Andie MacDowell is getting candid about the concept of aging in Hollywood, saying that she's "never felt more beautiful" than she does at 63.
The actress opened up about having people ask her how she felt turning 40 as a woman in Hollywood, knowing that she's "never going to work again" due to her age.
"I had the craziest things said to me when I turned 40," she told NPR's Fresh Air. The actress said a journalist once asked her how it felt to get older and lose her beauty.
"I just couldn't believe it," she said. "I told her I really don't feel like I'm losing my beauty, it's just a different kind of beauty."
"We evolve and we age, and this is part of the process," she continued, adding that we do not generally ask men these questions about aging. "Aging is not about losing your beauty."
MacDowell says she hopes to continue to ensure older women are represented in the beauty industry and know they can look and feel confident at any age.
Explaining why she decided to embrace her natural gray hair color, she said: "My hair started going silver during COVID, and my daughters were staying next door to me ... so they saw me all the time and they would say to me, 'You look badass and you've got to keep this,'" she said.
"I have to say, I've never felt more beautiful. I'm not saying that everybody has to go do this ... but it suits me," she added.
Last month, MacDowell admitted she initially faced "some resistance" to wearing her natural grays in public, her daughters Margaret and Rainey Qualley had a different reaction.
"When I first started wearing my hair gray, my daughters kept saying I looked badass," MacDowell told the publication.
Not only did the actress say it was "heartwarming to see such a positive reaction," but it also inspired her to continue living "with no shame."
"I think it's badass to embrace where you are and be fearless. That is exactly what I am doing. I am stepping right into where I am with no shame, and it feels good," she added.