By Michaela Gordoni
Last month, KNOTS LANDING’s Donna Mills had a refined response for people on social media who criticized her makeup, and she’s not finished.
The 85-year-old took to social media in April to respond to a comment on one of her posts: “You wear too much makeup for your age.”
“Oh, this comment,” Mills said in an Instagram video. “I guess I didn’t get the memo.”
In the video, Mills wears a wavy wig and lots of makeup. The next scene cuts to Mills looking like a grandma with a grey wig pulled into a bun, a high-neck collar and glasses.
“Did you want me to look like this?” she asked. “Sorry, not sorry.”
She added, “I like the way I look. This is my style, and style doesn’t have an expiration date.”
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“I said what I said,” Mills wrote in the caption.
The video went viral with over 125,000 likes and 1.8 million views. Viola Davis, Octavia Spencer, Kyle Richardson, Elizabeth Berkley, Nancy Sinatra and Dawn Robinson backed her up in the comments.
Last week on the TAMRON HALL SHOW, Mills said the comment wasn’t just about her appearance.
“I don’t get those comments a lot, but when I do, it’s like, ‘Who is this person? What do they think about women?'” Mills said.
“It’s not just about me,” she continued. “It’s about women in general and the way women feel about themselves, right?
So she didn’t want to stay quiet about it and is glad she didn’t.
“I was just grateful that people were hearing,” she said. “Because I’ve really feel like I have something to say to women. I want to say something to women and I want to help.”
Mills said women have heard criticism like this for years, and now women are living longer.
“We’re healthier,” she continued. “We can be healthier “So, this isn’t like the end. You don’t hit 70 or 75 or 80 and it’s over. No, it’s just a new time.”
For her, she feels good when she looks good, she said. Mills lets her followers in on her beauty secrets and often shares tutorials.
Mills was a guest at this year’s Movieguide® Awards Gala. On the red carpet, she revealed her health plan for 2026.
“The only thing I’m gonna do is workout more. I always work out,” she said, adding that she does 150 sit-ups every day.
The actress is 85 going on 100…and a little criticism won’t stop her.
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