Charlize Theron talks about aging and weight gain after the age of 40

She doesn’t make any alterations to her face – but the natural aging process is.

the Monster star, 48 About the rumors that she had facial plastic surgery due to the noticeable differences in her appearance.

She said, “My face is changing, and I love my face changing and getting older.”[But] People think I had a facelift. They’re like, “What did you do to her face?” I’m like, “Bitch, I’m only getting old!” This does not mean that I had bad plastic surgery. This is exactly what happens.”

The South African actress noted that she has always been against the fact that “old men like fine wines and women like flower pots”.

“I disdain that concept and want to fight it, but I also think women want to age in a way that feels right to them,” explained Theron, who is the face of Dior’s J’Adore fragrance collection. We need to be a little more empathetic to the way we all go through our journey. My journey of having to see my face on a billboard is pretty funny now.”

She hopes things will change, noting that her two daughters don’t think of age when they think of beauty. “They see someone, they like what they’re wearing, or they think they’re pretty and don’t really know if she’s in her 20s or if she’s in her 60s,” she explained. “It’s so cool. I love it. I hope we keep that.”

Theron isn’t the first person to talk about the negative reactions to her aging face. recently spoke on About rumors that she had eyelid surgery, stating that her face had just changed as she got older.

In A, Dobrev said of why she spoke about the rumors, “I didn’t have anything to hide, and I was upset, because I was reading this stuff that wasn’t true… Aging is a normal part of life. It’s going to happen to all of us.”

Rather than go under the knife, the hold dear The actress said she had another trick for avoiding wrinkles. “Aging happens to everyone, and we hope you can do so with kindness,” she said. “That’s why you get bangs — so when you start to wrinkle, you can’t see them either.”