Going gray is beautiful, and Thorn Birdsactress Rachel Ward refuses to change for online trolls. Ward, who spent the last few decades mainly out of the spotlight, re-emerged on Instagram, doing something very un-Hollywood: embracing aging.
At 68, Ward says she's the happiest she's been and finds that being open about aging provides a springboard for a bigger conversation.
"I was a catalyst for a conversation that I think people had been challenged by," she said on Instagram. "Women weren't allowed to have a wrinkle, weren't allowed to go gray. Why do we feel we've got to pretend that we're still 40 when we're 68?"
She added, "The more wretched I looked, the more followers I have. How ironic that my going gray actually garnered me more attention than if I'd taken my top off."
View this post on InstagramWard left Hollywood, trading acting for regenerative farming in Australia. She has an 840-acre cattle property in the Nambucca Valley in northern New South Wales and actively posts on Instagram about her life. In March, she mused about the ongoing challenges of running a farm. "Season of change again and getting ahead of the game planting a multi species crop. Pre-planning is not always my forte but gotta keep those cows destined for Farm Thru fat in all seasons," she posted along with a video.
Her focus is on farming, not her face, she wrote in January. "Overwhelmed by the generosity that poured forth after a few fearful trolls went on the attack of my rather unkempt appearance before Christmas," she wrote alongside another Instagram video. "I’m a farmer now but really should do my hair and apply some lippy before I go on social media. Apologies for frightening a few of you. I would crawl under a rock but very keen to promote my new initiative @Farmthru_ where you can buy Delicious regen steaks, chooks, eggs, pork and lamb at a curb side hub in the Northern Beaches."
In an interview with ABC News Australia, she said, "I'm so past caring about what people think about one's appearance or age. All I want to hear is, 'Actually, Rachel's cows are looking pretty good.'"
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