Halle Berry says she’s entering a new phase of her life, and she has no intention of keeping quiet about it.
The Oscar-winning actress, who turns 60 later this year, opened up about aging, visibility and her plans for the future as she posed for a striking new photo shoot with The cut.
At 59, Berry said she embraces what she calls her “menopause mission” and is determined to speak out more than ever.
“As you get older, you stop being the size of a pork chop,” Berry shared, explaining how the way women are viewed in Hollywood changes with age.
She added that getting older can come with a feeling of being pushed aside.
“You get to this age where you feel like you’re being marginalized, devalued. You feel it at work. You feel it from society … But I’ve definitely decided that I’m not going to allow myself to be erased.”
That mindset is reflected not only in her words, but in her work.
According to the publication, Berry is gearing up for a busy year ahead, producing three series and seven movies in 2026, while also starring in all of them.
The board emphasizes her point that she is not slowing down, either professionally or personally.
Berry also reflected on the personal work that helped her reach this stage of self-acceptance.
She credited attending a wellness retreat a few years ago with changing how she sees herself and her relationships.
“I realized that I was just drawing in mirror images of myself, people who were broken, people with childhood wounds that weren’t being addressed,” she said.
“I had to face the pain of what happened to me as a child and release my secrets. I had to get it out of my body so I could love myself fully and show myself to my own children.”
That self-love has also been visible on her social media.
Berry marked her 59th birthday in August by sharing striking photos on Instagram, later revisiting the images Bond-style with another swimsuit post captioned “This is 59.”
As she looks ahead to 2026, Berry makes it clear that age has not diminished her voice, ambition or presence.
If anything, she says, it has given her the freedom to be louder, more visible and more herself than ever before.
