Elizabeth Banks is aging naturally with confidence.
The “Hunger Games” actress credited her “really high” self-esteem for her decision to warmly welcome her wrinkles in an interview with Us Weekly on Thursday.
“I’m an all natural beauty,” she told the publication while promoting her partnership with skincare brand No. 7.
“Nothing’s ever gone in here, you can tell,” she added, confirming that she has not joined dozens of her peers who have used Botox to help maintain a youthful appearance.
“And that’s because my self-esteem is really high. I try and focus on my confidence and less on how I look,” Banks, 49, explained.
The “Pitch Perfect” actress said she takes a holistic approach to her skincare, focusing on “hydration, more water, sleep, diet [and] exercise.”
“I’ve really come to understand that so much of [skincare] is what’s inside as much as the outside,” she noted.
“To me, I find that when I don’t go outside every day, when I don’t exercise, my mental health deteriorates.”
“When your mental health deteriorates, your self-esteem goes with it. Suddenly, all my habits are out the window.”
Earlier this year, Banks reasoned that “aging is a privilege” while speaking with People.
“We live in a society that loves and values youth and beauty,” she said.
“I get it. I love looking at beautiful young people too.”
“I like to remind people, you’re never going to look as good as you do today, right now, because aging is a privilege.”
“It’s better than the alternative, right? You want to age, trust me.”
Banks has been a long-time advocate for aging naturally and shared with Dax Shepard in 2019 that she never plans to get work done.
“I’m trying to age gracefully,” she told the “Bless this Mess” alum on his “Armchair Expert” podcast at the time.
“That’s something I will happily say to everyone like I have not put anything in my face, I’ve never had a needle in my face … I’m really uninterested.”
Banks revealed she never wants to have any cosmetic procedures done because she believes the risk outweighs the reward.
“I feel the way about those kinds of doctors as I do about a lot of things, like, you are putting your livelihood and your life into their hands and who knows what could go wrong … like why am I doing that?” she reasoned.
“And then I’ve also had friends and my sister who like, have faced cancer and have had surgeries and stuff and you’re like, why would I voluntarily put myself under a knife and like anesthesia and all that?”
“It’s all so dangerous, is my point,” she said.
