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Curtis Drops Top to Make a Point

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Posted: 2008-03-21 17:43:07
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(March 21) - Actress Jamie Lee Curtis has once again decided to bare her soul -- and body -- to convince women that they will be their most beautiful if they take care of their bodies and age naturally. The star will help celebrate her 50th birthday by posing topless on the cover of AARP The Magazine. Get Full Story From PEOPLE

Of course, this isn't the first time a celebrity has bared all (or at least some) to take a stand on an issue or to show their support for a cause.



The star of "True Lies," "A Fish Called Wanda" and other films becomes eligible for membership in AARP, the nonprofit organization for people 50 and over, when she celebrates her birthday Nov. 22.

"I want to be older," she tells the magazine. "I actually think there's an incredible amount of self-knowledge that comes with getting older. I feel way better now than I did when I was 20. I'm stronger, I'm smarter in every way, I'm so much less crazy than I was then."

Curtis, who is married to Christopher Guest and the mother of two children, says she reached a turning point two years ago when a tabloid published a photo of her and gave her weight as 161 pounds.

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"I was like, `How dare you - I'm not 161 pounds!' I was indignant. I got home and I went on a scale and I was 161 pounds. I was in denial about it," she says.

"So I started a really healthy way of eating, just avoiding things that I had been shoving in my mouth. Over the course of a year, I dropped about 20 pounds," Curtis says.

"Now, I get up at (5 a.m.) every day, filled with energy. I play tennis three times a week, and I do yoga."

Curtis says growing older means paring down to an essential version of yourself.

"I've let my hair go gray. I wear only black and white. Every year I buy three or four black dresses that I just keep in rotation. I own one pair of blue jeans. I've given away all my jewelry, because I don't wear it," she says.

What about her life would she do over?

"I've been an inconsistent parent at times, and it's my greatest regret," she says. "When my daughter was small, I worked too much. I was replicating what my own mother (Janet Leigh) did."

2008-03-21 10:41:13
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DRLK3 02:41:28 PM Mar 29 2008

i like jamie lee curtis.

jbjg24m 06:46:39 PM Mar 27 2008

AOL SUX!!

jbjg24m 06:45:22 PM Mar 27 2008

MY DOG HAS BIGGER T*** THAN SHE DOES!!

jbjg24m 06:43:17 PM Mar 27 2008

PUT IT BACK ON, PLEASE!!

theymight 11:02:41 AM Mar 27 2008

I don't remember her being flat chested. She was topless in "Trading Places," and I thought she looked pretty big. I like her. She doesn't come off as phony as most other stars do.

smalto11 10:44:04 PM Mar 26 2008

bb--she was flat chested when she was younger and crazy thin..as women get older and gain a little weight their breasts appear larger..there is no public record of her having augmentation...actually, she has stated in public that she does not believe in chasing a stupid ideal with surgery..she is awesome and so is her hubby

smalto11 10:41:22 PM Mar 26 2008

what a ridiculous exageration to say that is topless..talk about pumping up the hype..at the same time..jamie lee is beautiful and chris guest is awesome..they are a successful hollywood couple and that is cool

bbrhorses2 09:03:13 PM Mar 25 2008

Does anyone remember when she was flat chested? Gee! I wonder where the Boobs came from! Nature? I doubt it. She is the most egotistical person in the biz.
What a fake. She'll do anything for attention.

pinkplaidpie 05:57:45 PM Mar 25 2008

Since when does baring your SHOULDERS qualify as 'going topless'??

celfulmer 04:00:11 PM Mar 25 2008

All I have to say is "You go girl". I will also be 50 my next birthday which is, by the way, November 22, that was a good year!!! I'm also at that point where my body is changing, those abs just aren't as flat as they once was, but I eat healthy and exercise and feel great!!!

signsbuyacme 03:01:00 PM Mar 25 2008

I admire her refusal to go under the knife for needless surgery just to conform to the show business mentality. That, and she is really hot for her age....lol...sorry...couldn't help myself.

tlamb1958 02:54:36 PM Mar 25 2008

What's the big deal? When I was 50, I look great, too. But when she turns 62 (as I did a couple of months ago) then I'd like to see her bare it all. Therein lies the truth. She's 50? Big deal!!

condriver88 02:31:30 PM Mar 25 2008

I think jamie is a good person for taking care of her body. u dont start to do that unless somthing has happen to you or u know someone take care of your self hats off to you jamie

djtrailers 12:33:34 PM Mar 25 2008

Oh, Jamie...... I loves me some JLC!

aearthling59 08:08:54 PM Mar 24 2008

A body is a body is a body. If you've seen one you've seen them all.

I'd much rather watch her act.

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