When Cameron Diaz said goodbye to Hollywood, she didn’t just leave the movie business. She also stopped worrying about what people expected her to look like, which is something many women, especially famous ones, deal with.
In an interview on Michelle Visage’s Rule Breakers podcast on the BBC, Cameron talked about her new attitude toward beauty standards and skincare. She prefers to live a more relaxed life now.
Cameron explained how quitting acting after marrying Benji Madden helped her break free from the pressures of Hollywood.
The actress from Charlie’s Angels admitted that she often felt like society was always judging her appearance, especially because she lived such a public life.
“I’ve definitely been affected by all the ways society judges and uses women,” Cameron said. She also admitted she played a part in these standards.
At 51, Cameron hardly uses her beauty products anymore. They just sit on her shelves, getting old. This shows how much she’s moved away from the strict beauty routines Hollywood usually expects.
“It’s tough. It’s hard not to compare yourself to other standards of beauty. But in the past eight years, I’ve changed a lot. I feel free, like a wild animal,” Cameron told Michelle about her new attitude towards beauty.
As a mom, Cameron prefers a natural and easygoing approach to skincare. She doesn’t like to spend too much time worrying about her appearance.
“I don’t care. Honestly, I hardly ever think about how I look. It’s probably the last thing on my mind each day. I don’t even wash my face,” she honestly told Michelle.
Sometimes, Cameron goes back to her old ways and uses different creams and lotions. But it doesn’t happen much. She said it’s like twice a month if she’s lucky. She joked, “I’ll be like, ‘Oh, I better put this on. Once should be enough, right? Like, is that all I have to do?’ I just don’t have the energy for it right now.”
By not worrying too much about her appearance, Cameron can focus on more important things in life, like taking care of her daughter, Raddix, who was born in January 2020.
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