Model and fashion world icon Helena Christensen turned 57 on Thursday, December 25, and marked the special occasion by proudly posting a series of pics on Instagram.
In the first photo, Christensen can be seen in a river while wearing a multicolored swimsuit. In the caption, she wrote, “It’s my birthday, it’s Christmas and the water is freezing ♥️🎄🩵”
In the second pic, she is snuggled up with her dog and a fuzzy rabbit, while the third shot shows her back in the water. The fourth image is a selfie that sees the star bathed in sunshine and showing off a makeup-free face.
Celebs Left Plenty of Comments
When Christensen shared her post on Instagram, plenty of fellow celebrities left comments for the famous model.
Katie Holmes commented by writing, “Happy Birthday!!!!!!”
Liv Tyler wrote, “Happy birthday baby !!!!!!!”
Julianne Moore said, “Happy birthday! I love you!!!! ❤️😘💕”
Rosario Dawson commented, saying, “Happy Merry Birthday lovely!”
“Happy birthday girlfriend 💋❣️,” came from Debi Mazar.
Christy Turlington wrote, “Happy Birthday, Beauty ♥️♥️♥️”
“Happy birthday @helenachristensen ❤️🎂❤️🎂,” Naomi Campbell said in a comment.
Padma Lakshmi left a comment, saying, “Happy Birthday Baby!! ❤️❤️❤️❤️”
Christensen ‘Never Make[s] Plans for the Future’
GettyWhen it comes to aging, Get the Gloss told Christensen in December 2017, “You don’t look any different to the way you did in the era of the supers when you were in your 20s.”
GtG then asked, “Do you feel different?”
Christensen explained, “No I don’t, except I am physically more active. I started working out pretty late, in my mid-30s. I wish I had started earlier but I was busy with work and never really lived in one place long enough to get a routine going.”
“So then [when I started working out] I just did everything: boxing, tennis, swimming, ballet, sprinting,” she continued. “The latest thing has been pole dancing — it’s so hard. I don’t know if I will ever be able to do it, if my height works against me but it is so beautiful to watch. It’s almost like it shouldn’t be possible and I like that. It makes me want to learn it.”
She was then asked, “Fast forward 20 years, how would you like to be?”
“I never make plans for the future, but my grandmother is 100 years old [Helena’s grandmother Ketty passed shortly after the interview] and I would love to be 100 and have the mind that she has,” Christensen said. “Actually, there is a 75-year-old at the pole dancing club who does it still and who looks amazing. I hope I’m boxing by 90.”
Finally, GtG pointed out, “The conversation on aging is changing anyway…in 20 years we won’t be asking these questions.”
To which Christensen replied: “We shouldn’t be asking them already! It’s so boring anyway, let’s ask men about it. What do you do about aging?”
