Jerry Hall on Turning 70, Drinking Wine and Refusing Botox

Ahead of her birthday, the model said peace, family and fun matter more than trying to look younger

Donna Freydkin,

AARP

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Published June 15, 2026

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Jerry Hall, seen here in January 2026, has said she is not afraid of aging and does not feel any pressure to look younger.

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Key takeaways

Jerry Hall turns 70 in July and told British Vogue she does not feel her age.
Hall said she drinks wine at lunch and dinner when she has company, and called it one of her favorite vices.
She said she would not get Botox or fillers because she thinks people should be allowed to look their age.

Jerry Hall is not trying to look 20 years younger.

The model and actor, who turns 70 on July 2, told British Vogue in a new interview that she is not interested in Botox, fillers or the idea that getting older means disappearing into beige clothes, short hair and a smaller life.

“I think we should be allowed to look 70,” said Hall, who is best known as an iconic supermodel from the 1970s and ’80s. “Why not? Why should we try to look 50? I mean, you want to look a good 70.”

Hall is preparing for a milestone birthday party with lunch, dancing, an Elvis impersonator and more than 200 guests. Her family will be there, too, including her four children with ex-partner Mick Jagger: Elizabeth, 42, James, 40, Georgia May, 34, and Gabriel, 28. She has three grandchildren. In a March interview with HELLO!, Hall said that she’s “loving being a granny. It’s the best, I love it.”

Hall’s comments in British Vogue come at a time when many women over 50 are pushing back on narrow beauty rules around aging. (Take Meryl Streep, 76, and her vibrant, dramatic, attention-grabbing press tour for The Devil Wears Prada 2.) Hall said she is glad fashion has started to make more room for older women. She also rejected the old idea of age-appropriate dressing, calling the “older lady” uniform of beige clothes and ugly, comfortable shoes “terrible.”

Her approach to beauty is blunt. As revealed in Vogue, Hall does not go to the gym, rarely uses sunscreen and would not get Botox or fillers.

“What’s wrong with wrinkles?” she said. “I have loads of wrinkles, but I don’t mind. I’m 70, I should have wrinkles. I don’t want to look weird, I don’t want to scare my grandchildren.”

Hall also told Vogue she enjoys wine as part of her social life. During the interview, a glass of Whispering Angel rosé appeared at lunch.

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“I like to drink wine at lunch and wine at dinner; if I have company I’ll always have wine,” she said, calling it one of her favorite vices. She also said she smokes 10 American Spirit cigarettes a day and considers herself “quite moderate.”

It’s worth noting Hall’s habits are her own, not a prescription. Health guidance for older adults is more cautious: AARP has reported that alcohol can have stronger and longer-lasting effects with age and may increase risks tied to sleep, falls, medication interactions and some health conditions. Dermatologists also advise adults 50-plus to use broad-spectrum sunscreen with SPF 30 or higher, especially because skin cancer risk continues with age, and decades of sun exposure do not make later protection meaningless. AARP has also reported that health experts say it is never too late to stop smoking, even for people who have smoked for decades.

Guide to aging well

Hall offers a vivid example of aging on your own terms, from embracing wrinkles to finding joy in family and a quieter kind of peace. AARP CEO Dr. Myechia Minter-Jordan says that the broader work of aging well means paying attention to health, wealth and self in the second half of life.

Hall’s wish for 70 is simpler than the things she wanted when she was younger.

“One of the great things about getting older is that you wish for things like peace, whereas when you’re younger, you wish for success, romance or whatever,” she said.

Before the interview ended, Hall was asked what she would tell her younger self. She paused, then gave a practical answer: “Maybe floss more?” Then came the line that seems to sum up her philosophy.

“Life is quite hard and short,” she said. “You should have as much fun as you can.”

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The key takeaways were created with the assistance of generative AI. An AARP editor reviewed and refined the content for accuracy and clarity.

Donna Freydkin has spent 10-plus years interviewing celebrities for major publications, and has written for a variety of outlets such as USA Today, Allure, Yahoo! and CNN covering topics such as films, family and favorite meals.