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Sharon Stone shared a fiery message revealing why she isn't afraid of aging in a video shared on February 16.
The Basic Instinct star also questioned why society has encouraged people to be fearful of the human body, including nudity and basic human functions.
Stone previously joked about finding the beauty in the "pleats" in her underarms.
Sharon Stoneisn't holding back her frustration aroundsocietal attitudes towards agingand the human body. In a fiery video shared on February 16, the67-year-old staradvocated for more self-acceptance while urging fans to get more comfortable "living in [their] own selves."
TheBasic Instinctstarrevealed that a reaction to a painting of a nude woman in her art studio set her off in an Instagram Reel shared on Monday. The visibly frustrated artist could be seen wearing a navy blue knit sweater and low-rise blue jeans as she stood in front of some of her colorful artwork pieces. "Are we supposed to be terrified when we look in the mirror?" she asked the camera. "Is it supposed to be a secret when we pee and poo and brush our teeth? Why are we supposed to be afraid of our own human self? It's like the weirdest idea in the world to me."
"Excuse me, I wear it every day," theCasinoactress continued. "I get up in it. I go to sleep in it. I pee in it. I poo in it. It's my apartment. I live here."
Stone also opened up more about her confusion in her caption, querying her followers, "Why in 2026 are we still afraid of aging & living in our own selves. We are more than appearance.. we are artists, mothers, sisters, wives, nurses, teachers… and the list goes on!"
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The star revealed an upsetting incident at her art studio had made her question why society censored the human body, explaining, "I got really fired up about this when I was touring my studio a few weeks back. The filming crew had requested to move a painting out of shot, 'the Goddess,' whom happens to be a naked woman. We are afraid of nudity on our screens, our bodies, our home.. but not violence or every other thing we are constantly bombarded with day in and day out? Get real!"
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Stone previously opened up about her positive approach to aging in a March 2025 interview withThe Times, joking that she's found thebeauty in the "pleats" in her underarms.
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"A lot of people give up as they get older," she told the outlet. "They let go of their body because it's collapsing anyway, or it's like, 'I'm not defined by my body any more.' But you still have to love that body. I joke that my underarms have pleats now."
The painter added, "I think, 'Well, I had beautiful arms and now they're strong and painting and like angel wings. So what if they have pleats? Maybe that's what makes them wonderful now."
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