Jane Fonda reveals why she ‘doesn’t feel like an old person’ at 87

Jane Fonda may have turned 87 this past December, but the acclaimed actress and activist claims she feels younger now that she did some six decades ago.

In an interview to promote her new sneaker campaign with Golden Goose, the New York City native dished about how she’s been able to maintain her fabulous figure through the years.

‘I don’t feel like an old person. I’m much younger than I was when I was in my 20s, in all the ways that matter,’ the two-time Academy Award winner said, after revealing that she still works out with a trainer every day.

During her conversation with the The New York Times, she elaborated about her exercise routines, personal style and thoughts on aging, all the while sharing about her fondness for the sneaker brand.

‘So it never occurred to me with this campaign, “Oh, God, isn’t this great. They’re using an old woman,”‘ she added when shifting her focus back to her collaboration with Golden Goose. 

‘But now that I think about it, it is cool. I like that.’

The acclaimed actress and activist showed off more of her fab figure when she starred in the science fiction film Barbarella (1968), which was directed by her then husband Roger Vadim

Fonda, who’s said to be the first of what will be a number of celebrities to promote Golden Goose’s 25th anniversary, stars in the new ‘Born to be a Super-Star’ campaign video.

It celebrates people who take risks, dream louder, and redefine the possible, the Italian footwear company noted, as reported by Footwear News.

Originally designed in 2007, after drawing inspiration from the local Venice Beach skater scene, the Super-Star sneaker was the first of the brand to feature its now distinctive star.

Just last month the iconic Barbarella star opened up about her famous exercise routines, confessing: ‘I essentially do everything I used to do, just slower.’

‘I used to be a runner, but now I love walking,’ she said, before adding, ‘I love being outdoors in the woods, especially up and down hills.’

While Fonda has worked as an actress that spans several genres and over six decades in film and television, she also made a splash as the star of the famed Jane Fonda’s Workout video in 1982.  

The original in the series was the first non-theatrical home video release to top sales charts. 

In all, Fonda sold 17 million exercise videos in the 1982–1995 series, which has been considered a massive financial success.

In fact, it spawned a number of imitators while helping spark the boom for women’s exercise classes, en route to making a name for the ladies in the then male-dominated fitness industry.

‘I had no idea my videos were going to become such a phenomenon,’ Fonda told People just over a month ago. ‘When I was starting out, there weren’t many rigorous forms of exercise available to women. I learned the basic workout from a charismatic teacher named Leni Kasden in the ’70s.’

‘I don’t feel like an old person. I’m much younger than I was when I was in my 20s, in all the ways that matter,’ Fonda said while promoting her collaboration with Golden Goose sneakers

While Fonda has worked as an actress over six decades in film and television, she also made a splash as the star of the famed Jane Fonda’s Workout home video series starting in 1982

The New York City native will appear at the 31st SAG Awards on Sunday, February 23, where she will receive the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement Award; she’s pictured in May 2024

Fonda began her rapid rise to fame as an actress with the romantic comedy film Tall Story (1960), and led to such famed roles in Barbarella (1968), They Shoot Horses, Don’t They? (1970), Klute (1972), Julia (1977), Fun With Dick And Jane (1977), Coming Home (1978), The Electric Horseman (1979), The China Syndrome (1980), 9 to 5 (1980), On Golden Pond (1982) and The Morning After (1986).

After a 15 year hiatus from acting she has since starred in Monster-in-Law (2005), Youth (2015), and Our Souls at Night (2017), as well as such popular series as The Newsroom (2012-2014) and Grace And Frankie (2015-2022).

Fonda will appear at the 31st SAG Awards on Sunday, February 23, where she will be honored with the Screen Actors Guild’s Life Achievement Award. 

‘I have been working in this industry for almost the entirety of my life and there’s no honor like the one bestowed on you by your peers,’ she said in a statement after the honor was announced last October.