Cate Blanchett Does ‘Vanity Fair’ Magazine
The amazing actress Cate Blanchett is featured on the cover and in the pages of the new issue of Vanity Fair magazine wherein in her coverstory interview she talks about how disinterested she is in resorting to cosmetic surgery under any circumstances. In the accompanying photospread, shot by Annie Leibovitz, Cate looks so absolutely stunning that I cannot believe that anyone would even think that she would need to resort to any cosmetic surgery of any kind. Here is Cate’s beautiful coverphoto and a portion of her VF coverstory interview:
Cate Blanchett says her marriage of 11 years could be over if she goes under the knife. The actress — who currently stars in The Curious Case of Benjamin Button with Brad Pitt — tells Vanity Fair: “I haven’t done anything, but who knows. Andrew [Upton] said he’d divorce me if I did anything.” But that doesn’t mean she’d never mess with her famous face. “I’m not a spokesperson against the world of injectables,” The 39-year-old actress says. “If you grow up in an environment where your mother gets you a boob job when you turn 18, what hope is there? But I didn’t grow up in that world. The reason I went to train as an actor was that I was interested in it for the long haul,” she adds. “You can become very self-obsessed, but you’ve got to keep looking outward.” Blanchett says her body isn’t the same after the birth of their three sons: Dashiell, 7; Roman, 3 and Ignatius, 7 months. “When you’ve had children, your body changes; there’s history to it. I like the evolution of that history; I’m fortunate to be with somebody who likes the evolution of that history.” “I think it’s important to not eradicate it. I look at someone’s face and I see the work before I see the person….” she adds. Plus, Blanchett says plastic surgery doesn’t stave “off the inventible” aging process. “If you’re doing it out of fear, that fear’s still going to be seen through your eyes,” she says. “The windows to your soul, they say.” Upton, a playwright, doesn’t mind his wife’s looks, Blanchett says, although he doesn’t focus on them. “I’m not a trophy. He likes the vessel, but he also wants to make sure the vessel is full.” Blanchett says she wouldn’t rule out having more children either. “Who knows? Don’t close those doors. The world is very overpopulated, but we do make nice ones,” she says. “They all look like Andrew. To say he has dominant genes would be an understatement.” In addition to expanding her brood, Blanchett also has a retirement plan. “I think I just want to garden — or kill some plants, in my case,” she says.
Cate Blanchett is one of the most beautiful women in Hollywood these days and, IMHO, prolly the best actress alive right now … I don’t think she needs to change a single thing about the way she lives her life. She seems very happily married, the kids keep on comin’ and she turns in amazing performance after amazing performance in film after film. She will surely live on as one of the great acting icons of our time, I’m utterly convinced. After the jump, check out the collection of stunning photographs that Leibovitz shot for this issue of Vanity Fair, which are simply not to be missed …
These photos are just beautiful. Annie Leibovitz has truly outdone herself with this set … tho, working with Cate Blanchett, I’m sure it wasn’t difficult to get these amazing shots. Again, I cannot stress enough how important I think Cate’s contributions to the world of Film have been since she came on the scene all those years ago. She is an absolute delight to watch in every film I’ve ever seen her in … I sincerely hope she continues to work in film making. Click HERE to read Cate’s VF interview in full at the mag’s official website.
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December 30th, 2008 at 9:59 am
such a timeless look, i love it
December 30th, 2008 at 10:06 am
Beautiful Cate! Her performances are nothing short of AWEsome and I find them inspirational, as well.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:08 am
The photographer’s name is Leibovitz, not Lebovitz.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:18 am
Trent I totally agree with all you said about Cate…she is one of my all time favorite actresses because of what you said…she is one of the most talented of all time and just has her life so together. She is amazing to watch on screen….from Dylan to Queen Elizabeth and even Hepburn, she can literally do it all so wonderfully….thanks for your cate love on pinkisthenewblog!!
December 30th, 2008 at 10:33 am
She looks a little Lauren Bacall in the photo with the silver dress. The one of her dancing is magic.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:36 am
This woman is a class act. Period.
December 30th, 2008 at 10:46 am
add me to u site
December 30th, 2008 at 10:48 am
She looks great but I don’t like the clown shot or the dancing one, it looks a little awkward.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:01 am
She is so amazingly beautiful and elegant. What a classy lady.
December 30th, 2008 at 11:02 am
@Roxster — I think the clown image is an homage to Marcel Marceau http://www.indiana.edu/~ocmhp/2006/03-10/images/MARCEAU_marcel.jpg
December 30th, 2008 at 12:48 pm
The image with the silver dress/wrap (and custodial supplies in backgroun) looks like an amazing painting - it speaks to me more than any of the other ones - sooo elegant and gorgeous. Love Cate and Annie both!
December 30th, 2008 at 3:07 pm
I’m not a big fan of Leibowitz’s work…it looks too over the top and melodramatic for my taste, like the posters for Baz Luhrman’s Australia. That being said, I know it’s kind of taboo to admit to plastic surgery, but I hope Cate means what she says. She seems like such a cool, spunky person in interviews. She’s great how she is!
December 30th, 2008 at 4:09 pm
Cate represents many things wonderful and pure about women: motherhood, love, sex-appeal, reality. We will ALL grow older. The way in which we choose to do so varies. I think she’s a gorgeous woman, and we should all thank our collective Mom’s for doing what they do. Amen!
December 30th, 2008 at 6:05 pm
Classy all the way. I LOVE this woman!
January 1st, 2009 at 7:42 pm
hmmm - she’s also the face for a anti-wrinkle / anti-aging range (SK- II) which products cost a few hundred $$$ each. I don’t really see how that is any different than surgery … she also looks like she has had (at least) a lower facelift. Her neck is smooth and her jawline is too defined for her 39 years.
January 1st, 2009 at 9:40 pm
joanne these photos are always retouched .