Jane Seymour rejects the idea that there is an expiration date for women after a certain age.
The 73-year-old actress criticized ageism in Hollywood while walking the red carpet for the premiere of her new movie “Irish Wish” in New York City on Tuesday night.
“Life goes on and I don't think there's an expiration date for women unless they choose it,” the “Somewhere in Time” star said.
Jane Seymour criticized the idea that there is an “expiration date” for women. (John Nacion/Variety via Getty Images)
Seymour doubled down on previous comments he made in which he expressed that there was confidence and ease that comes with aging.
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“A lot of people say, 'Don't you wish you were younger?' And interestingly enough, not because I've had so much experience, I've had such a rich life, I've made so many friends and I've had so many extraordinary experiences,” Seymour said.
“My life is very full now and I hope to be a little wiser than when I was younger,” she added.
The 73-year-old actress shared her thoughts on aging in Hollywood at the premiere of “Irish Wish.” (Dipasupil Day/WireImage)
During her interview with Page Six, Seymour reflected on the ways she believed she had become wiser with age.
“I think I've really become my only woman,” the Emmy winner said. “I think that was a lot harder in society at the time I was growing up. It was quite different than it is today.”
She continued, “I think I've learned to stand up for myself, take risks, move forward and be my own person.”
Set in Ireland, “Irish Wish” also stars Lindsay Lohan, Ed Speleers, Alexander Vlahos, Ayesha Curry and Elizabeth Tan. In the Netflix fantasy romantic comedy, Seymour plays Rosemary Kelly, the mother of Lohan's character, Maddie. Kelly.
“When the love of her life gets engaged to her friend, Maddie puts her feelings aside to be a bridesmaid at her wedding in Ireland. Days before the wedding, Maddie makes a spontaneous wish for true love, only to wake up as the bride…future,” the film's plot synopsis read.
“I was only in the movie [set] “For two days, but I had a great time,” Seymour told Page Six. “When you watch the movie, I'm very involved in it, but we filmed the whole thing in two days. I'm still jumping!”
Seymour played the mother of Lindsay Lohan's character in the Netflix fantasy romantic comedy. (Bryan Bedder/Getty Images for Netflix)
In January, Seymour addressed the topic of aging and revealed that she enjoyed intimacy more than ever in her later years.
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In an essay the actress wrote for Cosmopolitan, she shared why sex with her musician boyfriend John Zambetti, 73, is the best she's ever experienced. The “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman” star revealed that she was dating the musician in October.
“Sex right now is more wonderful and passionate than anything I remember because it is based on trust, love and experience,” Seymour wrote for the magazine's “Sex After 60” issue.
She continued: “I know myself and my body now, and John has had his own experiences in his life; it's not like when you're younger. I guess among the younger generations, people have sex first and then say : 'Oh, please'. the way, hello. How are you?'”
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“The older I get, the more sex is based on emotional intimacy, on having shared the ups and downs of life with someone: our feelings, our joys, our sadness, our mutual passions and desires.”
Seymour is currently dating musician John Zambetti. (Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
The UK native He also dispelled the idea that the desire for sex and physical intimacy ceases with age.
“Your sex life doesn't have to end at 60,” Seymour wrote. “At the end of the day, everyone is looking for something that brings blood to a certain area.
She continued, “When you can realize that, well, you'll be a happy camper. (And an added bonus: you won't get pregnant, right?)”
Seymour explained that she realized that intimacy “can also be selfish” after age 60. “I've talked to friends whose spouses have died and whose doctors have told them, 'Now is the time for you to learn to be intimate with yourself,'” she recalled.
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“Sure, loving touch changes depending on the abilities you physically have as you get older, but it's certainly not something you give up just because you're a certain age,” Seymour wrote.
The former Bond girl noted that there is a stigma around discussing the sexual lives of older people and biological processes such as menopause. Seymour argued that some older people “give up” because of stigma.
“They not only give up physically, but also mentally and emotionally,” he wrote. “My opinion is that life can only get better when you have an open mind and listen to your body and yourself.”
The actress went Instagram official with Zambetti last October. (Jane Seymour/Instagram)
“The crazy thing is, right now, I feel like I'm experienced and I'm 16 years old,” Seymour added. “I really feel like sex and intimacy are better at my age than ever before. I mean that.”
The actress has been married four times. She married the theater director Michael Attenborough in 1971 and they separated in 1973. She Seymour was married for a year to Geoffrey Planer, from 1977 to 1978.
The Golden Globe winner married businessman David Flynn in 1981. The two welcomed daughter Katherine, now 42, and son Sean, now 38, before going their separate ways in 1992.
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Seymour was married to the actor and director. James Keach from 1993 to 2015, and share 28-year-old twins, Kristopher and John.
Before dating Zambetti, the Emmy winner was in a nine-year relationship with British film producer David Green, 74.
