{"id":12187,"date":"2026-05-28T13:00:23","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=12187"},"modified":"2026-05-28T13:00:23","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T13:00:23","slug":"rachel-ward-68-shuts-down-online-trolls-after-backlash-over-natural-aging-stance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thetwistzone.com\/?p=12187","title":{"rendered":"Rachel Ward, 68 shuts down online trolls after backlash over natural aging stance"},"content":{"rendered":"<article id=\"post-34167\" class=\"entry content-bg single-entry post-34167 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-uncategorized tag-chronic-diseases tag-fitness tag-health-tips tag-healthcare-technology tag-healthy-lifestyle tag-healthy-living tag-medical-advice tag-medical-awareness tag-medical-research tag-mental-health tag-nutrition tag-patient-care tag-preventive-care tag-public-health tag-wellness\">\n<div class=\"entry-content-wrap\">\n<div class=\"entry-content single-content\">\n<p><strong>Rachel Ward became a superstar after appearing as Maggie Cleary in The-Thorn Birds. As an actress, she has often been judged by her looks, and now she has decided to answer. In a new interview, Ward decided to be makeup-free, embracing her maturing features. And we love it!<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-1\">\n<div id=\"news-saga.com_responsive_1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Rachel Ward\u2019s performance in\u00a0<em>The Thorn Birds<\/em>\u00a0brought her to the center of Hollywood glamour. In later years, Ward has left the spotlight, but she has become the center of attention for something other than her work.<\/p>\n<p>Appearing makeup-free in a recent interview with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.abc.net.au\/news\/2026-05-24\/rachel-ward-gave-up-glamour-farm-cattle-regeneration-anti-aging-\/106616338\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\">ABC News<\/a>, she opened up about the intense criticism she\u2019s faced over her appearance and why she\u2019s choosing to embrace her natural, maturing features in a world that often pressures women to do the opposite.<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\">\n<div id=\"news-saga.com_responsive_2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>\u201cI was a catalyst for a conversation that I think people had been challenged by,\u201d she said in a clip later shared on Instagram. \u201cWomen weren\u2019t allowed to have a wrinkle, weren\u2019t allowed to go gray. Why do we feel we\u2019ve got to pretend that we\u2019re still 40 when we\u2019re 68?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her candid honesty didn\u2019t stop there. Reflecting on the unexpected attention her natural look has brought her online, she added with surprising humor: \u201cThe more wretched I looked, the more followers I have\u2026 How ironic that my going gray actually garnered me more attention than if I\u2019d taken my top off.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-7\">\n<div id=\"news-saga.com_responsive_3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2 id=\"h-rachel-ward-shuts-down-online-trolls-after-backlash-over-natural-aging-stance\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Rachel Ward shuts down online trolls after backlash over natural aging stance<\/h2>\n<p>While her authenticity has won her many supporters, it has also come with a wave of online criticism. After she shared a video about her new venture, FarmThru \u2014 a shift from her former life in the spotlight to a quieter life on a farm \u2014 she says she was met with a flood of comments targeting her appearance rather than her work.<\/p>\n<p>In a follow-up Instagram video, she addressed the backlash head-on with her signature bluntness and calm confidence.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDear those of you who responded to the brouhaha over the trolls criticizing my appearance, I have tried to do a little better today. I ran my hands through my hair, etc.,\u201d she said. \u201cBut anyways, just to say, do not fear aging.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Her message is clear: growing older isn\u2019t something to hide \u2014 it\u2019s something to accept. And for her, every wrinkle and gray strand is part of a story she refuses to erase<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Rachel Ward became a superstar after appearing as Maggie Cleary in The-Thorn Birds. 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