LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA: Kim Cattrall is making a few contradictory moves as of late. After her shocking decision to reprise the iconic role of Samantha Jones in Season 2 of 'And Just Like That', despite claiming that she "moved on" from the franchise just a couple of weeks ago, the 66-year-old has now claimed she’s “all about battling aging in every way I can", even though she previously wanted to "embrace aging" just a decade ago.
In a new interview with The Sunday Times, the 'Sex and the City' alum said she’s in a position financially to do “whatever I can do" to battle aging. The actress noted the many ways by which she can tackle appearance-related signs of aging, which include fillers and botox depending on the individual getting it done.
'It’s not just a vanity thing'
“It’s not just a vanity thing. I play a certain kind of woman who looks a certain kind of way. And professionally I am looking after myself,” she told the publication, adding that now, she “[wants] to look like the best version” of herself. Cattrall also explained that she does not take these procedures lightly as it is important to connect with the "right surgeon." “It can’t be emphasized enough. You want to look like you!”
'I felt things slipping away'
Cattrall previously detailed her experience in Hollywood as an aging woman in 2020. "In my 50s, I felt things slipping away," she shared to People before the release of her show 'Filthy Reach' that year. "It was a gradual change, but the scripts were cut in half. [In Hollywood] you're either an ingenue or a leading lady and then a divorced wife or a cougar. And I'm none of those things. So I wanted to examine that.” Ultimately, "it's an incredible thing to have been in the business this long," Cattrall said. "I thought the best thing for my life would be being an actress that worked. And I'm flabbergasted that I've gotten as far as I have."
Cattrall insisted she wanted to grow old gracefully
The Golden Globe award winner told Daily Mail that she admired actresses who had a successful career without feeling the need to have cosmetic surgery which included the likes of Judi Dench and Annette Bening. "I look at people like Judi Dench, who's in her 70s, and I think, 'What the hell am I frightened of?'" she said. "In my life and career I want to embrace ageing because I think that's what's interesting.I think a forehead without any lines doesn't tell me they've lived a life."
