Blimey, Nigella is 50!

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Possibly more of an 'in the news' thing! I'm not sure how old I thought she was, but would never have put her at 50! Is this what all that butter, cream and midnight fridge-raiding does for you?

It's sickening, isn't it.

I know I won;t look like that at 50.

She doesn't look like she has had anything done, either, does she?

I would never have guessed.
She is DH's celebrity crush, and, it turns out, the same age as his mother .

Shit, I don't look like that at not-quite-forty, never mind 50

Bloody hell!
Dh loves her too.
She is beautiful.

She's not allowed herself to go grey which helps a lot.

She's beautiful anyway but does look great for 50 - especially when you think how much stress she has had in her life { husband, sister, mother all dying young of cancer }.

I don't look that good at 30! And she's definitely my celebrity crush She has had a lot of tragedy in her life, it's true, so good on her. She really seems to enjoy life, maybe that's the secret!

She's a very handsome woman. Of course most of us won't look as good as Nigella at 50 - because we didn't look as good at 25, either!

She is beautiful but I have also read that she is quite strict about keeping out of the sun. I suspect that has a lot to do with it.

I also think that the fact she isn't skinny probably helps a bit too. Mega thin women do seem to age faster.

I think she's ace.

My DH says I'm handsome - d'you think that means I'll be stunning at 50?

Or is it just because he wanted a bit of 'ow's yer father?

I agree that never going in the sun and being a bit plump probably helps her face look good. BBut she is a beauty anyway, so a lot is genetics I expect.

She is so beautiful, I agree that avoiding the sun and not been vv skinny is good for your skin. But she has a lot of make up on, though, hasn't she? (I'm clutching at straws here, she's ten years older than me, but looks 10 years younger!)

DP loves her, hers is the only cookery show he will watch, and I am sure it's not because he wants to learn how to make morrocan stews.

She's had so much sadness in her life it seems
harsh to begrudge her the natural beauty that she has.

I know which I'd rather have.

I love Nigella

Her first cookery book, How To Eat is parctically falling apart I have used it so much. It's a great read even if you don't intend to cook anything.

I love her style and her attitude to life.

Verity - I am the same with her books, I just read them for comforting pleasure. How to eat is wonderfully written (as is Feast imo).

My How to Eat is in tatters.

Being plump and staying out of the sun? In that case I'm going to be Grace Kelly by the time I'm 50! Wahey!

Wasabi - absolutely, I definitely don't begrudge her it (though I am steamingly jealous of her kitchen).

That's an old library picture though.

(although yes, I do begrudgingly agree that she's still much more beautiful at 50 than I am at 34 or indeed was at 21 )