American model and actress Jerry Hall told British Vogue she should be “allowed to look 70” instead of surgically altering her face and appearing “weird”.
The 69-year-old said: “Let’s face it, plastic surgery is not perfected. Look at the photos from the Oscars. Look at the women! They look scary.
“I guess some people have to do it for their career, but I would rather retire.”
The Batman star’s comments come amid a growing backlash against the rise of overdone cosmetic surgery in Hollywood.
Celebrities such as Nicole Kidman, 58, Demi Moore, 63, and 71-year-old Kris Jenner – who had a US$300,000 ($505,000) facelift last year – have come under scrutiny from fans over their evolving appearances.
Hall insisted she would never get Botox or filler, saying: “I think we should be allowed to look 70. Why not? Why should we try to look 50?
“I mean, you want to look good at 70. What’s wrong with wrinkles? I have loads of wrinkles. I don’t want to look weird, I don’t want to scare my grandchildren.”
Actress Kate Winslet, 50, has been a vocal advocate of ageing naturally, saying: “I am proud of my wrinkles. They tell the story of my life, of who I am and where I have been.”
Fellow actress Cameron Diaz, 53, has also said that she would rather see her face age than have “a face that doesn’t belong to me at all” because of cosmetic procedures.
Hall, whose birthday is next month, said she doesn’t “feel 70”. Discussing what she once imagined life in her eighth decade might look like, the former model said: “My grandmother, when she was in her 70s, had grey hair, she was a bit fat – a lovely old granny.
“I love being a granny, I’m always babysitting, but I don’t feel 70. I haven’t got anything wrong physically – I suppose that is to come. But who knows?
“My maternal great-grandmother lived to be 106, and she was still looking after the horses. The only reason she died was she fell down the stairs and broke her hip. So my main thing is just don’t fall down.”
Hall, the ex-wife of Rupert Murdoch and Mick Jagger, also disregarded the idea of dressing for one’s age, calling it “terrible”.
“That thing of an ‘older lady’ line and it’s all beige. It used to be ugly shoes that are uncomfortable, ugly clothes that are grey and beige and dull,” she said.
“I think it’s fun to be able to dress in a way that looks good on your figure. I’m very lucky I didn’t lose my figure, so I think I should be able to wear anything.”
The star has recently been confirmed as one of the next Celebrity Traitors cast, appearing on the award-winning reality show alongside Richard E Grant, Michael Sheen, Miranda Hart and Amol Rajan.
Explaining her life’s motto, Hall said: “Just say ‘yes’. I really believe in that. My life was full of so many strange things that I couldn’t have imagined, and had I been busy having ambition or having a goal, I might have missed all those fun things.”
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