindy Crawford
"I'm actually happier with my body now… because the body I have now is the body I've worked for. I have a better relationship with it. From a purely aesthetic point of view, my body was better when I was 22, 23. But I didn't enjoy it. I was too busy comparing it to everyone else's," she told Popsugar.
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Drew Barrymore
"Gravity and wrinkles are fine with me. They're a small price to pay for the new wisdom inside my head and my heart. If my breasts fall down to the floor and everything starts to sag, becoming hideous and gross, I won't worry," as she told Bustle.
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Madonna
"F--k you. I'm 50. That's what I'm going to say when I turn 50. Sorry," as she told Popsugar.
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Diane Keaton
"Here is my biggest takeaway after 60 years on the planet: There is great value in being fearless. For too much of my life, I was too afraid, too frightened by it all. That fear is one of my biggest regrets," as the told PopSugar.
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Helen Mirren
"When you're 16, you think 28 is so old! And then you get to 28 and it's fabulous. You think, then, what about 42? Ugh! And then 42 is great. As you reach each age, you gain the understanding you need to deal with it and enjoy it," she told Bustle.
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Jennifer Garner
"I do think about ageing. I have those moments of panic and vanity, but life keeps getting better, so you can't worry about it too much," she told Marie Claire UK.
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Celine Dion
"There's no such thing is aging, but maturing and knowledge. It's beautiful, I call that beauty," she told Ok! Magazine.
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Penelope Cruz
"Age holds absolutely no fear for me. There is so much enjoyment ahead," as she told MarieClaire.
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Kate Winslet
"I'm baffled that anyone might not think women get more beautiful as they get older. Confidence comes with age, and looking beautiful comes from the confidence someone has in themselves," she told Net-a-Porter Magazine.
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Oprah Winfrey
"People who lie about their age are denying the truth and contributing to a sickness pervading our society—the sickness of wanting to be what you're not.... I know for sure that only by owning who and what you are can you step into the fullness of life," she wrote in O Magazine.
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Diane Von Furstenberg
"Aging is out of your control. How you handle it, though, is in your hands.... In my older face, I see my life. Every wrinkle, every smile line, every age spot. There is a saying that with age, you look outside what you are inside. If you are someone who never smiles, your face gets saggy. If you're a person who smiles a lot, you will have more smile lines. Your wrinkles reflect the roads you have taken; they form the map of your life. My face reflects the wind and sun and rain and dust from the trips I've taken. My face carries all my memories. Why should I erase them?" she told Vogue.
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Reese Witherspoon
"But I think as a woman, you get older, you feel more confident in your sexuality. You're not as intimidated by it, not as embarrassed by it. Sexuality and femininity is an accumulation of age and wisdom and comfort in your own skin," she told Glamour.
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