Julie Walters: 'If everyone had facelifts, there would be no-one to play the old people'

Julie Walters has spoken out against the obsession with anti-ageing and the rise of facelifts among women.

In an interview with Good Housekeeping Julie, who stars in new film Paddington, spoke of her desire to age naturally, rather than go under the knife.

Julie, 64, said: “If everybody had facelifts, there would be no one to play the old people! You see some American programmes and think: ‘Oh my god is that supposed to be her mother? I thought she was meant to be her sister? Oh please! Have some real faces!’.”

On ageing, she added: “The only thing I don’t like about ageing is possibly becoming infirm. I don’t mind the face looking older. That’s just the way it is.”

Julie, who lives on a farm, has starred alongside some of Hollywood's biggest names, but she couldn't see herself relocating to America.

She said: “I can’t imagine living there! It’s the facelifts and the whole attitude to women. Everyone who lives there says you have to have a facelift. And everyone has had them… Everyone. As people get older, they do this half-facelift stuff so they can pretend they haven’t had them! I think: don’t do it – be beautiful anyway.”

The Harry Potter actress also opened up about how she keeps the romance alive with Grant, her husband of 17 years.

Julie said: “We can be romantic… Not soppy, though! We always leave notes for one another if I get in late or he has to get up early. And he brings me flowers every week. Sometimes I will leave a little note on his pillow if I’m going away. But even when I’m home we leave each other notes.”

You can read the full interview with Julie in January’s issue of Good Housekeeping, which is out on December 5 or online here.

Also available as a digital edition.