adminLOS ANGELES. – “The last thing I think about on a daily basis… is what I look like,” Cameron Diaz said of her journey towards self-acceptance back in March.
“My body is strong; my body is capable, why am I going to talk down to it when it’s carried me this far?”
Instead, Diaz is all about embracing the ageing process – and rejecting archaic beauty standards in the process (she’s previously described how she rarely washes her face).
On Tuesday, she turned 50.
She claims to have a completely open mindset when it comes to aging since becoming a mother, saying she wants to live as long as possible.
“The whole concept of aging has just changed completely, even in the last 10 years. It’s totally opened up.
“I’m excited. I’ve got 50 or 60 years to go—I want to live to be 110, since I’ve got a young child,” Diaz told Goop in May.
“I think you have this amazing moment in your 40s where you appreciate who your parents are, and I want to have that moment with her—be there with her in her 40s.”
Throughout her years in the industry, Diaz starred in many successful blockbuster hits, so what made her decide to leave the business?
And what led her to return to it in her new Netflix movie “Back in Action?”
Diaz got her start at the age of 20 playing Tina Carlyle in the classic comedy ‘The Mask’ starring Jim Carrey.
It was not long before she began starring in a string of movies and making a name for herself in Hollywood.
Her next big role was that of Kimmy Wallace in “My Best Friend’s Wedding,” and then as Mary in “There’s Something About Mary,” where she got to further show off her comedic skills.
She next starred as Alex in “Charlie’s Angels,” and voiced Fiona in the animated classic “Shrek.”
After a series of comedies including “The Holiday,” “Bad Teacher” and “The Other Woman,” Diaz starred in her final film, a remake of “Annie” as Mrs. Hannigan in 2014.
In 2014, Diaz decided to take a step back and retire from acting. When she retired, Diaz was one of the highest-paid actresses in the industry.
During an appearance on Kevin Hart’s podcast “Hart to Heart” last year, Diaz provided her fans with the reasons behind her decision, saying it mostly revolved around taking control of her life back.
“For me, I just really wanted to make my life manageable by me,” she explained. “My routine in a day is literally what I can manage to do by myself.”
She also attributed her ability to find love and start a family to her retirement.
In December 2019, Diaz and her husband Benji Madden welcomed a daughter, Raddix Madden, via surrogacy. – Vogue/brightside.
Mathew Masinge
Online Reporter