01of 10Melissa McCarthyMelissa McCarthy for PEOPLE.Ruven AfanadorCongratulations to 2023’s cover star! In her interview,Melissa McCarthy,52,told PEOPLEit’s kindness that is beautiful in her book.“Whensomeone’s being their authentic selfand it hurts no one else in the world … the simplest rule is: Just be kind,” she said. “Nobody has to think the same things. It’s okay to be curious and be like, ‘I don’t understand what someone else is doing.’ ““I mean, isn’t that what love is? Loving who you love just puts more love in the world,” McCarthy added. “And that has never, ever been a bad thing.”
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Melissa McCarthy
Melissa McCarthy for PEOPLE.Ruven Afanador
Congratulations to 2023’s cover star! In her interview,Melissa McCarthy,52,told PEOPLEit’s kindness that is beautiful in her book.
“Whensomeone’s being their authentic selfand it hurts no one else in the world … the simplest rule is: Just be kind,” she said. “Nobody has to think the same things. It’s okay to be curious and be like, ‘I don’t understand what someone else is doing.’ "
“I mean, isn’t that what love is? Loving who you love just puts more love in the world,” McCarthy added. “And that has never, ever been a bad thing.”
02of 10Ali WongJoyce Kim/The New York TimesIn March, Ali Wong, 41, opened up to PEOPLE about what’s beautiful in her life these days.“Taking kids on the road is so beautiful. It’s the opposite of film and television where I’m just gone all day,” she explained. “It’s a really fun family adventure because basically at night I’m performing, and then during the day, we go on adventures to the children’s museum or the gardens or we see family friends. It’s really cool that they’ve seen so much of America.““Every single morning I make my kids lunch. I pick them up every day after school. And I go out every night and do a set,” she said.
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Ali Wong
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In March, Ali Wong, 41, opened up to PEOPLE about what’s beautiful in her life these days.
“Taking kids on the road is so beautiful. It’s the opposite of film and television where I’m just gone all day,” she explained. “It’s a really fun family adventure because basically at night I’m performing, and then during the day, we go on adventures to the children’s museum or the gardens or we see family friends. It’s really cool that they’ve seen so much of America.”
“Every single morning I make my kids lunch. I pick them up every day after school. And I go out every night and do a set,” she said.
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Rihanna
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“Rihanna has so many things she is grateful for. She is ecstatic about how her show went. She felt great about performing again. She was alsosuper excited to confirm her pregnancy,” the insider shared.
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Jamie Lee Curtis
Jamie Lee Curtis,64, has been outspoken for years about aging naturally, and offers wise words to people considering plastic surgery.
“The current trend of fillers and procedures, and this obsession with filtering, and the things that we do to adjust our appearance on Zoom are wiping out generations of beauty,“she shared.“Once you mess with your face, you can’t get it back.”
05of 10Sheryl Lee RalphJeremy DavidFor her recent red carpet run during awards season,Abbott ElementarystarSheryl Lee Ralph, 66, employed one very special style guru.“My daughter, Ivy Coco, is my stylist, and has been my stylist since the beginning of the awards season. And I said to her, ‘Coco, I need you to tell me what do I need?’ And she said, ‘Mommy, you’ve got to rise like a phoenix, but younger,’ " the Golden Globewinner recalled to PEOPLE.She added: “She has been very intentional about making sure it is fresh, that it is relatable and it is about the now.”
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Sheryl Lee Ralph
Jeremy David
For her recent red carpet run during awards season,Abbott ElementarystarSheryl Lee Ralph, 66, employed one very special style guru.
“My daughter, Ivy Coco, is my stylist, and has been my stylist since the beginning of the awards season. And I said to her, ‘Coco, I need you to tell me what do I need?’ And she said, ‘Mommy, you’ve got to rise like a phoenix, but younger,’ " the Golden Globewinner recalled to PEOPLE.
She added: “She has been very intentional about making sure it is fresh, that it is relatable and it is about the now.”
