Vanessa Williams Opens Up About Living Her Best Life At 60 And How She’s Giving Herself More Grace Than Ever Before

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Vanessa Williams is exactly where she wants to be at 60 years old. The actress, who celebrated the milestone birthday on March 18, spoke candidly about getting older and it being a priviledge as she chatted to ET Canada’s Carlos Bustamante.

She shared of giving herself more grace and whether there was a time in her life that she would’ve given herself more grace, “You know, I look back and I’m fortunate to have four children who are great and watching them go through life, but then getting a chance to reflect on where I was at that particular time in my life. “We tend to be hard on ourselves when we’re young, really hard on ourselves… ‘why aren’t I here at the moment where I should be?

Why don’t I make enough money? Why aren’t people respecting me the way I need to be? We beat ourselves up as youths.” READ MORE: Vanessa Williams Reflects On Facing Backlash For Being Crowned ‘Miss America’ 40 Years Ago: ‘So Many Things I Took Personally’ The star continued, “We’re really hard in terms of trying to achieve something immediately and showing that that’s our value.

And I think that the grace comes from the wisdom that you have at 60 years old. “That was where I was meant to be, and those lessons that I learned allowed me to flower and turn into who I am now. “Be easy on yourself, right?