Jane Fonda opens up about conquering lifelong insecurities, quitting alpha males and why she’s not inclined to retire from acting or activism: “My platform matters”
It’s early January, and Fonda, now 85, is at home, wearing black joggers and a hoodie in the airy, Spanish revival townhouse in LA where she has lived for the past seven years. Her chef has made scones, and the house smells like cinnamon. “All right,” she says, clicking on her gas fireplace with a remote as she enters the living room for an interview, “Let’s go.” The decor reflects Fonda’s own layered history as an actress-activist.
Fonda threw off those covers decades ago as a public figure, and audiences have long associated her image with strength — for her political outspokenness, her wide-ranging acting roles and her best-selling 1980s workout videos that literally taught a generation of women how to build their biceps. But the most recent years of Fonda’s life have been dedicated to revealing that strong woman underneath to herself.
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