The acclaimed American actress was candid when she declared that she is “in total denial” about turning 80.
The acclaimed American actress Candice Bergen, who is about to turn 80, recently said that she is “in total denial” about her birthday in May.
The “Murphy Brown” star was honest in admitting that reaching eight decades of life is incomprehensible; “Oh my God. Oh. I’m in denial,” Bergen said. “I’m in total denial. I don’t even want to talk about it. Turning 80 is simply inconceivable to me.”
In an interview with the program “Movies for Grownups”, the actress was candid as she spoke about how she feels ahead of the milestone date.
“You don’t feel anything. The feeling is the same,” she explained. “You feel the way you’ve always felt. You just maybe walk a little slower and more carefully because you don’t want to fall. So stepping down from a curb is a big event for me.”
According to Bergen, to “keep the joints moving… to get the blood circulating a bit,” she exercises under the supervision of a personal trainer five days a week and hopes to stay healthy enough to enjoy the company of her daughter Chloe Malle and her grandchildren Louis, 5, and Alice, 3, for a long time.
“They are the light of my life. I love sitting on the couch watching movies with them,” she revealed. “They call me Toto. They came up with that nickname, and now everyone in my family calls me Toto.”
Even though she has difficulty accepting turning 80, Bergen says that “the grace of aging is something we should be grateful for.”
“It’s not always the purest gift, but it’s important that we are grateful for it,” said the actress. “Besides, turning 80 isn’t like it used to be. My father died at 75, and at the time I remember thinking, ‘Well, that was a full life.’”
“I’m 79 and that’s not a complete life,” she continued. “I hope to be present at my grandson’s high school graduation. And hopefully at my granddaughter’s as well. Well, that would almost make me a historical figure.”
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