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On actresses who get plastic surgery:

They look terrible. They’ve done something to themselves and now look like freaks.

There is only one Meryl Streep and one Sigourney Weaver. But I could name 30 other actresses in their age groups who aren’t working today. Me, I’m getting my ass out of this business in a few years because genetically it’s not going to work for me.’

On plastic surgery trends:

It’s a conspiracy, a complete catastrophe. Somehow we are being fed this belief that to continue on, we have to do this. Yet people are being disfigured. It’s shocking what people are doing to their faces. I’m blessed with good health and have more energy than a 14-year-old. But I’m just now starting to feel my age and the beginning of my limitations. It’s not a big deal but it’s an adjustment.’

… says 51 year-old Jamie.

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52 year-old Madonna is the star of a new set of D&G ads and while her face looks beautiful in both before and after pictures and didn’t suffer major photoshopping, her arms and hands have been ultra smoothened.

What do you guys say: Is this amount of Photoshop acceptable or would you rather see 100% reality?

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70 year-old Dallas star Linda Gray wants to share a tiny bit of wisdom with you:

“I honestly don’t have a secret. I think that’s all nonsense. I exercise, I eat right, I do all those boring things they tell you to do, and I have two grandsons and I try to keep up with them. I think it’s energy, I think it’s life. It’s trying to enjoy every minute of every day

My sister died at 43 from breast cancer. From that day I said, you know what, I have got to be grateful every single day. So I don’t think about age, I don’t think about the number.”

… says Linda, who looks great for her age.

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65 year-old Helen Mirren, who recently posed naked, has a bit of something to share:

‘Bits of my body are all right, but bits of me are horrible. To be honest, anything from the waist down I don’t really like.’

Helen also reveals some of her ‘how to look slimmer’ tips:

‘Four-inch platforms give you great height and make your legs look unbelievably long. I used only to be able to get them in stripper shops, but now you can buy them everywhere – although, unfortunately, that means everyone else has discovered the trick too.’

‘Holding your tummy in is another trick for making you look and feel good. I don’t know why, but I do, by nature, hold my tummy in.’

Pictured: Helen Mirren in Woman and Home Magazine.

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To complete the title, the campaign uses models in their 40′s, 50′s and 60′s in order to prove that the brand’s clothes aren’t solely destined to the youngest ones. Daily Mail has the scoop:

Debenhams believes it is the first retailer to use models in their 40s, 50s and 60s for a campaign like The Style List, which the high street chain says is targeting ‘forgotten women’.

The launch campaign features three looks – power dressing, casual and party dresses – and uses models Valerie Pain, 66, Caroline Josling, 52, and Maxine Smith, 41.

The message of the campaign – standing up against beauty standardization:

‘It’s important to challenge what we see in our media with a broader reflection of beauty. ‘Enjoy the magic of these women, their confidence, their attitudes and their allure. ‘These wonderful faces express the joy of getting older – not something we see enough of.’

… says fashion commentator Caryn Franklin, who came up with the concept of the campaign.

What a great idea! After all, these women do look great in the clothes. What do you guys think of this initiative?

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