Older Is the New Ageless: Angela Bassett Is 60 Today and We Need to Get Our Lives Right

That skin. That smile. That body ... though weโ€™ve certainly said it before, to say Angela Bassett is #agegoals is pretty much the understatement of the century; especially considering the fact that at now 60 years strong, sheโ€™s still sexier than many of the starlets in her wake. Suggested Reading Black Folks Have a Strong…

That skin. That smile. That body ... though weโ€™ve certainly said it before, to say Angela Bassett is #agegoals is pretty much the understatement of the century; especially considering the fact that at now 60 years strong, sheโ€™s still sexier than many of the starlets in her wake.

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In fact, as we speak, Bassett is co-starring in a blockbuster action filmโ€”wait, we mean another blockbuster action film, since Mission: Impossible - Fallout is her second this year, behind Februaryโ€™s Black Panther.

And then, thereโ€™s her role in Ryan Murphyโ€™s 9-1-1, in which Bassett made it clear sheโ€™s nowhere near slowing down, doing a first season lingerie-clad scene (with handcuffs!) that reminded us that sex reportedly gets better with ageโ€”and undoubtedly even more so if your maintenance game is as on point as Bassettโ€™s.

So, it likely shouldnโ€™t have come as a surprise that while we were tethered to our desks today, vaguely considering making time for the gym and some sunshine this weekend, the incomparable Ms. Bassett decided to let us know whatโ€™s really good, posting a shot of herself looking better in a bikini than we did in our 20s.

Maโ€™am.

We see you, and we hear you loud and clear: Age is what you make it. And Angela, you make it look better than ever.

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