American model, TV personality, and producer Tyra Banks shared her thoughts on what turning 50 feels like for her. According to Banks, when she was much younger, she thought that turning 50 meant being a great granny. She also said she thought she would have little glasses like those grannies we see in movies.

However, she said it didn’t turn out that way. “What my life is like now is totally different from what I thought 50 was going to be when I was a little girl. I’m poppin’. I am not insecure about myself. I ain’t trippin’. I often say, ‘Child, [I’m] 50!’ before I say something. That statement gives me permission to say whatever the heck I feel like saying.” Tyra Banks said.

Tyra Banks shared some things she would like women turning 50 to be aware of. This advice is one she has tried out and is working for her. Her advice to women approaching 50 was that it’s not the end of the world if they are experiencing hot flashes or are yet to. Instead of focusing on that, they can use that time to care for some things.

They can read a book they’ve always liked or solve a crossword puzzle. They can also watch the end of a show they were just so amazed at. “Don’t trip about it,” she said. Tyra Banks also advised that anyone experiencing such moments shouldn’t be ashamed.

She said they shouldn’t be like some parents who usually deny that they are hot-flashing but prefer to pretend and hold it in. Tyra Banks said, “That’s you, and that’s okay, boo.” The renowned model also noted that, in these times, ladies in their 50s don’t have to pretend.

They can go through it and talk to their peers about it without feeling a certain way.

Tyra Banks disagrees with society’s thoughts about aging, and she’s been confronting them a lot. The TV personality said she likes confronting the misconceptions by saying, “Child, I’m 50.” She said she started saying this when she was still 49. For Tyra Banks, she was giddy about turning 50.

She said this was because embracing her true self felt like a rite of passage. “I have bitten my tongue, said the right thing, and tried to please everybody my entire life. And now, I  speak my truth. I demand respect. And it feels good. I can’t wait until 60 comes along because I’m probably going to be cursing everybody out,” Tyra Banks said.

She also talked about women embracing their natural beauty and all the changes that come with getting old. She stated that society celebrates women, but there is still a long way to go, especially when it comes to the standard of calling a person beautiful when there’s an advancement in age.

The interviewer asked Tyra Banks what she learned from her mom about aging and looking after herself and her skin. Especially since her mom still looked beautiful and hadn’t changed much since she was in the public eye. Tyra Banks didn’t hesitate to share what she learned from her mum.

According to the renowned TV personality, she was fortunate to have someone like her mom, who didn’t think about aging negatively. The model explained that her mom has gray hair, and she loves it so much. “She even wishes she had more gray hair,” Tyra Banks added. Additionally, Banks said that how her mom saw aging killed her fear of getting older.

Banks went on to say that her mom always used Vaseline for her skin. She also said her mom usually rubbed Vaseline all over her eyes, and she, too, was a vaseline girl. Banks noted that she uses other things better than Vaseline nowadays. However, the model claims she still uses Vaseline once in a while. Banks feels like that’s why she doesn’t have wrinkles.