Helen Hunt was recently seen at the beach in Italy, wearing a yellow bikini top and green floral bottoms. The retro-style swimsuit suited her well as she stepped into the sea with a calm, confident look. At 62, she didn’t seem focused on looking youthful and ageless — she just looked like herself.
The pictures were taken shortly after she received a lifetime achievement award at the Taormina Film Festival. While others praised her career, many fans couldn’t stop talking about how comfortable and natural she looked in her own skin. For an actress who once felt pressure to meet impossible beauty standards, this moment was special to her.
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Helen Hunt has been open about the toll Hollywood’s beauty standards took on her. Early in her career, she often felt inadequate and said she experienced “misery and shame” because she didn’t match the narrow ideal of beauty. “It felt impossible not to internalize the way you’re supposed to look,” she shared in an interview.
But over time, Hunt made a shift. She stopped letting those standards control her mindset or her choices. “I realized, ‘This could quietly ruin your whole life.’ I made a decision: I’m not playing,” she said. She also mentioned how the book, The Only Diet There Is, by Sondra Ray helped her see things differently. Instead of chasing diets or looks, the book encouraged her to eat what she wanted and enjoy it without guilt. That mindset helped her move away from the obsession with the image that often surrounds women in the spotlight.
Helen Hunt, Justine Bateman, and Pamela Anderson have embraced aging
Apart from Helen, other actresses, such as Justine Bateman and Pamela Anderson, have also pushed back against the pressure to “fix” their looks as they age. Bateman, known for her role in Family Ties, said she actually likes seeing age on her face — it shows the life she’s lived. Anderson, once the face of Baywatch, made headlines when she walked red carpets makeup-free.
In an industry where many still feel forced to look young to stay relevant, Hunt is setting a new kind of example. Fortunately, her career speaks for itself, as she has worked on huge projects like Mad About You, Twister, As Good As It Gets, and most recently, Hacks.