Justine Bateman on Why She Won’t Try To Look Younger

Chasing Life

CNN

Nutrition, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.5 • 8K Ratings

🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 29 minutes

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It's no secret there’s added pressure on women to appear ‘ageless.’ But is the pressure to appear youthful getting better or worse? On this episode, Sanjay sits down with actress, filmmaker and author Justine Bateman, who recently made headlines when she announced her decision to forgo fillers or plastic surgery and age ‘naturally.’ Why is a choice like this still so controversial? And what does that say about the way we view aging? Plus, University of California at Irvine Sociology Professor Sabrina Strings explains how attitudes about age and beauty impacts women on a whole different level, and what needs to be done to change the cycle. To learn more about how CNN protects listener privacy, visit cnn.com/privacy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Earlier this year, actress writer and director Justin Bateman made some headlines for saying
0:08.5	this.
0:09.5	Well, when you say, is there beauty in aging, aren't you really saying, do you think it's
0:14.7	possible for other people to find aging beautiful?
0:19.4	And like, I just don't give a shit.
0:22.9	In an interview, Bateman told 60 minutes Australia, she simply won't use Botox, won't use
0:28.0	plastic surgery to try and appear younger.
0:31.4	When I heard this on one hand, I sat up and I applauded.
0:34.8	On the other hand, I realized just how jarring it was to hear someone be so candid nowadays.
0:40.4	And on top of all that, she's an actor.
0:42.7	I mean, I still remember Justin as the young Mallory Keaton in Family Ties back in the
0:47.7	1980s.
0:48.7	I mean, every time I walk into a class, it's the same thing.
0:52.5	Mallory Keaton, are you in your relation to Alex Keaton?
0:56.5	I say I am.
0:58.5	Now, Justin appeared on that show back when she was just 16 years old.
1:03.6	Well, today at 57, Bateman told 60 minutes, she's happy with the way that her body is
1:09.1	aged.
1:10.1	In fact, in her latest book, she writes that she was, quote, elated by the creases on her
1:14.9	cheeks when she smiled and says, quote, I saw the promising beginnings of small bags
1:20.3	under my eyes.
1:21.5	Now, perhaps no surprise, this is all against the backdrop that over the years, she
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