Halle Berry Gets CANDID About Aging _ E! News
Halle Berry Gets CANDID About Aging _ E! News
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00:00 I'm my best self now that I reached 56 years old.
00:03 I have the most to offer.
00:04 Halle Berry is loving the skin she's in.
00:08 The Oscar winner gets real in a new interview
00:11 with Women's Health, sharing what she's learned
00:13 about menopause and mental health.
00:16 The star, who is just days away from her 57th birthday
00:20 on August 14th, opens up about her journey as a woman
00:24 and explains why she's challenging outdated beliefs
00:27 about sexuality and more.
00:30 I'm smack dab in the middle of menopause
00:32 and I am challenging everything I thought I knew
00:35 about menopause, like your life is over,
00:38 you are disposable, society no longer has a place for you,
00:42 you should retire, you should pack it up.
00:44 I'm challenging all of those stereotypes.
00:47 You look a certain way, you have to feel a certain way.
00:49 No, that's not true, I'm my best self
00:52 now that I reached 56 years old.
00:54 I have the most to offer.
00:55 Halle also urges every woman to own whatever era
00:59 they happen to be in at this moment.
01:02 You know, that's what I say, own wherever you are.
01:05 That's where I'm at.
01:06 If you're in your 20s, own that.
01:08 Own the era of exploration,
01:10 earn the era of real curiosity,
01:12 earn the era of trying to figure out who you are.
01:15 Take your time and figure yourself out.
01:17 You don't have to be rushed, you don't have to be forced.
01:19 The Catwoman actress also wants women
01:21 to feel comfortable sharing, noting,
01:24 "We can make talking about women's health issues
01:26 less taboo by daring to talk about it.
01:29 If you start the conversation, most women will follow."
01:33 Do you know why?
01:34 Because it's something that we're dying to do.
01:37 It's something that we've been deprived of
01:39 and it's something that we want to share with one another.
01:42 We just need the permission to do it.
01:45 As the A-lister continues to navigate her journey,
01:47 she's been open to sharing bits of her life
01:50 with her Instagram followers,
01:52 including this recent selfie that she captions,
01:55 "Sunday serve," giving a shout out
01:57 to her musician boyfriend, Van Hunt, in the process,
02:01 joking, "My man loves this.
02:03 Forward all complaints to him."
02:05 Fearless and flawless, two words
02:07 that definitely describe Halle's current era.
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