Some of our favourite stars reveal their anti-ageing tips and tricks
ANDREA’S SUPERPOWER
She may not be on our screens every day any more, having quit Loose Women in 2020, but Andrea McLean still wants to look her best. The star, 54, revealed, ‘As I’ve got older, I don’t want to look younger, just to look good for my age. I’m chilled about how I look and I’ve always been open about occasionally dabbling with injectables.’
She added, ‘I’ve always looked after my skin and if I’ve had a problem with it, I try and find a way to solve it.’ Andrea, who says she regularly gives herself a ‘face massage’, admitted she’s recently had Botox again for the first time in years, but getting more shut-eye is the real superpower key when it comes to her skincare routine.
‘Sleep is one of the most powerful tools we have in our personal beauty box, and it’s absolutely free,’ the star explained. ‘Think how ravaged you look (never mind feel) when you’ve had a few bad nights’ sleep. Your eyes are baggy and shadowy, your skin sags with exhaustion.’ But her biggest stay-young secret is happiness.
‘The best thing for your skin is happiness,’ Andrea said. ‘If you’re happy and looking after yourself, it shines out of your face and you look lovely, it doesn’t actually matter about wrinkles or anything like that.’ Hear, hear!
COLEEN’S LIFE-CHANGING DECISION
Having been in showbiz since she was a child, Loose Women’s Coleen Nolan is no stranger to the pressures that come with being in the public eye. And the star, 59, has been open about the fact the industry can be ageist, confessing, ‘I’m in an industry which tends to say, especially to women, “No, you’re a bit old to do that now.”’ But Coleen insists that age is just a number, adding, ‘Well, I’m just not having it. I’ll let them know when I’m too old.
‘You’ll go to a meeting for a new show, you get on great and you think, “This feels perfect for me.” Then someone in their 20s or early 30s who’s obviously beautiful gets it.’
The Loose Women panellist has even admitted she’s felt pressured to get plastic surgery or ‘try a bit of Botox’ in the past, but unlike many other famous faces, Coleen decided against it, explaining, ‘There is a lot of pressure but I don’t want to. It does make you look in the mirror and go, “Maybe I should get a facelift. Maybe I should have Botox.” I’m just strong enough to say no.’ Instead,
