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My star personally!
The 4th marriage was the last! Christine Kaufmann enjoys her life as a single. She has rejuvenated, she says. What joie de vivre for the actress means today, she explains us in MYST ...
She has never really managed to show who she really was and is. What moves her when no cameras are pointed at her. What drives her when she is alone. She did not do that in talk shows, not in interviews. Because mostly Christine Kaufmann, 69, is reduced to the child star "Rosen-Resli", who was later married to world star Tony Curtis and has two daughters - Alexandra, 49, and Allegra, 47 - of him.
Most importantly, the men always seemed to be by their side. New loves, affairs, marriages - and even more the separations . Yes, Christine Kaufmann also had a lot of fun in life. She savored the wild hippie years. She seduced the men and allowed themselves to be seduced. But she has always done a lot of serious work, playing in about a hundred movies and TV movies.
And there were a lot of good movies and roles. She also proved herself at the theater alongside her great colleagues. Far too seldom has she been able to play her wonderfully comedic talent. She was celebrated more and more as the most beautiful grandma and great-grandma. In more than ten books she has written about beauty and self-confidence. And she was never just about proper body care and pleasure.
"Joie de vivre" is the title of your new book. How has your love of life changed at 50, 60?
First of all, lust for life has nothing to do with pleasure seeking, but with the ability to improve even critical situations with vitality and erotic power. Our love of life grows with our self-confidence. And as long as people have an erotic desire for life, they are fresh and youthful.
Everybody has growth crises. For me, ten years ago, I could not shake off many problems: a bad marriage, an inheritance dispute in the US, yes, everything was getting too much for me, and I was in an increasingly awkward mood. Crises became a permanent condition - and you could also see that. I then realized for myself: nothing can be solved with a bad mood. Bad mood also makes us old and ugly. What helps? Bad mood disappears when you laugh at them. I have given my life a new direction. I rejuvenated!
I feel much better now. Life is really full of opportunities. We only need the courage to seize them.
For many women, the appearance plays a particularly important role ...
I want to keep my good looks as I grow older. But not with the help of surgery. I am not lifted and will never, never let Botox inject. My lust for life does not cost much money and time.
It's about rejuvenating food, intense exercise, tender touch and soothing scents. This works with very simple, natural means and ways that I describe in the book.
What do you say and advise women who are dissatisfied with themselves?
I say: I still look fast, I still feel like having sex, why should not I enjoy my life? At 50, life really starts! I want to encourage women to change something. For me, the biggest compliment is when women tell me that they are not afraid to get older when they see me!
Many believe that one simply has to accept aging. I believe that aging is very much determined by ourselves! For example, I feel vital and youthful when I play theater. When I fall in love. When I am with my children and grandchildren.
Since the divorce of your 4th marriage with illustrator Klaus Zey in 2011, have you generally been better off?
For me, the divorce was important because I am not eligible for marriage. I know today: It's not the man. I felt trapped in marriage. I did not like it and did not like it. But Klaus and I are now very good friends, we call daily.
The often underrated friendship between a man and a woman, which supposedly should not exist, I experience with him. Friendship between a woman and a man, which can also become romantic and sexual, is a very important element.
How much time do you use for personal care?
Oh, getting up half an hour earlier is enough! I need five to seven minutes in the bathroom. Maybe half an hour for a bigger make-up. More important are the 20 minutes I take for gymnastics.
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