Gwyneth Paltrow Admits She Has 'Crow's Feet, Damn!'

Gwyneth Paltrow did not mince words as to how hard aging is in Hollywood, and in general, but delivered a powerful message on loving oneself -- no matter one’s age.

The Hollywood mainstay claims that until now, the obsession on youth makes many conscious of aging, including her, although she does not do what most women do -- dwell on it. Crow feet? So what.

In a new Goop podcast, called “The Beauty Closet,” the actress shared that she never thought she was pretty, that it was weird for her to think that way, contrary to what fans think. "I’ve always felt so funny about my looks," she said.

"I think that it’s very rare to think that you’re a beautiful person, and so, I feel like every other woman—like, I don’t see that when I look in the mirror," she explained. She then criticized the fact that Hollywood is still so fixated on youth, making many women feel conscious, including her.

The actress claimed that one strong message that the industry seems to be sending to women is that woman’s identities diminish when they become older, and no longer appear “f---kable and beautiful.” Personally, however, the actress does not do what most women cannot avoid doing, which is dwelling too much on the negative sides of growing older.

Paltrow does not even think so much about the existential issues associated with becoming older. Instead, she shared a powerful message about aging that most people, especially women should hear.

According to her, aging has given her more clarity as a person and highlights the values she holds dear. She said becoming less judgemental to herself is the direct outcome of her aging, and this makes her values clearer to her as a result.

"I can be in integrity all the time, which was much harder when you’re a younger woman and you’re trying to please and juggling all this stuff,” she explained.

She then also said that this happens in parallel to liking herself more. “I think you get to a point where it’s almost like your sort of pulchritude is waning in a way and your inner beauty is, like, really coming out, and so it’s this funny shift that’s happening,” she added.

“It’s like, you feel so good, you know who you are, hopefully, you value the relationships in your life and your work and your contribution to the world,” she said before joking, “But then you’re like, ‘Wow, I have crow’s feet. Damn!'”

Paltrow, of course, is not the first to talk about the bad concerning aging in Hollywood nor the first to talk about the positives of loving oneself more as one gets older.

In the past, Julianne Moore told InStyle that it’s a privilege to age. In addition, Jessica Lange told AARP The Magazine that it is a reality in Hollywood that aging people do not have the chance to do many things that young people do, in contrast to men in their 60s. However, for her, this is hardly a point for despair.

“I think about how few wonderful actresses of my generation are still doing viable, important film work,” Lange shared. “You go to television. You go to the stage. You do whatever you can because you want to keep working,” she said. Her solution to aging is just to keep going and choose the arenas that work, instead of being down about those that do not.