Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE
Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Kylie Knott

The media’s obsession with youthful-looking celebrities is neither healthy nor empowering

  • Famous figures spend untold amounts on trying to look younger than their advancing years 
  • The lure of the “fresh young face” also makes it difficult for women to age with dignity

Kylie Knott
Kylie Knott

Updated: 6:59pm, 29 Jan, 2021

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Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE
Actor Salma Hayek, 54, recently posted an image of herself on Instagram celebrating her grey hairs. Photo: EPA-EFE
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Kylie Knott

Kylie Knott

After many years with the Post, Kylie Knott found her calling on the culture and lifestyle desk. She writes about the environment, animal welfare, food and the arts.