I totally blanked on the fact that Keira Knightley is pregnant again. And I even wrote a post about it back in May! I have no memory of that. But yes, Keira is pregnant right now. It’s her second pregnancy. She gave birth to daughter Edie back in 2015. I think Keira must be pretty far along in this pregnancy too – she had a nice sized bump back in May. Maybe a late summer delivery? Or early fall, perhaps. A Virgo baby or a Libra baby. Anyway, Keira recently chatted with the Daily Mail’s gossip guy Sebastian Shakespeare about ageing. Keira is only 34 years old, but as I said many times, Keira really stopped giving a sh-t in her 30s, and she’ll talk about whatever she wants to talk about. I really enjoyed these quotes:
Keira Knightley has mixed feelings about growing old.
‘I walk down the street and I see women with amazing grey hair and the lines on their face and I think it’s the story of their life and I love it and I feel empowered by it and that’s what I want to be when I grow up,’ says the Atonement actress, 34. ‘And then I find grey hairs and I think, “Oh my god I’m going to dye it!” ’
The actress, who is pregnant with her second child by her musician husband James Righton, adds: ‘You think you know what your body is and what your face is, then suddenly it changes. It’s not about vanity, some of it is, but it’s not all about vanity. It’s about not recognising who you thought you were.’
Yes, I love seeing middle-aged women and older women embrace the ageing process and rock grey hair and their laugh lines and all of that. I prefer seeing that rather than bad dye jobs, wigs and joker-faces. But then when I see my own grey hair, or the dark circles under my eyes (hereditary) or the new, slowly developing crow’s feet, I’m like “damn I need to go to the drug store and buy some dye and some better eye cream.” I do think there’s a difference between “dyeing your hair and taking care of your skin” versus “I completely reject ageing and I’m going in for an eyelift/facelift right now.” But ultimately, it’s your own individual call. And Keira’s right, for many of us, it’s not just about vanity, it’s about recognizing ourselves.
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It’s cool not to care about ageing when you have Keira type of structure. She will have the most “glamorous” type of ageing – mostly wrinkles and that’s all. No skin firming lossing, no double chin, no “tired skin” effect, so she will be still liked by fashion media in her 70-th (I bet nothing will change till Keira’s 70-th).
100% agree. I love the idea of rocking fully grey hair, but I’m not ready yet!
I am 22 and I ready have grey hair popping up. I’m sure I will like it in 15 years but for now I dye it. It’s making me insecure
I found my first grey hair a few weeks before turning 25 and had mixed emotions. Now I don’t care, but that first time was awful.
OMG- this rings so true for me. I always thought age was beautiful until it started to happen to me… I can handle the crow’s feet. Its the sagging and bagging I can’t handle. The invisibility, the not getting projects because I’m not young and hip enough….
Refreshingly honest. So much better than stars who gush about how excited they are getting old and wise and embracing the aging process and then denying the work they’ve obviously had done.
Totally agree!
As much as I love Angelina Jolie, it’s really obvious that the Elle spread she just did is either overly photoshopped or she’s had work done. She has less wrinkles than my sister who’s 25!
That being said; she’s still gorgeous, so is Keira. It’s just that I wished we could stop with this “45-year old women looking 20”- hype.
Age isn’t always becoming to all, but it’s still part of life, and I think it’s a weird comment about not being vain and it’s about recognizing yourself. Like Kiera’s face didn’t change from age 15 to 25?
We will forever change, it’s the only constant in our lives; change.
I’m 38 and have been slowly turning gray since my late 20’s (my jet black hair has made a less forgiving back drop than some). I could dye it but am frankly too lazy and am also trying to practice what I preach, in terms of body/appearance acceptance, for my son and daughter. People really like to comment on my hair — mostly it’s, “wow, the silver is so stunning on you (doesn’t hurt I am relatively unlined) but I certainly know there are plenty of folks who think it makes me look older. There are days, though, when my natural hair feels like some kind of radical feminism, and it just reminds me that all I can do is lean in to it, because my grays are a small fuck you to the patriarchy. With the kids, I talk about how important is to love what you’ve got and how we just never comment on another’s appearance unless we are giving very neutral compliments. Still, my daughter wishes her curly blonde was straight and long…
All that to say — in order to embrace the natural aging process, we have to embrace our natural hair/face. Every time they start bumming me out I remind myself of how I EARNED those silver streaks. I look at my girlfriends and if dyeing their makes them feel good — great! I just feel personally very firm in this for myself, and it has pushed me through some uncomfortable realizations about my own aging.
Thank you for articulating this so beautifully. Next time I notice a new gray hair I’m going to let it be, patriarchy be damned!
I’ve dyed my hair since I was teenager just to play around with color and have fun. Now that I’m 50 I’ve decided to go more natural (not completely, I still get highlights), because I don’t want to appear like I’m fighting aging too much. Which is silly, because coloring your hair can be a lot of fun! Sometimes that’s the only reason we need. I should practise what I preach.
Following @grombre on Instagram is really great for celebrating the beauty in grey hair. I want to embrace mine and I’m fortunate that I have light hair so my grey actually looks blonde for now. But it’s that wiry, crazy, all over the place hair that looks glittery up close. Anyway, @grombre. Excellent.