Andie MacDowell refuses to feel 'shameful' about 'ageing'

Andie MacDowell refuses to feel "shameful" about "ageing".

The 67-year-old actress hit out at expectations that women must always "look young" no matter how old they are, and the Four Weddings and a Funeral star has vowed to continue to "look like [she is] supposed to look" instead of undergoing cosmetic procedures to turn back time.

In a video message to The Drew Barrymore Show for the host's 50 F*** Its panel discussion, she said: “I love you, Drew! Thank you for doing this. I look back at my grandmother, who was the matriarch. A strong woman. We just revered her. We respected her. We never would’ve ever expected her to look young. That was not a concept that existed.

“This concept has demeaned us as we age. It has now made us feel shameful.

"I have three little grandchildren and I’m gonna be a grandmother for them and I’m gonna look like I’m supposed to look, because I love myself. And I don’t have to look young. And I love you for doing this!”

Andie has spoken vocally on the subject in the past and thinks it is funny that she's faced criticsm for her natural grey hair.

She told Katie Couric in a YouTube interview: "It makes me laugh when someone says it makes her look older.

"You know I'm [turning] 65, what do you think, I look 75 just because I let my hair go?

"But I don't care, I want to be old."