People Lost Their Minds’The actress jamie oliver 1 cup pancakes reflecting on the backlash over a decade later. Jamie Lee Curtis is no stranger to controversy these days, and now she’s throwing it back to another one. The Halloween star, now 64, posed for the cover of AARP’s magazine ahead of her 50th birthday, where she stripped down to encourage others to embrace their natural bodies as they grow older.

Unfortunately, according to the actress, the photo, which featured Curtis standing in a pool with the water coming up to about armpit height, the shot cut off just above her chest, wasn’t so well-received at the time. Cover Girl and people lost their MINDS that I was TOPLESS! Her activism must have worked in the long run, as commenters had nothing but good things to say about the cover today. Former supermodel Paulina Porizkov, who often talks about embracing her body as she ages, was quick to comment, agreeing, “Yup. Other followers shared their appreciation and support—and even a little surprise over the need—for the representation. I don’t remember this cover, but you look awesome.

People are so silly,” one wrote. Thank you for paving the way, JLC! And it’s not as if we actually see anything racy anyway! You say people lost their minds that you were topless. Meanwhile my mom gets the magazine back in the day and said that she wanted her gray hair to look as beautiful as it does on you,” another shared. On this Wikipedia the language links are at the top of the page across from the article title.