Some candid photos of four famous, glamorous women who I remember from TV when I was younger popped up as I was diving down an internet rathole last week.
Maria Shriver – A wealthy Kennedy prodigy, a national newscaster who had some of the best cheekbones I’ve ever seen. She exemplified wealth, class, privilege and intelligence when I watched her as a kid.
Lauren Hutton – She was a model and actress who starred in American Gigolo and a Buch of TV commercials. I remember her being glamorous and a superstar but never understood why others thought she was so special. She was OK but no Farah Fawcett in my 8 year old eyes.
Madonna – No explanation needed for who she is. I wrote about her sad attempts to stay relevant and appear ageless before.
Heather Locklear – A blond bombshell with big blue eyes who starred in Dynasty and Melrose Place and was the “It Girl” for many years in Hollywood.
I haven’t paid much attention to these women (except for Madonna post I wrote) in 20 or 30 years.
Seeing their recent photos was a shock.
None looked beautiful.
They looked old. They looked like average old women (except for Madonna’s distorted plastic surgery face).
They range image from 61 – 80 something, so they are old.
When I admired them, I was a teenager or younger. They were hot, famous women in their 20s or 30s.
I’m sure they had professional makeup, studio lighting, photo retouching, personal trainers, spa treatments, etc. That made them look even better back then.
This post isn’t meant to denigrate these women for looking their age. It’s meant to illuminate that no matter how wealthy you are, no matter how privileged of a life you have led, eventually we all grow old.
And eventually we all will look old.
When I look in the mirror, I don’t see the 35 year old man I feel like I am inside. I see a bald man, with wrinkles and frown lines who looks my grandfather looked to me when I was a little boy.
I’m not worried about looking old at all.
After all, I’ve never been famous. And I’ve always though of myself as kind of ugly anyway.