06of 10Margot RobbieCaitlin Cronenberg / Trunk ArchiveShe’s playing Barbie in the upcoming movie of the same name, but working in Hollywood goes way beyond beauty forMargot Robbie, 32, who helps push female-led projects through her LuckyChap Entertainment company.“Today, studios and production companies are considering more female directors and writers,“she toldWSJ."[But] it’s easy to put female names on a list. It’s a bigger hurdle to get someone to bankroll [a] project. We still have a long way to go in that regard; that ship is going to take so much longer to course-correct.”
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Margot Robbie
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She’s playing Barbie in the upcoming movie of the same name, but working in Hollywood goes way beyond beauty forMargot Robbie, 32, who helps push female-led projects through her LuckyChap Entertainment company.
“Today, studios and production companies are considering more female directors and writers,“she toldWSJ."[But] it’s easy to put female names on a list. It’s a bigger hurdle to get someone to bankroll [a] project. We still have a long way to go in that regard; that ship is going to take so much longer to course-correct.”
07of 10LizzoAB+DM/AugustBeautiful inside and out,Lizzo, 34, has continued to keep fans feeling “Special” with her meaningful music — all while entertaining them to no end on Instagram and TikTok.“I just finished showering and doing my little routine, and you know what I realized? I am f—ing gorgeous. I amthe beauty standard,“she recently saidon Instagram.
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Lizzo
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Beautiful inside and out,Lizzo, 34, has continued to keep fans feeling “Special” with her meaningful music — all while entertaining them to no end on Instagram and TikTok.
“I just finished showering and doing my little routine, and you know what I realized? I am f—ing gorgeous. I amthe beauty standard,“she recently saidon Instagram.
08of 10Salma HayekNick Thompson / Trunk ArchiveSalma Hayek, 56, kept her global appeal going this year with roles in bothPuss in Boots: The Last WishandMagic Mike’s Last Dance.“I was also told that, as an actress, you kind of stop working around 30. Imagine? I did really feel it at the time, and it’s unfair,“she toldGlamour.“If I had said instead to myself, ‘Don’t worry, your best professional moments are going to be in your 50s,’ I would have been devastated: ‘Oh my God, do I have to wait that long?’ But it’ll happen.”
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Salma Hayek
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Salma Hayek, 56, kept her global appeal going this year with roles in bothPuss in Boots: The Last WishandMagic Mike’s Last Dance.
“I was also told that, as an actress, you kind of stop working around 30. Imagine? I did really feel it at the time, and it’s unfair,“she toldGlamour.“If I had said instead to myself, ‘Don’t worry, your best professional moments are going to be in your 50s,’ I would have been devastated: ‘Oh my God, do I have to wait that long?’ But it’ll happen.”
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Jane Fonda
Upon turning 85 in late 2022,Jane Fondashared some wise words on aging and what it means to truly live.
“I knew I couldn’t make it any longer than it was going to be, but I could make it wider and deeper,“the actress told PEOPLE. “And I’ve done that. I feel like I’m doing that.”
10of 10Angela BassettAskew II / Trunk ArchiveIn the year that she"did the thing”— that is, get nominated for pretty much every award (and win a Golden Globe!) for her work inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever —Angela Bassett, 64, continued to be Hollywood’s gold standard for beauty and grace.“In Hollywood, there was a time when people believed that once an actress turns 40, it’s over,“she toldInStyle.“But no, those things that make us who we are — our sensuality, sexuality, compassion, and intelligence — that doesn’t come to an end. It deepens and ripens, you know? It’s all in the attitude.”
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Angela Bassett
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In the year that she"did the thing”— that is, get nominated for pretty much every award (and win a Golden Globe!) for her work inBlack Panther: Wakanda Forever —Angela Bassett, 64, continued to be Hollywood’s gold standard for beauty and grace.
“In Hollywood, there was a time when people believed that once an actress turns 40, it’s over,“she toldInStyle.“But no, those things that make us who we are — our sensuality, sexuality, compassion, and intelligence — that doesn’t come to an end. It deepens and ripens, you know? It’s all in the attitude.”
source: people.com
