CAN-KNOT BELIEVE IT! 80s TV star Donna Mills, 84, has barely aged since her Knots Landing days in rare public outing in Santa Monica
ICONIC star Donna Mills has barely aged since her soap opera TV days, despite now being in her 80s.
The actress, who is best known as the scheming Abby Cunningham on the US soap opera ‘Knots Landing’, headed out to go shopping in LA.
Stepping out, the actress wore baggy blue denim jeans, a knitted blue sweater and red sneakers, while doing some last-minute holiday shopping in Santa Monica, California.
She kept her shoulder length blonde hair in loose waves with natural makeup, that makes her appear much younger than her 84 years.
The blonde star’s first acting role came opposite Clint Eastwood in the 1971 classic Play Misty for Me before she moved into TV and won over fans for her soap opera acting.
Her acting in Knots Landing saw her win three Soap Opera Digest Awards for Outstanding Villainess.
Donna briefly stepped away from the limelight in the 1990s to raise her daughter but has since returned to acting, including a role in ‘Ladies of the 80s’ alongside Linda Gray, Loni Anderson, Nicollette Sheridan, and Morgan Fairchild.
Celebrating her 84th birthday on December 11, Donna has maintained a youthful appearance which she puts down to embracing a healthy lifestyle.
In recent interviews with First for Women and AARP – The Magazine, Donna shared her secrets for staying in Hollywood shape.
She said a disciplined diet was key and carbs like cinnamon rolls and bagels were out, while protein and vegetables were encouraged.
Donna, who also revealed she played tennis three times a week and lifts light weights, told AARP: “At age 60, 70, later, you have so much more to contribute – don’t just sit down and say, ‘I’m done’.”
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In October, Donna revealed she would become a grandmother as her daughter Chloe is pregnant with a son.
She announced the happy news to fans on Instagram, where she wrote: “My baby girl is having a baby!
“And we gave her the shower of her dreams. Can’t wait to meet the little guy. I know I’ll love him as much as I love her.”
Chloe is Donna’s adopted daughter, when Donna decided to embrace motherhood in her 50s.
In an interview with People magazine, she explained her reasons for becoming a parent in later life.
She said: “I was very concentrated on my career, but at a certain point, I realized there was something missing — it was a child.
“So I went after it. I adopted her when she was four days old.
“By that time, I was 54 and people said, ‘You’re going to be so old [to] have a little toddler running around.’ I never felt that.
“I never felt older than the other mothers who were probably in their 20s.”
