Tyra Banks did not have an alcoholic drink until she turned 50.
Tyra Banks did not have an alcoholic drink until she turned 50
The former 'America's Next Top Model' judge resisted drinking until she hit the milestone birthday in December 2023 but admitted she wasn't too impressed by alcohol in the end.
She told People: "I felt it was a rite of passage to be my true self. I like to challenge misconceptions about aging by saying, ‘Child, I’m 50! My mom and my best friend surprised me there, and it was so magical We took a seaplane, had a meal in the middle of nowhere. I even had an alcoholic drink for the first time! It wasn’t worth it. I was like, ‘This is nasty!"
The 'Life-Size' star - who has eight-year-old son York with former partner Erik Asla - was recently reminded of her age when she passed through a security check at a casino without having to show ID.
She said: "Recently I went to a casino to meet friends, and at this casino you have to show ID to get through security. There was an older gentleman next to me, I'm talking great-grandpa old, like 99. And the security guard goes, ‘Oh, you two are fine. Just go on in front of everybody. Go in.’ And I was like, 'Oh, that's 50'. I said, ‘You're not going to card me?’ He's like, ‘No, girl, you good!'"
But Tyra is actually feeling "good" with her age and remembered that when she was a child, she thought being 50 meant being associated with all the stereotypes of being a grandmother.
She said: "I’m a momma and an entrepreneur. I do Zoom meetings with no makeup and throw my wig on… 50 feels good. When I was younger, in elementary school, I thought 50 was like great granny. I thought I would have little glasses and just have a quilt on my lap and watch soap operas all day. I was wrong. What my life is like now is totally different than what I thought. I'm poppin'. I am not insecure about myself. It feels real good."
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