Justine Bateman defends decision to age naturally despite pressure: ‘I think I look rad’

It’s no secret that as they age, Hollywood celebrities—especially women—feel pressure to maintain their appearance. We’re always hearing about the newest beauty treatments and regimens that celebrities are following to stay young.

However, some choose to age gracefully and accept their natural appearance, such as Justine Bateman, who recently discussed her choice to forego cosmetic surgery in spite of social pressures.

Actress, director, and author Justine Bateman gained notoriety as a teenager for her role as Mallory in the sitcom Family Ties in the 1980s. She also had recurring roles in shows like Desperate Housewives and Still Standing, and she starred in Men Behaving Badly. She is the actor Jason Bateman’s older sister.

In an interview with 60 Minutes Australia, she declared, “I just don’t give a s—.” “I believe I look awesome. I believe my face is a reflection of who I am. I enjoy it.

“I feel like I would erase not only all of my current authority, but also the sense that I have changed since I was twenty years old.” I enjoy seeing that proof when I look in the mirror.

Like many actresses her age, Justine Bateman, now 57, has been under pressure to have plastic surgery, but she has chosen to accept her age and never have any work done.

People started making disparaging remarks about her appearance when she was forty, according to Bateman, and likened her aging face to that of a “sea hag” and a “meth addict.” She was under pressure to get Botox or cosmetic surgery.

In 2021, she said to People, “I thought my face looked fine.” “And then I made the decision to make them right and me wrong because of some of my fears that had nothing to do with my face. I became absurdly self-conscious about my face.

However, Bateman ultimately made the decision to accept her aging process and disregard the criticisms directed at her appearance. She remarked, “Changing your face won’t make that fear go away.”

“Your appearance will change if you have plastic surgery. All right. You’ll have that, but you haven’t addressed the source of the fear. That fear won’t go away. I believe that the purpose of all this plastic surgery is merely to please others.

The actress, who previously discussed this topic in her book Face: One Square Foot of Skin, expressed her sadness for women who are obsessed with cosmetic surgery and expressed her hope that they will accept their inherent beauty.

She said to 60 Minutes, “I’m sad that they’re not just enjoying life.” “I find it sad that their obsession with fixing their faces before anything else can happen is taking them away from the things they should be doing with their lives.”

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