Jane Fonda is synonymous with aging gracefully. But the 80-year-old Hollywood icon is not entirely proud of her beauty decisions. Fonda opened up…
Jane Fonda is synonymous with aging gracefully. But the 80-year-old Hollywood icon is not entirely proud of her beauty decisions.
Fonda opened up about getting plastic surgery in a new HBO documentary about her life, » Jane Fonda in Five Acts, » which is available for streaming on Monday, September 24. She said that while she’s glad she « looks good for [her] age, » she won’t lie about getting work done, as reported by People.
« On one level, I hate the fact that I’ve had the need to alter myself physically to feel that I’m OK, » she says. « I wish I wasn’t like that. I love older faces. I love lived-in faces. I loved Vanessa Redgrave’s face. »
« I wish I was braver. But I am what I am. »
« Jane Fonda in Five Acts » was directed and produced by Susan Lacy. Kevork Djansezian/Getty Images
In the past, Fonda has admitted to getting rid of wrinkles and having work done on her jaw. The Oscar-winning actress and activist told Harper’s Bazaar in 2011 that she’s « vain » and particularly self-conscious about » loose flesh. »
« I was taught by my father that how I looked was all that mattered, frankly, » she told the magazine. « He was a good man, and I was mad for him, but he sent messages to me that fathers should not send: Unless you look perfect, you’re not going to be loved. »
Fonda is well-known for launching a workout video empire and her fanatical love of pilates — but her obsessive workout habits often grew from her battle with body image .
Jane Fonda, in white, leads exercises during a benefit session in 1979 for the Equal Rights Amendment. Nick Ut/AP
She struggled with eating disorders anorexia and bulimia for about 30 years.
« I wasn’t very happy from, I would say, puberty to 50? It took me a long time, » she told Harper’s Bazaar. « It was in my 40s, and if you suffer from bulimia, the older you get, the worse it gets. It takes longer to recover from a bout. I had a career, I was winning awards, I was supporting nonprofits, I had a family. I had to make a choice: I live or I die. »
She told The Guardian in 2015 that she believes plastic surgery can easily become « an addiction, » especially for women who experienced trauma in the past.
« I wish I were brave enough to not do plastic surgery but I think I bought myself a decade, » she said.
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