Jane Fonda may be thriving at 87, but the legendary actress once thought she wouldn't make it to 30.
The film legend and activist, who rose to fame in legendary films like Klute, On Golden Pond, Barbarella, and They Shoot Horses, Don’t They?, appeared on a new episode of Michelle Obama’s “The Look” podcast and revealed that when she was younger, she assumed she would die before she made it to her third decade.
“I didn’t think I’d live past 30,” Fonda admitted during the episode, the New York Post reported. “I was sure I was going to die.”
Fonda went on to say that the reason she assumed that was her fate was became her mother, Frances Ford Seymour, died by suicide when Jane was 12 years old.
“I’m not addictive, but I thought I was going to die from drugs and loneliness,” Fonda continued. “So the fact that I’m almost 88 is astonishing to me.”
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Fonda went on to say that the ups and downs in her life have been difficult, but she's found peace in the present day.
“I wouldn’t go back for anything,” Fonda noted. “I feel more centered, more whole, more complete. I’m very happy single.”
She also doesn't fear dying.
“More importantly, I’m not afraid of dying,” Fonda shared. “The most important thing I did was when I was going to turn 60, and in my mind … this is the beginning of my final act, and I didn’t know how to live it.”
If there's anything she fears, it's dying with regrets.
“I watched my dad die with a lot of regrets,” she explained of her father, legendary actor Henry Fonda. “That was an important realization for me, because if you don’t want to die with regrets, then you have to live the last part of your life in such a way that there won’t be any regrets.”
Fonda says she wants "to be surrounded by people who love me," and feels that old age is "wonderful" if it's lived "intentionally."
"Forgiveness comes into play, including forgiving myself. That actually has guided me in the last 30 years. I’ve been living to not have regrets," she concluded.
How Fonda Stays So Healthy
Back in April, Fonda opened up to The Hollywood Reporter about her incredible career trajectory and explained that she has no intention of slowing down anytime soon. But instead of taking on intense dance cardio these days like she used to, she prefers walking and strength training.
“It has to do with how you move, how you carry yourself, your posture,” she told THR. “And you can’t carry yourself well and have good posture if your back isn’t strong. So staying strong and flexible — and I work a lot on balance — this is all critical for staying young. I’m 87, and I’ll tell you what, I was a lot older at 20 than I am at 87, and it has to do with what’s going on in your head. So in some ways, I’m younger today. But it also just makes a huge difference as a performer; walking down a red carpet, for example, you can do it with confidence, because you don’t worry about falling down. It just makes all the difference in the world, and I feel very grateful that I’m able to continue doing it.”
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