Vanessa Williams is aging with confidence.
The Ugly Betty star, 61, has said she will not try to artificially turn back time to look younger by using Botox, fillers or facelifts.
“We were literally talking about fillers, Botox, who’s had surgery and who hasn’t,” she said. People.
“I haven’t had any… I don’t get fillers, I don’t get Botox. I haven’t had any facelifts, I get microcurrent and nanocurrent technology, which is incredible.”
The former Miss America also said she’s not interested in more intense anti-aging procedures: “I want to look like myself. I want people to know that this face has survived. That’s where I’m at now, at 61.”
Vanessa Williams is aging with confidence. The 61-year-old Ugly Betty star won’t be trying to artificially turn back time to look younger by using Botox, fillers or facelifts – she’ll be seen in 2023
“We were literally talking about fillers, Botox, who’s had surgery and who hasn’t,” she told People; seen in 1984
The Desperate Housewives star draws inspiration from other women who have aged naturally and gracefully.
“I look at Diane von Furstenberg, I just saw her documentary. She talked about embracing your wisdom and your age,” Williams told the outlet.
And you don’t worry about wrinkles or fine lines or regret the time you spend in the sun.
“Yes, I have some wrinkles, but it’s because I’ve been exposed to the sun for too long,” she explained.
“But I love the sun, dammit! If the sun is out, I’ll sit in the sun and do my crossword puzzle and have a nice glass of wine. If that shows on my cleavage, tough luck. I’m embracing my age.”
Vanessa, who is preparing to play Miranda Priestly in the musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada in London, is taking care of her overall health to ensure she continues to feel good inside and out.
“I apply bioidentical hormones. Testosterone, progesterone and estrogen. I also apply sublingual drops for the liver, kidneys and adrenal glands. I also apply stem cells under the tongue,” she explained.
“I have all the tricks that make me feel good. I kickbox, I lift weights, I ride a bike, I swim, I do whatever it takes. I want to stay alive.”
“I haven’t had anything done… I don’t get fillers, I don’t get Botox. I haven’t had any facelifts, I get microcurrent and nanocurrent technology, which is amazing,” seen on the left in 2023 and on the right in 1984
The former Miss America also said she is not interested in more intense anti-aging procedures, pictured in March 2024.
“I want to look like myself. I want people to know that this face has existed. It’s more or less what I feel right now, at 61 years old,” in 2023
The Desperate Housewives star draws inspiration from other women who have aged naturally and gracefully.
Vanessa is set to play Miranda Priestly in the musical adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada in London
This comes after she dropped some big news on Wednesday: she’s enjoying life as a single woman these days.
The actress revealed that she quietly and amicably ended her marriage to Jim Skrip in 2021.
The former couple met on a Nile River cruise in Egypt and married in Buffalo, New York, on July 4, 2015.
“I’m doing what I love and I’m in love with life,” she said. People When asked if she is currently in love.
“There is not just one person that I am in love with, but I am in love with everyone.”
Williams broke some big news on Wednesday: She’s enjoying life as a single woman these days. The Ugly Betty star, 61, revealed that she quietly and amicably ended her marriage to Jim Skrip in 2021; seen here in 2013
When Vanessa met Jim, she wasn’t looking for anything.
The tour guide on his Nile River cruise thought the two might get along.
“I made the first move; he would never have approached me because I was with my daughter,” she told the outlet.
“He was traveling alone and knew who I was, but he wasn’t a big fan,” he said. Black lady in 2015.
“There was an immediate attraction,” said the former Miss America, adding that they had a three-hour long dinner.
“We had so much in common. It was obvious we were meant to be together!” she said. People in 2015.
Williams was previously married to Roman Hervey II from 1987 to 1997. The couple have three children, Melania, 37, Jillian, 35, and Devin, 31.
The Desperate Housewives star was also married to former Los Angeles Lakers star Rick Fox from 1999 to 2004. They share one daughter, Sasha, 24.
Vanessa currently stars as Miranda Priestly in the London stage adaptation of The Devil Wears Prada.
The former couple met on a Nile River cruise in Egypt and married in Buffalo, New York, on July 4, 2015. She is pictured here in 2018.
“I’m doing what I love and I’m in love with life,” she told People when asked if she’s currently in love, seen in 2024.
Williams was the first black woman to be crowned Miss America in 1984. She was 20 years old at the time and her reign was rocked by a nude photography scandal when photos she had taken privately were sold and published in Penthouse magazine.
Now, 40 years later, he has a new perspective on that dizzying moment in his life.
“I look back and think about myself when I was 19 or 20 and I think, ‘Oh my God, you were so naive, so trusting, so vulnerable,'” she explained. People.
‘In your mind you think, “I’m old, I know what I’m doing.” Now I’m forgiving of myself, but as a young adult, I beat myself up and think, “I should have known better.”