10 Celebrities Who Completely Liked Their 50s

Discover out what these stars needed to say about being 50…

Hoda Kotb says her 50s have been one of the best years of her life. The previous As we speak host, who turned 60 final yr, just lately shared that she skilled a few of her favourite moments over the past decade, together with turning into a mother for the primary time.

“They all the time say 50 is the brand new 30. Fifty is the last decade the place I believe issues are limitless. Like, to me, my 50s have been my favourite decade of all,” she informed TooFab.

She continued, “I bought my children in my 50s, my job in my 50s. Once we speak concerning the age of risk, my blessings got here in my 50s. I don’t suppose I used to be even born earlier than then. This seems like such a brand new period for me…And I believe anybody who thinks, ‘My 40s…I haven’t met anyone, I don’t have a household.’ So what? It’s coming, and it’s coming proper on time.”

Jennifer Aniston has been outspoken in condemning how girls are handled in Hollywood, particularly relating to growing old and their look. Reflecting on turning 50, Jennifer says that she believes life solely will get higher at that time and growing old must be celebrated.

“I don’t suppose life stops after 50 — if something, it will get increasingly thrilling,” she informed Glamour. “For some purpose, we don’t honor or pay respect to growing old. It’s one thing that we take a look at as a adverse, and but each single individual on this planet does it. I don’t perceive why it’s not one thing that’s celebrated, why there’s some form of an expiration date on who you might be as an individual price watching and a narrative being informed about you.”

As a girl in her late 50s, Halle Berry has by no means felt higher about her life. The truth is, she says she’s “firing on all cylinders” and life now not seems like she’s managing a balancing act. She has her household and her profession and couldn’t be happier.

“In my 30s, I used to be so centered on profession, however I had a need to have youngsters and be a mom. So I felt I used to be missing one thing,” she shared with AARP. “In my 40s, I took the last decade to be at dwelling and have youngsters and be a mother. However my profession was missing — I longed to be again at work. Now, in my 50s I’ve bought my infants, my profession, and at last have love in an actual, significant method.”

When Nicole Kidman turned 50, she stated she was totally able to embrace the brand new decade of her life. On the time, she stated that she was at some extent in her life the place she felt really blessed in all areas of her life — together with her household and profession, which was maintaining her busier than ever.

“Simply pleasure. I’m simply actually going, ‘OK, that is my life’, and I’m very, very comfortable to be 50,” she informed Stellar journal. “I believe that’s what occurs with birthdays when you get to a specific age, you’re identical to, ‘Yay, OK, right here we go!’’”

Tyra Banks admits she’s completely loving being in her 50s — whereas noting that it’s fully completely different than she anticipated. She says she’s nonetheless on the peak of her life and feels that she will now unapologetically be her true, genuine self.

“What my life is like now’s completely completely different than what I assumed 50 was going to be after I was a bit of lady. I’m poppin’. I’m not insecure about myself. I ain’t trippin’. I typically say ‘Baby, [I’m] 50!’ earlier than I say one thing. That assertion offers me permission to say regardless of the heck I really feel like saying,” she informed Individuals.

Helen Mirren is of the mindset that you just’re all the time precisely the place you’re imagined to be. Wanting again on recommendation that she obtained from her mom, Helen defined that whereas the considered growing old is perhaps scary, it’s really actually cool if you get there.

“My mom as soon as stated, ‘By no means fear about getting older.’ I do know the considered you being 45 if you’re 25 is, ‘Oh, my god! Who needs to be 45?’ However it’s superb as a result of if you get to be 45, you’ll realise it’s really very cool and also you don’t wish to be 25 once more,” she informed Vogue.

She continued, “And I’ve to say, she was completely proper. With all ages comes benefits and downsides. And also you have a tendency to seek out that you just don’t wish to return. You wish to be precisely the place you might be with all the things you’ve skilled.”

Michelle Obama is now in her 60s and says she feels extra self-confident than she ever has earlier than. And whereas she feels good now, Michelle says she’s all the time acutely aware to care for her well being so she will proceed having fun with the many years to come back.

“I’ve by no means felt extra assured in myself, extra clear on who I’m as a girl,” Michelle shared with Parade journal. “However I’m continuously eager about my very own well being and ensuring that I’m consuming proper and getting train and watching the aches and pains. I wish to be this actually fly [when I am an] 80, 90-year-old.”

Vanessa Williams loves life in her 60s — and is far more self-confident than she was as a youthful lady. She says that as she’s gotten older, she’s grow to be extra accepting of herself and cares much less about what different individuals should say about her.

“It’s a privilege. There’s a way of ease. The older you get the much less you care about what all people else has to say,” Vanessa stated on The Jennifer Hudson Present. “You’re residing in your individual glory. You settle for your self, you give your self grace. And also you don’t beat your self up the best way after we’re 20s and 30s, ‘I’ve gotta do that, I’ve gotta be this, I gotta please individuals.’”

Tracee Ellis Ross feels higher than ever in her 50s. Reflecting on her life, Tracee says she’s grow to be the girl she dreamed of being as a younger lady. It’s solely with age that she’s had the “boldness and the braveness” to rework into that individual.

“I really feel the sexiest and essentially the most stunning I’ve ever felt,” she informed InStyle. “I didn’t say I look my most stunning, I stated I really feel my most stunning, and that’s what’s vital to me.”

She continued, “You understand as a younger lady, I had this lady that I dreamt of being, proper? And I had her in my head and I’d mess around with being her in my bed room and with sure individuals, however the reward of age is that you just really get to have the boldness and the braveness to be that lady, to be that individual and I’m experiencing it now and among the issues I’ve found in figuring out myself is that I really like myself.”

Oprah Winfrey doesn’t care how previous she is as a result of she doesn’t consider age ought to restrict you. So long as you care for your self, Oprah says that it doesn’t matter what your age is, there are all the time limitless potentialities in life.

“I’m not one to get hung up on numbers, however if you wish to say 60 is the brand new 40, I’ll take that,” she informed O Journal. “You will be and do no matter you need, because of train and hair colour. The best possible half is with the ability to be free and do no matter you need. There’s nothing higher than that.”