Cameron Diaz has recently opened up about life after Hollywood…
And it has left the internet feeling strangely emotional!
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Cameron Diaz is one of the world’s most recognizable faces.
From starring in such classics as There’s Something About Mary, The Mask, The Holiday, and a plethora of other huge roles.
But recently she’s put acting to one side.
And now all of her attention goes towards her daughter, Raddix, who was born back in 2019.
Diaz became a mother at the age of 47, sparking a conversation and debate across the world about older parents.
Diaz however is loving parenthood at her age and said that spending time with her daughter is a real form of heaven.
Diaz has opened up about becoming a mother at forty-seven.
Speaking about balance in life, Diaz said: “[Others] get married [and] have a family in their youth. I’m kind of doing it in the second half of my life.”
“I have to be, like, 107. So, no pressure!
“Having a family when you’re young, it’s like anything when you’re young, you do it. When you’re my age and you decide to do it, it’s a real choice. You really have to work hard for it,” she said.
As well as choosing to be a mother at a later age, Diaz has also shared that she has ditched many pressures women face in society since leaving Hollywood.
Talking about embracing her new life away from the spotlight, Diaz told Michelle Visage on her podcast: “The last eight years, girl – I’m like wild. I’m like a wild animal, like a beast!”
Along with her departure from the big screen, she also stopped feeding into the constant scrutiny of her looks…
Cameron said it was “hard not to look at yourself and judge yourself against other markers of beauty.”
She has taken a stand against this kind of self-hatred, and actively fights against it…
Which has resulted in some big changes to her beauty regime.
“I literally do nothing. I like never wash my face,” she shared.
“Twice a month if I’m lucky, I’ll be like, ‘Oh, I better put this on. One time works, right?’ Like is that all I have to do? I’m just not in that place right now like where I put any energy.”
That’s right, she barely washes her face, and there is a pretty important reason behind it…
“You just start to pick yourself apart,” Cameron explained about having to apply beauty products and makeup every day. “And you’re like, ‘Why I am sitting here like being so mean to myself?’ My body’s strong, my body’s capable. Why am I going to talk down to it? Why am I going to be mean to it when it’s like carried me this far?”
Diaz admitted that she’s done with that toxic beauty standard now.
“I don’t care. Literally, the last thing I think about on a daily basis – like maybe not at all during the day – is what I look like,” she said.
Diaz has now opened up about her decision to leave Hollywood.
She recently chatted to Gwyneth Paltrow in an episode of In Goop Health: The Sessions.
“I just decided that I wanted different things out of my life,” Diaz told Paltrow.
“I had gone so hard for so long, working, making films and it’s such a grind. I didn’t really make any space for my personal life.”
Paltrow then asked Diaz how she felt walking away from such a successful career.
“A peace. I got a peace in my soul. Because I finally was taking care of myself… I just feel grounded and light,” Diaz answered.
“It’s so intense to work at that level and be that public and put yourself out there.
“There’s a lot of energy coming at you at all times when you’re really visible as an actor and doing press and putting yourself out there,” Diaz continued.
“When you’re making a movie, it’s the perfect excuse. They own you. You’re there 12 hours a day for months on end. You have no time for anything else.
“And I realized I handed off parts of my life to all these other people, and they took it. And I had to basically take it back and take responsibility for my life,” she concluded.
We’re so glad she’s happy now!