‘Stranger Things’ Star Linda Hamilton Rejects Anti-Aging Obsession

Linda Hamilton liked the way she looked, thank you very much.

The 69-year-old star – a screen veteran who emerged as a blockbuster action star in Hollywood Terminator Another big moment is coming to the small screen courtesy of a role in the franchise – Netflix’s global phenomenon opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger Stranger things. while chatting with AARP’s movies for adults Regarding her new role as Dr. K, a government agent in search of Millie Bobby Brown’s Eleven, Hamilton explains why she refuses to conform to Hollywood beauty standards.

“I don’t waste a moment trying to look younger on any level,” she tells the outlet. “I’ve completely surrendered to the fact that this is the face I’ve earned. And that speaks volumes to me,” she said, adding that although she’s not changing her face by surgery, she’s focused on taking care of her body. during filming stranger thingsShe goes to the gym three times a week. “It was Pilates, it was yoga, lots of free weights, machines, cables, everything. And I love that: going in and not doing chest and back squats, but just saying, ‘What do you need to loosen up and stretch today?'”

She was very excited to get the call about stranger thingsA show she was a fan of. “I couldn’t wait to tell people. I just couldn’t wait.” In the context of this final season she has been more tight-lipped about who Dr. K is, revealing only that she is a leading Army scientist working inside the isolated Hawkins, continuing the work of Dr. Brenner, played by Matthew Modine.

Meanwhile, when she’s not working, Hamilton is enjoying a quiet life in New Orleans, away from the hustle and bustle of Hollywood. “I’ve found a great work-life balance. I definitely feel like everything is a blessing right now,” he said. “I have a credit card. I really try to keep my life organized so that I can do this and not have to worry about finding things and not being able to track things and not being able to track things. So I’m a little bit of a minimalist that way.”

full AARP’s movies for adults The interview, in which she also talks candidly about the stunt and what it was like to lose her twin sister, can be found here. season five of stranger things Will be released in three parts: Volume 1 on November 26 (consisting of four episodes), Volume 2 on Christmas (three episodes) and The Finale on New Year’s Eve. Find out everything we know about ‘Stranger Things’ Final season here.