Imagine, then, how it must feel for women in the “older” age group - of which I most definitely am one.
“You see these skinny minnies with perfect bodies and you just feel awful.”Īnd that’s her measuring herself against people of her own age. My 20-year-old, Bo, said to me the other day: “It’s the worst thing in the world to have social media. They must feel they are not measuring up, and let’s not forget, my young girls have age on their side. They may pretend to me that they are savvy and aware of filters and that these images are sometimes considerably distanced from reality, but I also know that, deep down, they will look in the mirror or at the selfie they take and feel utterly inconsequential. It’s bad enough a dried-up old has-been like me feeling intimidated, paltry and pointless, but I’m concerned about the effect on all women, young and older, famous and “normal”.īritish TV presenter Ulrika Jonsson’s Insta posts are an unfiltered look at life in her 50s.Īs a mum of four - two of whom are young girls aged 16 and 20 - I’m painfully worried about what the effect of being surrounded by these images is doing to them and their sense of self-worth. They get photographed by the best and wouldn’t let anything pass without a decent filter.Īnd doubtless, if I had the same facilities you might see a very different Ulrika Jonsson to the one you may witness on my social media.īut this peddling of perfection is, I believe, doing some very real damage. I am acutely aware these women have access to physical trainers, make-up artist, dietitians, cooks, staff . . .
She looked divine in the snaps for the cover of her new single, In The Morning.Ī dried-up old has-been like me feels intimidated
J-Lo - who is also 51! - was pictured naked looking lithe and shiny, toned, feminine, robust, strapping even, and my feelings of insignificance were elevated to the very highest level.
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