Great read. Consistent with your predictions I think you'll see more of the "hottest" actors and actresses in roles that show them as more normal looking, Nicole Kidman notwithstanding. Keira Knightly in Black Doves is one example. Consistent with the paparazzi shots of Sydney Sweeney looking like a "normal" attractive woman in her bikini. I hope authenticity makes a comeback because it's much more alluring.
About the fitness thing. I belong to a yoga studio and I can no longer guess how old the women there are (I’m a guy). For the longest time I underestimated the age of one woman by at least a decade (maybe two). I learned about her real age when I found out she was the mother of one of the teachers who is age 30. I overheard another member (who looks much younger) recount how some young guy was hitting on her in a store (my 30+ age kids were in school with hers, we’re that old).
I had the same experience with two of my yoga teachers! One, I thought was around my age (late 30s - 40s) but she turned out to be almost two decades older, with grandchildren. Then my yoga teacher training instructor (I am also a yoga teacher) who I thought was in her early thirties turned out to be 47.
Another fun thing about yoga is that it makes you so much stronger than you look, so you get to surprise people all the time. A friend who does BJJ said the yogis he grapples with are both slender and "freakishly strong."
Great read. Consistent with your predictions I think you'll see more of the "hottest" actors and actresses in roles that show them as more normal looking, Nicole Kidman notwithstanding. Keira Knightly in Black Doves is one example. Consistent with the paparazzi shots of Sydney Sweeney looking like a "normal" attractive woman in her bikini. I hope authenticity makes a comeback because it's much more alluring.
I hope you're right! That would be a welcome change.
About the fitness thing. I belong to a yoga studio and I can no longer guess how old the women there are (I’m a guy). For the longest time I underestimated the age of one woman by at least a decade (maybe two). I learned about her real age when I found out she was the mother of one of the teachers who is age 30. I overheard another member (who looks much younger) recount how some young guy was hitting on her in a store (my 30+ age kids were in school with hers, we’re that old).
I had the same experience with two of my yoga teachers! One, I thought was around my age (late 30s - 40s) but she turned out to be almost two decades older, with grandchildren. Then my yoga teacher training instructor (I am also a yoga teacher) who I thought was in her early thirties turned out to be 47.
Another fun thing about yoga is that it makes you so much stronger than you look, so you get to surprise people all the time. A friend who does BJJ said the yogis he grapples with are both slender and "freakishly strong."