Donna Mills Defends Viral 1.8 Million-View Makeup Rebuttal, Challenging Ageism at 85
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Updated · Fox News · May 18
Donna Mills Defends Viral 1.8 Million-View Makeup Rebuttal, Challenging Ageism at 85
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · May 18
Donna Mills told the Tamron Hall Show her viral response to an Instagram critic was meant to reject age-based rules for women, not just defend her own makeup choices.
1.8 million views for the clip followed Mills’ humorous transformation from full glam to a stereotypical elderly look, ending with the line that “style doesn’t have an expiration date.”
85-year-old Mills said the backlash reflected ideas women have heard for years, arguing that longer, healthier lives mean turning 70, 75 or 80 is “not the end.”
125,000 likes and praise from celebrities including Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer surprised Mills, who said she was grateful the message about confidence and aging resonated.
Mills, best known for playing Abby Cunningham on “Knots Landing” from 1980 to 1989, said she still wants a revival and will next appear in thriller “Abused” this summer.
From 80s beauty guru to viral star, can Donna Mills' defiance actually change Hollywood's deep-seated ageism?
Beyond the clapback, what does this viral moment reveal about our society's discomfort with women aging powerfully?