Source : PERTHNOW NEWS
Gillian Anderson prefers to “ignore” ageing and because it’s not something that “needs to be fixed”.
The X Files star, 58, is adamant the conversation about getting older needs to change because everyone needs to be more accepting about the physical changes that come in later years.
She told Grazia magazine: “I ignore it. I behave as I have always behaved – as though I am invincible and never going to die.
“There are so many tools for arresting ageing. And as much as the conversation around ageing has evolved, most of the narrative still centres around it being something we should be afraid of, running from, or something that needs to be fixed.
“We need to be more accepting of ageing, to embrace it – we’ve still got a long way to go.”
Gillian admitted she hasn’t always been kind to herself as she battled crippling insecurities about her looks after shooting to fame in the 1990s.
She said: “I was very judgemental about myself when I was younger. Of how I looked, my weight.’ Over the years she has made a concerted effort to be kinder to herself. It has become really important to me not to self-criticise.”
Gillian has previously revealed she has a relaxed relationship with skincare and make-up and often only wears mascara.
The actress adopts a “very, very simple” approach to looking after her skin – she “doesn’t usually” cleanse her face in the mornings and “doesn’t often” use moisturiser.
Asked about her beauty routine, she told HarpersBazaar.com: “It’s very, very simple. First and foremost, it starts with, are you going to take your make-up off in the evening?
“Now, most of the time I don’t wear make-up. If I leave the house, I will have mascara on, and so sometimes it’s only, are you going to clean your eyes before you go to sleep or not? And so that’s the first step.
“So if I do actually take that step and clean off my makeup or my eye make-up, then I will most likely follow it up with moisture.
“If I do use a moisturiser, it’s most definitely going to be Age Perfect Night Cream.
“And then in the morning, I don’t usually cleanse again, and I don’t often put on a moisturiser. But if I do put on a moisturiser, it’s likely to be the Age Perfect serum, which is really lovely and silky, and light. I don’t like a lot of thickness and goopiness.”
