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Perth Now
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Perth Now
Winona Ryder was put under pressure to slow down ageing signs
Winona Ryder felt pressurised by female directors to slow down signs of ageing. The 53-year-old star has lamented how she felt "enormous pressure" to try and retain a youthful appearance during her acting career even though views on the issue have become more relaxed in the modern climate. Winona told ELLE UK magazine: "They'll say, 'Just relax your forehead. Relax.' I'm trying to be a great actor, and they're saying that over and over. It's nice that people are talking about how it's OK to age, but there's still enormous pressure. "Every role I get is for a mother, you know? My career has definitely shifted." The Heathers actress is relaxed when it comes to ageing but is puzzled by younger stars who are "getting weird s*** done" to themselves. Winona said: "I don't mind it. But what's weird is when you're surrounded by young women getting weird s*** done. "I started my career as the youngest, and I always wanted to be older. "I always knew I looked young. But I also knew that when I started ageing, it was gonna happen fast." Winona will return as Joyce Byers in the fifth and final season of the Netflix show Stranger Things later this year and does her best to pass on pearls of wisdom to the show's youthful cast. The Reality Bites star explained: "I was like, 'This doesn't happen. This is weird - the phenomenon. The work is the gift. That is why you're doing it.' Which was what was instilled in me. And I think I was successful with some of them. "I've been trying to sort of change this narrative with the kids, because they have it drilled into them that they're so lucky and, you know, that this show 'made' them. "I'm like, 'No, Netflix is so lucky. You guys are the special ones. Like, you guys are magic.'" Winona also doesn't believe that she would've made it in Hollywood without the support of Laura Dern - who she met on the first screen test for her movie debut Lucas. She said: "I don't think I'd be here without her. I met her on my first screen test for Lucas - I didn't know what a screen test was. "I remember walking in, and River Phoenix held the door open for me. I was like, 'Oh, that's so nice.' I recognised him from Stand By Me, and he had broken his leg. "Laura was there to read for the older girl, and she talked me through it, 'cause I didn't know what the f*** was going on. "She befriended me. I was literally 12 and - nobody knows this - she took me under her wing into my twenties. That relationship got me through." Read the full interview with Winona Ryder at The September issue of ELLE UK is on sale from 31 July.
Daily Mirror
7 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Stranger Things actress Winona Ryder reveals moment she confessed love for her A-list co-star
Winona Ryder has confessed she once proclaimed her love for Al Pacino while working alongside him, but her advances were pushed back by the Hollywood megastar in an awkward moment. Winona Ryder has revealed how she fell for Hollywood icon Al Pacino when they worked together - but he rejected her advances. The pair starred in Richard III - Finding Richard together in 1996, where they portrayed love interests. "I was absolutely in love with Al Pacino when I was working with him," Winona told Elle UK. Continuing that the actor - who is over three decades her senior - didn't quite feel the same way, she explained, "I was actively in love with him. He was obsessed with coffee, and he would take me all over New York – like, to the weirdest places – to try different coffees. I'm 22, or whatever. "Finally, he's dropping me off wherever I'm staying, and I'm like, 'I love you, you know. I really am completely in love with you.'' And he was like 'Aw, honey, noooo.' Then, like 10 years later, I met his girlfriend, who's younger than me.' While they may not have been a romantic match, Winona says the friendship has stood the test of time, 'I still play poker with him sometimes. It's the best." Al Pacino's last public girlfriend was Noor Alfallah, who is over 50 years his junior. The couple began dating in 2022 and welcomed a son, Roman, the following year. However, in October last year, it was reported they had parted ways. The actor's romantic history includes high-profile relationships with stars like Diane Keaton, Beverly D'Angelo, and Kathleen Quinlan. Alongside his son Roman, he is a father to three other children; daughter Julie and twins Anton and Olivia with actress Beverly D'Angelo. Now over 40 years into the showbusiness industry, Stranger Things actress Winona also opened up about the pressure to look young. "I started my career as the youngest, and I always wanted to be older. I always knew I looked young. But I also knew that when I started ageing, it was gonna happen fast,' she said. "They'll say, 'Just relax your forehead. Relax.' I'm trying to be a great actor, and they're saying that over and over. It's nice that people are talking about how it's OK to age, but there's still enormous pressure. Every role I get is for a mother, you know? "My career has definitely shifted." Talking of the cosmetic surgery pressures, Winona admitted, 'I don't mind it. But what's weird is when you're surrounded by young women getting weird s*** done.' The September issue of ELLE UK is on sale from 31 July.
