Charlize Theron has named Hollywood legend Dame Elizabeth Taylor as her greatest inspiration - because the veteran actress is a "Survivor".
The Oscar-winner was delighted to finally meet her idol at a recent dinner party, and found herself even more enamoured with Taylor, 77, after their brief chat.
She says, "I said to her, 'I just think you're so incredible and I'm so honoured to meet you because you're an amazing woman.' "She turned to me and said, 'I'm just a Survivor, darling.' I loved that moment because that's what we're all trying to do.
"Some of us are blessed with not having a lot of turmoil in our lives, but at the end of the day, our nature is to survive and that's what we do."
Meanwhile Dame Elizabeth Taylor has a new lease on life after learning she is to become a great-grandmother again, telling guests the happy news at a recent dinner party.
The actress thrilled friends at her Bel Air mansion with the announcement that her granddaughter, stylist Naomi Wilding, is expecting her first child with actor husband Anthony Cran.
And the prospect of becoming a great-grandparent for the fifth time has delighted the Oscar winner.
A source tells Britain's Daily Express, "To Elizabeth, life is all about friends and family and she's terribly excited about meeting the new baby due fairly soon.
"Naomi is a spirited and warm woman and Anthony is devoted to her and adores Elizabeth - they will make great parents."
The Oscar-winner was delighted to finally meet her idol at a recent dinner party, and found herself even more enamoured with Taylor, 77, after their brief chat.
She says, "I said to her, 'I just think you're so incredible and I'm so honoured to meet you because you're an amazing woman.' "She turned to me and said, 'I'm just a Survivor, darling.' I loved that moment because that's what we're all trying to do.
"Some of us are blessed with not having a lot of turmoil in our lives, but at the end of the day, our nature is to survive and that's what we do."
Meanwhile Dame Elizabeth Taylor has a new lease on life after learning she is to become a great-grandmother again, telling guests the happy news at a recent dinner party.
The actress thrilled friends at her Bel Air mansion with the announcement that her granddaughter, stylist Naomi Wilding, is expecting her first child with actor husband Anthony Cran.
And the prospect of becoming a great-grandparent for the fifth time has delighted the Oscar winner.
A source tells Britain's Daily Express, "To Elizabeth, life is all about friends and family and she's terribly excited about meeting the new baby due fairly soon.
"Naomi is a spirited and warm woman and Anthony is devoted to her and adores Elizabeth - they will make great parents."
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