Jane Seymour Sets ‘Record Straight’ About Plastic Surgery Claims: ‘People Were Getting It Wrong’ (Exclusive)

Jane Seymour has long been praised for avoiding cosmetic procedures as she ages.

But, “to set the record straight – because people misunderstood – they tried to do something with my dark circles when I was 40 because photographers kept saying I had puffy eyes,” Harry Wild star, 73, tells PEOPLE in this week’s issue. “The doctor told me it’s actually a muscle, so there’s nothing they can do.”

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The British actress jokes that she’s had a “pretty good career considering the bulging eye” and says she never wants to “do anything permanent”.

“I’ve done a lot of amazing roles, most recently two women with Alzheimer’s with very emotional scenes, and if you want to be that emotional, you need every muscle in your face,” says Seymour. “So I don’t mind people doing whatever they want, but for me personally it doesn’t help my craft, unless I’m playing someone who’s had Botox, in which case I’d be all about it.”

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Jane Seymour in June 2022.

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Seymour has a secret to maintaining a youthful appearance.

“The best facelift is a smile,” she says. “If you want to look young, just smile from ear to ear.”

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He also eats a Mediterranean diet and practices intermittent fasting, Pilates and Gyrotonic training.

“I’m actually really into healthy food,” says Seymour, adding that everything she eats she grows in her garden. “I drink wine – not as much as Harry Wild – but sometimes I just don’t, for no reason other than it’s high in calories and I like to be very clear-headed.”

Jane Seymour at the 49th AFI Lifetime Achievement Awards honoring Nicole Kidman at the Dolby Theater on April 27 in Los Angeles.

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Seymour approaches exercise “very carefully so I don’t hurt my back or my legs,” she says. “I incorporate weights into everything I do because I think a lot of women think that if they go for a run or burn a bum or something, that’s enough. I think it’s been proven at our age that bone loss is what you have to watch out for. I’ll never be Arnold Schwarzenegger or a bodybuilder, but now I’m 8 to 10 pounds. person.”

The Emmy winner’s approach to her health changed after she had a near-death experience on set in Spain in 1988. She contracted bronchitis during filming and a nurse injected her with an antibiotic into a vein instead of a muscle.

“When I almost died and saw the white light, some really big things happened there. I remember looking down at me and I was right there in the corner of the room, looking down at this guy screaming and yelling and trying to inject me with things and we can’t find an ambulance,” Seymour recalls. “Emotionally I didn’t connect at all, but intellectually I did. It occurred to me that this [body] it was like a car and it didn’t work, so when I got back into my body, I just appreciated the car. Your car is only as good as you keep it, if you can do something to keep it good, keep it running, then yes.”

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Jane Seymour in January 2024.

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Although Seymour says she’s “not religious about” exercise, she likes to “feel healthy.”

“It’s high for me,” she adds. “For me to feel that my body is working and to be able to do this show and to be able to jump off things and climb through things and work for a good 12 hours without a break, I’m eternally grateful for that.”

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