Jane Seymour recently unveiled an innovative lighting technique that helps her maintain a youthful appearance and feel good about herself. The actress explained to Definition Magazine that the special lighting effect, which she refers to as ‘Jane’s igloo,’ is the secret behind her young look on screen.
“Nobody else needs one, because they’re under 30,” the 72-year-old told the news outlet. “So, basically the minute you take the top light off me, I don’t have bags under my eyes. If you have [a] top light, my eyes become very baggy. So, I need no top light and I need something straight at me. Mercifully, I can take a lot of light.”
Jane Seymour reveals lighting trick
Jane claims excellent lighting can instantly give you a radiant look that is perfect for photographs or film. “I’ve done so many films where I understand the light for me,” Seymour explained to Definition Magazine. “I’m also an artist and like to do photography as well, so I understand what makes good and bad light for myself — what will and won’t work. I never have to ask, though. They figure it out, usually on the first day.”
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The actress further explained that whenever she gets on a movie set, the first thing she looks for is the source of lighting, a habit that has earned her a bit of mockery from colleagues and co-stars. “I have a habit now,” she revealed, “and they laugh at me [on set] because I know where my light source is, even before they set the lights up.”
The actress shares more details about her good looks
Besides good lighting, Jane revealed in an interview with Fox News Digital that maintaining a healthy diet and involving herself in physical activity keeps her in perfect shape. “I’m not doing anything terribly clever. I’m just doing intermittent fasting, but nothing huge. And I happen to like healthy food. We grow all our own food organically in the back garden. A lot of it is in pots, which anyone can do,” she explained. “Even if you don’t have a garden, you can grow things in containers and eat everything in moderation. And because I’m not thinking about myself all the time — I’m thinking about other things, and I’ve got the kids or the grandchildren, and I’m working — that gives me the energy that I need.”
“I try to get my heartbeat up with fast walking at least three times a week. I also work out with a trainer, and I’ll do about 20 minutes on a stationary bicycle, the spin bicycle, but not spinning like crazy. I do my own form of it, usually with weights, as well. So I try to do the upper body at the same time as the lower body. And then I do Pilates and Gyrotonics, which I swear by,” Jane concluded. “So, things that are really good for my particular body, like the bridge and plank, I can do anywhere in any hotel room or anywhere at any time. I don’t need to go to the gym. And having been a dancer, you have an understanding of form. So when you work out, I think you are very careful about having good form. Whereas some people just throw themselves in the gym. If you don’t have proper form, you can injure yourself.”