Sarah Jessica Parker says she ‘missed out’ on ‘old-fashioned facelift’ as she reflects on ageism

Sarah Jessica Parker has lamented that she “missed out” on getting a “good old style facelift” in her forties.

The Intercourse and The Metropolis (SATC) star, 58, shared her ideas about getting comparable procedures achieved within the face of ageism, notably in opposition to ladies.

Showing on The Howard Stern Present this week to advertise the second collection of SATC’s reboot, And Simply Like That… (AJLT), Parker was requested if she sees a “handsome human being” every time she seems to be within the mirror.

She responded: “I’m presentable. I don’t actually like myself. I believe I’m fantastic.”

Host Howard Stern requested if the actor ever thought of having procedures like facelifts or Botox achieved, to which Parker mentioned: “I take into consideration all of it. I ask folks on a regular basis, ‘Is it too late?’”

Pressed about whether or not she has felt the necessity to get cosmetic surgery, Parker answered “no” though mentioned she does get therapies from a dermatologist, together with a pores and skin peel.

“I’ll do any of that stuff… I truthfully assume I missed out on the facelift, the old style good one that you’ve whenever you’re 44,” she added.

“I’ve seen some horror tales recently,” Stern chimed in. “I don’t know. I’m glad you didn’t do it.”

Parker went on to say she didn’t maintain something in opposition to individuals who do select to get beauty procedures, including: “I do perceive why folks make the selection as a result of there’s a lot emphasis put on particularly ladies and primarily ladies about seems to be.”

She referred to paparazzi photographs that confirmed her carrying her pure hair color whereas consuming out with Andy Cohen in the summertime of 2021, which resulted in media protection and followers commenting on her “gray” hair.

“To begin with it’s not [grey], however who cares,” she mentioned. “I’m sitting subsequent to Andy Cohen, whose head is roofed in gray hair and also you’ve not talked about that in any respect. So I perceive why ladies really feel like there may be a lot chatter, [and] peripheral opinions.

“I don’t assume it’s incorrect. I believe folks ought to do no matter they really feel makes them really feel higher strolling out the door, frankly.”

Parker beforehand spoke out concerning the protection of her hair in an interview with Attract journal final yr. She clarified that she nonetheless does color her hair, however doesn’t “spend time getting base color each two weeks”.

Including that she is extra targeted on feeling “OK in line with her requirements”, Parker mentioned: “I simply… don’t care sufficient. After I stroll out the door, I need to really feel OK in line with my requirements. I can’t even let you know what these requirements are.

“However you know the way you’re feeling whenever you really feel most like your self, no matter meaning,” she defined. “I’m not with out self-importance. I suppose I simply don’t care sufficient about everyone else’s opinion.”

In January, Parker shared her perspective on ageing and mentioned she has the “impression” that different individuals are extra involved about her look than she is.

Chatting with Vogue France, the Failure To Launch star mentioned: “I simply actually can’t be the individual that others count on me to be.”

She shared that she doesn’t “actually take into consideration [her] age” and that she doesn’t “see the purpose of making an attempt to droop time”. A very powerful factor, Parker mentioned, is “to be round for as lengthy as doable to see my kids develop up”.

Parker and her husband Matthew Broderick share twins, Tabitha and Marion, and a son, James. The couple have been married since 1997.