Paulina Porizkova, 55, shares makeup-free selfie as she says she is ‘super insecure’ about her appearance and trying to ‘come to terms’ with aging
She is known as one of the world’s most age-defying beauties.
And Paulina Porizkova proved that to still be the case when she took to social media on Monday morning to showcase her makeup and cosmetic enhancement free complexion for her fans.
And while the 55-year-old received nothing but praise and love, she confessed she suffers from ‘body dysmorphia’ and is ‘super insecure’ about her appearance.
Age-defying: Paulina Porizkova shared a gorgeous makeup free selfie for her followers on Monday morning, but confessed she was making the post to help her overcome her body dysmorphia
‘This is what 55 looks like- on a good day… Freshly rolled out of bed. Had a good nights sleep (for a change) after a lovely July 4 th weekend,’ she began.
‘But also waking up to tragic and sad news of the pandemic – a reminder that that happiness is a butterfly, it’s only a perfect moment in time and like all else, it passes.’
She continued: ‘Disturbing and comforting all at once – nothing good lasts- but nor does anything bad…#fiftyfiveandcounting #betweenjloandbettywhite #nofilters #nofillers #nobotox YET!’
Truth: ‘I may have body dysmorphia in the opposite direction: believing I look much better than I actually do,’ she shared
Candid: ‘I figure if I put the real ME out there, I’ll get used to being older – eventually’
Paulina continued to explain that she chose to make the candid post ‘to try to come to terms with her aging.’
‘(BTW, posting this photo because I’m super insecure about my appearance- not proud of it!’ she shared.
‘I may have body dysmorphia in the opposite direction: believing I look much better than I actually do.’
She continued: ‘I’m so used to looking one way in photos, that this older me that stares back shocks me. By posting myself unaltered, I’m really trying to come to terms with my aging.
‘I figure if I put the real ME out there, I’ll get used to being older – eventually.) Also noteworthy- to fix impending jowls- smile.’
Superstar: Paulina is known for being a top model in the 80s and 90s (pictured 1990)
Botox free: Paulina revealed on Monday that she is yet to have Botox (pictured 1989 & 2019)
It’s been a difficult few years for Paulina, who has had to mourn both the end of her marriage and the death of her estranged husband, Ric Ocasek.
She had announced in May 2018 that they had split quietly the previous year after 28 years of marriage. Though they were divorcing, they continued to share a New York townhouse and that is where Paulina found the famed rock star dead.
A medical examiner determined that the musician died on September 15 at the age of 75 from hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease with pulmonary emphysema being a contributing factor.
Since his passing, Paulina has been incredibly open about her struggle to process her emotions about his death.
Paulina met The Cars frontman while the band was filming the music video for Drive in 1984 and became his third wife in five years later.
They had two sons together, Jonathan, 26, and Oliver, 22.
Tough: It’s been a difficult few years for Paulina, who has had to mourn both the end of her marriage and the death of her estranged husband, Ric Ocasek (pictured 2009)