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Men who inspire you to age well

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    #62
    ThinkProgress
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    I wouldn't just assume that hollywood stars should automatically age the same as the average joe/jane bloggs on the street...

    I would consider it quite logical, to think that high achievers in life, might also have superior genes. Plus they're in the limelight... so they are more likely to give a sh!t about how they look, so will likely be more motivated to consistently take care of their bodies!

    I don't think it's merely a simple case of having greater access to surgery and drugs.


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    Salma Hayek, apparently.


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    ThinkProgress
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    That might very well be true... (I'll take your word for it, as I don't really keep up to date with the hollywood stuff tbh)

    But this still doesn't really take away from my point... there is a very real likelihood, that high achievers in life, have superior genes! Those genes might allow them to look slightly better than most average people, as they age...

    Drugs will only do so much. They might (or might not) help... a bit... but a person's underlying genetic make-up, and their personal choices/habits, will likely have a stronger influence on how well they age!

    High achievers in life, tend to be slightly more intelligent on average... and hence make better decisions with their health too! (again, I'm generalising here... there are always exceptions we can all think of)


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    Pictures Of Lilly
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »

    But this still doesn't really take away from my point... there is a very real likelihood, that high achievers in life, have superior genes! Those genes might allow them to look slightly better than most average people, as they age...

    Drugs will only do so much. They might (or might not) help... a bit... but a person's underlying genetic make-up, and their personal choices/habits, will likely have a stronger influence on how well they age!
    Interesting,

    I'd be inclined to assume it's a weak argument. To many variables.

    The so called good genes could refer anything from natural talent/ability, to good looks, to charisma, to high will power, etc. For example, I don't seem to think they're much of a link between being street smart and making healthy life choices.

    I haven't achieved much in my life in spite of my high ambitions, but I do look young for my age and make healthy life choices. Sometimes I think it's the only thing I can do right! So I hope that because I haven't gotten ahead, that it doesn't mean I'll age fast!


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    Pictures Of Lilly
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    Dial Hard wrote: »
    Salma Hayek, apparently.
    Wow, just wow.


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    #68
    ThinkProgress
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    Pictures Of Lilly wrote: »
    Interesting,

    I'd be inclined to assume it's a weak argument. To many variables.

    The so called good genes could refer anything from natural talent/ability, to good looks, to charisma, to high will power, etc. For example, I don't seem to think they're much of a link between being street smart and making healthy life choices.

    I haven't achieved much in my life in spite of my high ambitions, but I do look young for my age and make healthy life choices. Sometimes I think it's the only thing I can do right! So I hope that because I haven't gotten ahead, that it doesn't mean I'll age fast!

    Just because there are potentially many variables, doesn't mean it might not be true...

    I wouldn't say all high achievers are likely to age better... but certain types might.

    It really depends if health and looking good is a priority, or a factor in their careers and personal lives. That's why actors are perhaps a good example... they are high achievers, for whom appearance matters.

    Just a theory, I might be wrong!


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    You can see just looking at the very first pic google returns that she has had some work done.

    Clever work though, fillers/botox - nothing surgical.

    No amount of Botox/fillers will be able to give you her genetics and skin type though...

    Certain skin types, age far better than others.


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    #71
    Dr Bob
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    Wibbs wrote: »
    Instantly reminds me of Sean Connery in the film Zardoz.

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    "I'm wearing a f#cking shhpace nappy and I'm shhtill more manly looking than you internet neckbeardshh" :)


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    jimgoose
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    Tim Dalton.


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    Dr Crayfish
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    My dad, he looks great at 67 and still goes for 20k cycles etc. Celebrities don't really count, with their money and their help. Everything in moderation he says.


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    Pat Kenny will be 70 in January and I think he looks great for his age.

    As does Enda Kenny at 66. Sort of maintains the face of a school-kid even as he ages.

    William Roache, the guy who plays Ken Barlow in Coronation Street, looks great for 85. When I saw him a few years ago at about 80 it struck me that he looked relatively good and also seemed mentally sharp for his age.

    Chris Addison looks good for 45. I saw him on Mock the Week when he must have been about 38-40 and he looked like someone in their early 20s, if not 18 or 19!