Barnama
16-07-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Botanee Group Leads Chinese Beauty Industry Push At China-Thailand Cultural Exchange
BUSINESS KUALA LUMPUR, July 16 (Bernama) -- The "Mountains and Seas Spirits · Yu Garden Lantern Festival – 2025 China-Thailand Cultural Month" officially commenced at ICONSIAM, Bangkok, marking the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand. The event, aimed at strengthening cultural ties between the two nations, saw the participation of Botanee Group, a leading Chinese functional skincare company, as the sole representative from the beauty industry. From July 7 to 13, Botanee Group, together with its flagship brand Winona, hosted the themed exhibition "Botanee Week – Mountain-Sea Harmony, Oriental Botanical Rhyme" – A Celebration of Living Aesthetics under the umbrella of the cultural month. The exhibition highlighted the brand's commitment to health, beauty, and the promotion of Oriental aesthetics through scientific innovation, according to the group in a statement. Founded in Yunnan Province, China, Botanee has emerged as a key player in the functional skincare market. The company's presentation at the event featured a specially designed Winona popup booth, which illustrated its journey from the snow-capped mountains of Yunnan to advanced laboratories across the globe. In addition to its research and development centres in Shanghai and Kunming, Botanee has established laboratories in Paris, France, and Tokyo, Japan, further advancing international scientific collaboration. Earlier this year, the group launched its Southeast Asia headquarters in Bangkok, marking a strategic milestone in its global expansion efforts. Botanee's products are currently available in leading Thai beauty retail outlets such as BEAUTRIUM and EVEANDBOY and have also entered Mannings stores in Hong Kong and Macao. The "Botanee Week" initiative is seen as a significant step in strengthening the group's market presence in Thailand while laying the groundwork for future expansion into neighbouring countries including Singapore, Malaysia and Vietnam.
Barnama
16-07-2025
- Business
- Barnama
Botanee Group, Together With Its Brand Winona, Presents Gifts For The Golden Jubilee Of China-Thailand Relations
BANGKOK, July 16 (Bernama) -- On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand, the "Mountains and Seas Spirits · Yu Garden Lantern Festival——2025 China-Thailand Cultural Month" event splendidly kicked off at ICONSIAM, a landmark in Bangkok. In this grand ceremony of national cultural exchange, Botanee Group, a leading Chinese functional skincare enterprise, was invited as the only representative of beauty enterprises. From 7th July to 13th July, alongside its hero brand Winona, Botanee showcased the cutting-edge innovation of Chinese beauty products at the themed exhibition "Botanee Week - Mountain-Sea Harmony, Oriental Botanical Rhyme"——A Celebration of Living Aesthetics. The event took 'bringing people health and beauty' as a link and highlighting the brand responsibility of conveying Oriental aesthetic culture at a close range. Winona enters the Thai market
Yahoo
15-07-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Botanee Group, Together With Its Brand Winona, Presents Gifts for the Golden Jubilee of China-Thailand Relations
BANGKOK, July 15, 2025--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Thailand, the "Mountains and Seas Spirits · Yu Garden Lantern Festival——2025 China-Thailand Cultural Month" event splendidly kicked off at ICONSIAM, a landmark in Bangkok. In this grand ceremony of national cultural exchange, Botanee Group, a leading Chinese functional skincare enterprise, was invited as the only representative of beauty enterprises. From 7th July to 13th July, alongside its hero brand Winona, Botanee showcased the cutting-edge innovation of Chinese beauty products at the themed exhibition "Botanee Week - Mountain-Sea Harmony, Oriental Botanical Rhyme"——A Celebration of Living Aesthetics. The event took "bringing people health and beauty" as a link and highlighting the brand responsibility of conveying Oriental aesthetic culture at a close range. Winona enters the Thai market Beneath the vibrant lights of ICONSIAM in Bangkok, Botanee, a pioneer in functional skincare rooted in Yunnan, China's treasure house of biodiversity – continuously screened the group's development context from the snow-capped mountains of Yunnan to world-leading laboratories at the elaborately constructed Winona popup booth. As a brand that has ranked first in China's functional skincare market for many years, Winona's parent company, Botanee Group, continues to deepen a global collaboration model between industry, university, research and pharmaceutical sectors. In addition to the two R&D centers in Shanghai and Kunming, China, the company has established cutting-edge laboratories in Paris, France and Tokyo, Japan, actively promoting international R&D exchanges and cooperation. At the beginning of 2024, Botanee's Southeast Asia headquarter in Bangkok, Thailand has officially started its operation. At present, it has successfully entered well-known Thai beauty channels such as BEAUTRIUM and EVEANDBOY offline stores. In Hong Kong and Macao, China, its products have also steadily entered the sales in Mannings stores, achieving a solid leap from "product export" to "brand export". This "Botanee Week" event not only represents a consolidation and enhancement of the Thai market progress, but also serves as a strategic for the group to leverage Bangkok as a key hub to unlock more market opportunities in Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and other countries. In the future, Botanee will continue to deepen its presence in this vibrant land, using China's scientific research strength as a brush to paint a wonderful new chapter of Chinese cosmetics going global. View source version on Contacts Wulingwuling@
