Discover out what these stars needed to say about being 50…

Hoda Kotb says her 50s have been the very best years of her life. The previous At this time host, who turned 60 final 12 months, lately shared that she skilled a few of her favourite moments over the past decade, together with changing into a mother for the primary time.

“They at all times say 50 is the brand new 30. Fifty is the last decade the place I believe issues are limitless. Like, to me, my 50s have been my favourite decade of all,” she instructed TooFab.

She continued, “I received my youngsters in my 50s, my job in my 50s. Once we discuss concerning the age of risk, my blessings got here in my 50s. I don’t suppose I used to be even born earlier than then. This appears like such a brand new period for me…And I believe anybody who thinks, ‘My 40s…I haven’t met anyone, I don’t have a household.’ So what? It’s coming, and it’s coming proper on time.”

Jennifer Aniston has been outspoken in condemning how ladies are handled in Hollywood, particularly relating to getting older and their look. Reflecting on turning 50, Jennifer says that she believes life solely will get higher at that time and getting older must be celebrated.

“I don’t suppose life stops after 50 — if something, it will get increasingly thrilling,” she instructed Glamour. “For some motive, we don’t honor or pay respect to getting older. It’s one thing that we take a look at as a unfavorable, and but each single individual on this planet does it. I don’t perceive why it’s not one thing that’s celebrated, why there’s some type of an expiration date on who you might be as an individual price watching and a narrative being instructed about you.”

As a girl in her late 50s, Halle Berry has by no means felt higher about her life. Actually, she says she’s “firing on all cylinders” and life not appears like she’s managing a balancing act. She has her household and her profession and couldn’t be happier.

“In my 30s, I used to be so centered on profession, however I had a need to have kids and be a mom. So I felt I used to be missing one thing,” she shared with AARP. “In my 40s, I took the last decade to be at residence and have kids and be a mother. However my profession was missing — I longed to be again at work. Now, in my 50s I’ve received my infants, my profession, and at last have love in an actual, significant manner.”

When Nicole Kidman turned 50, she stated she was absolutely able to embrace the brand new decade of her life. On the time, she stated that she was at some extent in her life the place she felt actually blessed in all areas of her life — together with her household and profession, which was preserving her busier than ever.

“Simply pleasure. I’m simply actually going, ‘OK, that is my life’, and I’m very, very blissful to be 50,” she instructed Stellar journal. “I believe that’s what occurs with birthdays when you get to a selected age, you’re identical to, ‘Yay, OK, right here we go!’’”

Tyra Banks admits she’s completely loving being in her 50s — whereas noting that it’s fully totally different than she anticipated. She says she’s nonetheless on the peak of her life and feels that she will be able to now unapologetically be her true, genuine self.

“What my life is like now could be completely totally different than what I believed 50 was going to be once I was a bit of woman. I’m poppin’. I’m not insecure about myself. I ain’t trippin’. I usually say ‘Baby, [I’m] 50!’ earlier than I say one thing. That assertion provides me permission to say regardless of the heck I really feel like saying,” she instructed Folks.

Helen Mirren is of the mindset that you simply’re at all times precisely the place you’re alleged to be. Wanting again on recommendation that she obtained from her mom, Helen defined that whereas the considered getting older is likely to be scary, it’s truly actually cool once you get there.

“My mom as soon as stated, ‘By no means fear about getting older.’ I do know the considered you being 45 once you’re 25 is, ‘Oh, my god! Who desires to be 45?’ Nevertheless it’s wonderful as a result of once you get to be 45, you’ll realise it’s truly very cool and also you don’t need to be 25 once more,” she instructed Vogue.

She continued, “And I’ve to say, she was completely proper. With all ages comes benefits and downsides. And also you have a tendency to seek out that you simply don’t need to return. You need to be precisely the place you might be with all the things you’ve skilled.”

Michelle Obama is now in her 60s and says she feels extra self-confident than she ever has earlier than. And whereas she feels good now, Michelle says she’s at all times acutely aware to deal with her well being so she will be able to proceed having fun with the many years to return.

“I’ve by no means felt extra assured in myself, extra clear on who I’m as a girl,” Michelle shared with Parade journal. “However I’m continually eager about my very own well being and ensuring that I’m consuming proper and getting train and watching the aches and pains. I need to be this actually fly [when I am an] 80, 90-year-old.”

Vanessa Williams loves life in her 60s — and is rather more self-confident than she was as a youthful lady. She says that as she’s gotten older, she’s change into extra accepting of herself and cares much less about what different folks should say about her.

“It’s a privilege. There’s a way of ease. The older you get the much less you care about what all people else has to say,” Vanessa stated on The Jennifer Hudson Present. “You’re dwelling in your personal glory. You settle for your self, you give your self grace. And also you don’t beat your self up the best way after we’re 20s and 30s, ‘I’ve gotta do that, I’ve gotta be this, I gotta please folks.’”

Tracee Ellis Ross feels higher than ever in her 50s. Reflecting on her life, Tracee says she’s change into the girl she dreamed of being as a younger woman. It’s solely with age that she’s had the “boldness and the braveness” to rework into that individual.

“I really feel the sexiest and probably the most stunning I’ve ever felt,” she instructed InStyle. “I didn’t say I look my most stunning, I stated I really feel my most stunning, and that’s what’s necessary to me.”

She continued, “You already know as a younger woman, I had this lady that I dreamt of being, proper? And I had her in my head and I might mess around with being her in my bed room and with sure folks, however the present of age is that you simply truly get to have the boldness and the braveness to be that lady, to be that individual and I’m experiencing it now and among the issues I’ve found in understanding myself is that I truly like myself.”

Oprah Winfrey doesn’t care how previous she is as a result of she doesn’t consider age ought to restrict you. So long as you deal with your self, Oprah says that it doesn’t matter what your age is, there are at all times limitless potentialities in life.

“I’m not one to get hung up on numbers, however if you wish to say 60 is the brand new 40, I’ll take that,” she instructed O Journal. “You will be and do no matter you need, because of train and hair colour. The best possible half is having the ability to be free and do no matter you need. There’s nothing higher than that.”