Why Nicole Kidman has ‘no regrets’ on ageing

From Nicole Kidman on her red carpet choices to Rebecca Gibney thoughts on turning 60, these Aussie stars are living by their own rules.

If ever anyone needed proof that women are increasingly refusing to disappear from public life once they reach an age that would once have seen them supposedly past their “expiry date”, then they would find it in this episode of Stellar’s podcast Something To Talk About.

And it’s not just career success that so many Australian women are finding in their late forties, fifties, sixties and seventies – they are also discovering that with age comes, yes, wisdom, but also happiness, self-confidence and a sense of calm.

This episode features four such women at the top of their game both professionally and personally, including Nicole Kidman, who says that at 56, she is revelling in making what she calls “teenage choices” when it comes to everything from the roles she chooses to the clothes that she wears.

Nicole Kidman is living by her own rules. Picture: Jonathan Ng

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Rebecca Gibney – who turns 60 at the end of this year but often still thinks she’s 35 years old, declares that she is still acting by the age of 90, she plans to be less Driving Miss Daisy and more Betty White.

Ahead of turning 50 later this year, Asher Keddie reflects on the hard won joys of working and living in a time when women’s voices, and stories, are being listened to and celebrated more than ever – while Liz Hayes, another fixture of Australian TV, reveals how she stared down sexism throughout her career to remain on screen much longer than she would have ever thought possible when starting out as a young reporter.

Listen to the full episode of Something To Talk About below or wherever you get your podcasts. Something To Talk About will return with brand new episodes soon.

Originally published as Why Nicole Kidman has ‘no regrets’ on ageing