Naomi Watts Was Told Her Acting Career Would End Once She ‘Became Unf-able’ at 40

Oct 04, 2022 15:37


Naomi Watts Was Told Her Acting Career Would End Once She ‘Became Unf-able’ at 40: ‘That Made Me So Mad’ https://t.co/8egUnZDn7l
- Variety (@Variety) October 3, 2022

"‘You better get a lot done because it’s all over at 40 when you become unfuckable.’ And I’m like, ‘What? What does that mean exactly?' Then you think about it, and you go, ‘Oh, right ( Read more... )

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ty October 4 2022, 14:50:57 UTC
She has recently spoken up about her struggles with learning she was in perimenopause at age 30 and how much it freaked her out because she had waited to have children. It's good to hear someone talk about it because many 30 year olds do not know they can start meno that early and it can affect fertility. Our moms, well my mom, never talked to me about her menopause, I know that for sure!

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ari_angelique October 4 2022, 20:12:04 UTC
I had no idea getting a hysterectomy would put me in menopause, you'd think I would have done my research or that my dr. would warn me. scary how people just don't talk about it.

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pseudonygma October 4 2022, 20:47:09 UTC
There's a lot of doctors who will only talk about stuff like side-effects if their patients know the right questions to ask. (eg. tell your doctor you want to have your thyroid checked on your next annual check-up; it's just an extra box to check on the standard blood work that they send to the labs but they won't check it unless you specifically ask) So many doctors are overworked and have no interest being a teacher to their patients.

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ari_angelique October 4 2022, 23:00:04 UTC
I understand that they are overworked, but going into menopause is a step above a side effect and something that he should have discussed with me at length before he decided that the procedure was the best thing for me.

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ahkna October 4 2022, 14:52:52 UTC
In reality, she just got more attractive at 40. 40 is like THE AGE. The age when women stop being pretty or cute and start to become attractive and sexy. Some women have those vibes earlier, some don't hit it until later, but there's just something about the sexuality of a middle-aged woman that is just *chef kiss*.

There's less trying to be sexy in the way that supposedly appeals to men, and just being sexy.

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ginainabottle October 4 2022, 14:56:41 UTC
Exactly. There's a very famous chef in Brazil (Paola Carosella), she's 49, and seriously one of the most effortlessly sexy women I have ever seen. Her style and the way she talks and carries herself... Woof, absolutely GOALS.

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theactualworst October 4 2022, 15:24:59 UTC
I just had a conversation about how I wish more women would embrace the silver fox thing after watching Lou. Allison Janey was getting me allll hot and bothered not just because she looked great but she had such presence and gravitas.

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sea_thoughts October 4 2022, 15:29:27 UTC
Yup. Alex Kingston is one such example.

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ginainabottle October 4 2022, 14:53:52 UTC
I think it's actually hilarious that fertility is such a big thing for men bc their work is literally to just pump a few times and jizz. The fact that folks genuinely think it's ~manly to impregnate a woman is absolutely insane to me.

Also, her story reminds me of this sketch:

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blahhhnata17 October 4 2022, 14:54:23 UTC
Damn when women turn a certain age we really are just a pile of caca to society.

My high school OLD friend told me at my best friends wedding that my “eggs are dying “ and “ I should be having a baby soon because I am 30” and I said bitch kiss my ass I still got shit to do.

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theactualworst October 4 2022, 15:26:55 UTC
I can’t believe people still say this shit. I’ve personally known a so many women who have had babies in their late 30s and 40s without incident. Also, news flash, there’s no guarantee a 20 year old uterus will be able to have a baby either!

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slinkydinks October 4 2022, 17:41:04 UTC
I guess my response would be, "Why...? Why do I need to have kids?" Like, for what? Because you have them? Because you're "supposed to?" Moreover, why do they need to be mine genetically?

I don't think the human species will go extinct if I don't have or raise kids.

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lovepollution October 4 2022, 14:59:01 UTC
She just gets more beautiful and so much of that is down to the fact she hasn’t fucked with her face like so many others.

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ari_angelique October 4 2022, 20:14:32 UTC
She was amazing in that King Kong movie. like, damn. and she just keeps getting better.

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