    One common factor I note in all these people is that they were very thin when young and have decent heads of hair. I think being really thin when young especially gives your body "elbow room" to put on weight as you naturaly will as you age, without it aging you too much.


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    #76
    Sleepy
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    My Father in law. He's 67 and still has a six pack. The bit that inspires me is that he only re-gained that 6 pack in his forties having put on a fair bit of weight in his late twenties and thirties. He reminds me that it's possible to roll back the years of neglect.


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    #77
    the_syco
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    Van Damme; doing MMA before MMA was cool.

    I think he does his own fight scenes and some stunts?


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    I wonder how long his telomeres are though!


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    Roger Waters. He didn't look too handsome when he was young, but you wouldn't think that to look at him now. He's so young at heart. On the other hand, I'm not hearing much about David Gilmour.


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    alberto67
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    He's ageing well...

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    #81
    Keyzer
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    George Clooney looks great, remarkably so in the The American.

    Daniel Craig is just shy of 50 and looks very well in the Bond movies albeit with a hell of a lot of training required in advance of filming.


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    #83
    ligerdub
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    Gary Player


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    OldingHostage
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    Pictures Of Lilly wrote: »
    Examples that come to mind would be Jason Statham, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, Dylan McDermott, Keanu Reeves, Billy Idol (sort of), and Will Smith. Perhaps Will Smith doesn't count as much, because he's black and black people age better anyway! Before you give your own examples, google these guys if the name doesn't ring a bell.

    These men are an inspiration to me as a young man. They're the sort that you kind of forget about their age. You'd be sitting there watching a movie or something for a while before you'd realise "hang on, how long has he been around?". You see most people are associated with an age - but these guys can sit with the oldies one moment (on a talk show or whatever it may be), and yet in another, they can be youthful & bathe in young pussy... or at least could if they wanted to. They've it both ways!

    I loved the way when Graham Northon pointed out how Kenanu Reeves hadn't seemed to age, Kenau's reply was a strong "that is not true!" - and that's a good way to handle it, rather than saying "oh well what I do is, I eat X at 2pm every day...."

    Oh and I nearly forgot; Robert Redford, even though he's a bit passed it now, but he was damn sexy at 60 in 'Up Close and Personal'!
    But you forgot Roger Waters... and he's not on testosterone injections.

    Vladmir Putin also.


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    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    Any candidates for people who got better with age.

    Grahame Souness is a silver fox (so my oh says). When I showed her young graham with his 70’s porn style haircut, moustache and even eyebrows she nearly barfed.


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    #87
    Franz Von Peppercorn
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    ThinkProgress wrote: »
    Just because there are potentially many variables, doesn't mean it might not be true...

    I wouldn't say all high achievers are likely to age better... but certain types might.

    It really depends if health and looking good is a priority, or a factor in their careers and personal lives. That's why actors are perhaps a good example... they are high achievers, for whom appearance matters.

    Just a theory, I might be wrong!

    One thing you notice is that actors age better than singers. The Rolling Stones have looked 90 for decades now. Drugs? Or smoking?

    Both singers and actors are in the limelight. Both have historically lived the high life (including drugs) when young. But actors always age better.


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    Wibbs
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    Franz Von Peppercorn wrote: »
    Both singers and actors are in the limelight. Both have historically lived the high life (including drugs) when young. But actors always age better.
    "Always" never sits right with me, but there could be something to it. It might be simply explained that actors are chosen for obviously their acting ability, but in mainstream screen, small and big, they're also picked for their looks. That's a lot of preselection. Good looking people are more likely to retain their looks into older years, or at least still look better looking than their peers as they did at twenty. Plus the business is youth and beauty obsessed, so actors are more likely to work much harder at retaining the cache of youth.

    Rock stars/musicians might be good looking(depends on the genre), but it's more about their talent, so there's less preselection going on. Hence if they're homely looking at 20, they're likely to remain so at 60. Exceptions would be boy/girl bands. Your Take That types in their forties tend to look better than the equivalent grunge band in their 40's.

    Or something. :D

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    Stephen Patrick Morrissey. The hero of my younger days. Always thought he aged superbly and looked better in his late 40s than early 20s.


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    Bob Harris
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    Jeff Bezos has seen more than his bank balance get bigger in the last few years.

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    Justin Trudeau


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