At 64 years-old, Andie MacDowell is back in Hollywood after taking a little hiatus. This time, the dynamic actress is ready to be herself — and that means embracing the grays she’s collected along the way.
In an exclusive interview with Sunday Times, MacDowell was candid about being discouraged from letting the world see her gray hair. Like many, MacDowell allowed her hair to go gray during the pandemic, then decided to keep it. Her team, however, wasn’t on board with the idea.
“People kept saying to me, ‘It’s not time,’ but I disagreed,” MacDowell told the SundayTimes “I was kowtowing to everybody else’s beliefs, but I truly want to be where I am and look my age.”
MacDowell has long done as she pleased when it came to her image, and this time was no different. She ignored the advice and graced the red carpet in 2021 at the Cannes Festival showing off her silver curls while stunning in a silver beaded Prada dress.
“I was relieved people weren’t cruel. They could have been mean to me. But everybody was very loving and kind and I was relieved because I really like it. I feel more comfortable,” she said.
While MacDowell loves her luscious tresses, she’s still continuously working on loving her body as it ages — especially her midsection. A tip she uses to make sure she truly loves how she feels is spending less time in front of the mirror and always having great lighting in the bathroom.
When it comes to dating at her age, she says she’s gotten some positive feedback about her new look.
“I might have looked younger and more acceptable to someone before, but I want to be appreciated for where I am, for my age. And the response from men has been, ‘You look beautiful.’ I think my eyes look greener and it has made them pop in a way they didn’t before.”
The “Groundhog Day” actress is putting herself back in the spotlight and the dating scene, but is the actress looking for something serious?
“If somebody came in and enhanced my life, someone I was going to be romantic with, you know, sexual with, maybe,” she says. “I would accept it. But to tell you the truth they just don’t show up. And I’m not going on an app. It’s not going to happen. My friends keep encouraging me to be in relationships. But I said, you know what really matters to me right now are friendships. And I’m working really hard on that. And why can’t that be enough?”
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