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Deborah Hutton: 'I'm not afraid of growing old'
Published Wednesday, Jan 11 2012, 05:53 GMT | By Rebecca Davies | Add comment
Deborah Hutton has revealed that growing old does not scare her.
The Australian former supermodel, who is about to celebrate her 50th birthday, said that she went through stages of "really disliking" her body when she was younger but has now learned to accept herself.
Hutton told The Australian Women's Weekly: "I loved [modelling] and have no regrets, but it was the beginning of me disliking my body. If anything is going to bring out insecurity, the modelling industry will do that tenfold.There's the criticism from others and then self-criticism about why you weren't chosen for a job.
"There's a lot of doubt and it undermines your sense of who you are and where you sit in the world. I became so self-conscious that when my boyfriend suggested going for a swim, I'd find excuses not to go because I didn't want to be seen in a swimsuit."
Hutton said that being told to "lose ten pounds" after joining Eileen Ford's agency in New York upset her because it was "unattainable" for her.
"My anxiety about my body impacted on my life for many years," she revealed. "If I had my time again, I'd give myself a break, stop being so critical and appreciate what I was given."
Hutton said that getting older has been a "beautiful" experience because "you just care less", explaining: "It's a complete turnaround. As you develop, you know it's not just your body and looks that matter, and you learn to accept yourself. I am more imperfect now than I was then, but I am so much more accepting."
Last year, Hutton admitted that she had a cancer scare, saying that she ignored a mark the size of a pin prick above her top lip because she thought it was a pimple. She was later diagnosed with an infiltrating basal cell carcinoma.
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The Australian former supermodel, who is about to celebrate her 50th birthday, said that she went through stages of "really disliking" her body when she was younger but has now learned to accept herself.
Hutton told The Australian Women's Weekly: "I loved [modelling] and have no regrets, but it was the beginning of me disliking my body. If anything is going to bring out insecurity, the modelling industry will do that tenfold.There's the criticism from others and then self-criticism about why you weren't chosen for a job.
"There's a lot of doubt and it undermines your sense of who you are and where you sit in the world. I became so self-conscious that when my boyfriend suggested going for a swim, I'd find excuses not to go because I didn't want to be seen in a swimsuit."
Hutton said that being told to "lose ten pounds" after joining Eileen Ford's agency in New York upset her because it was "unattainable" for her.
"My anxiety about my body impacted on my life for many years," she revealed. "If I had my time again, I'd give myself a break, stop being so critical and appreciate what I was given."
Hutton said that getting older has been a "beautiful" experience because "you just care less", explaining: "It's a complete turnaround. As you develop, you know it's not just your body and looks that matter, and you learn to accept yourself. I am more imperfect now than I was then, but I am so much more accepting."
Last year, Hutton admitted that she had a cancer scare, saying that she ignored a mark the size of a pin prick above her top lip because she thought it was a pimple. She was later diagnosed with an infiltrating basal cell carcinoma.
> 'MasterChef's Julie Goodwin: 'I'm no centrefold girl'
> Jesinta Campbell: 'I feel pressure to look perfect'
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