73-year-old actress Jane Seymour is pushing back on speculation that she’s had plastic surgery in the past.
“To set the record straight — because people were getting it wrong — they attempted to do something to my under-eyes when I was 40 because photographers kept saying that I had bulgy eyes,” Seymour recently told People. “The doctor told me it’s actually a muscle, so there’s nothing I can do about it.”
The seasoned actress quipped about her stellar career despite her “bulgy eye” and added she prefers to keep things au naturel.
“I’ve been playing a lot of amazing roles, recently two women with Alzheimer’s with very emotional scenes. If you’re going to be that emotional, you need every muscle in your face,” Seymour explained to the outlet. “So I have nothing against people doing anything they want to do. [However], for me personally, it is not helping me in my craft, unless I’m playing somebody who’s had Botox, in which case, I would be all over it.”
Jane Seymour’s Tips for Longevity Don’t Involve Plastic Surgery
However, Jane Seymour does have a tip for keeping yourself looking young. It’s also a lot less expensive than cosmetic surgery.
“The best facelift is a smile,” she insisted. “If you want to look young, just smile from ear to ear.”
Of course, grinning isn’t the only tool in Seymour’s longevity tool kit. She follows a Mediterranean diet and incorporates intermittent fasting into her routine. Additionally, she practices Pilates and Gyrotonic training.
“I actually really like healthy food,” Seymour revealed. She also enjoys a drink or two. “I drink wine, but sometimes I just don’t drink, for no reason other than it’s caloric and I like being very clear-headed.”
Seymour also stressed the importance of resistance training as women age.
“I incorporate weights into whatever I’m doing. A lot of women think that if they go for a run or do a booty burn or something, that that’s enough,” she explained. “I think at our age, it’s proven that bone loss is what you have to be careful of. I’ll never be Arnold Schwarzenegger or a bodybuilder, but I’m now an 8-to-10-lbs. person.”
The actress also explained that working out was worth it so she could keep “feeling healthy.”
“For me, it’s a high,” she admitted. “For me to feel that my body works. I can do this show and I can jump off things and climb through things and work a good 12 hours without pausing. I’m eternally grateful for it.”