Before Donna Mills was celebrating her 60th year as an actress, she got her start on the daytime one The Secret Storm. She looks the same now as she did when she was 25 in that 1966 episode.
Donna Mills is 85 years old, but she looks around half her age. And yes, part of her Fountain of Youth is because she wears makeup.
Recently, someone made a comment to her that she wears too much makeup. She had a response for them and posted it on social media.
The legendary star put on an old-lady wig styled in a bun, toned down her makeup, covered her eyes with wire-rimmed glasses, and wore a frilly shirt. Basically, she looked like a grandmother from a century ago.
Then the Knot’s Landing actress asked the commenter, “Do you want me to look like this? Sorry, not sorry. I like the way I look. This is my style, and style has an expiration date.”
And that is why you don’t mess with a woman’s looks. Because she will put you in your place, and you will be running home to mommy, who will not defend you because she taught you not to shame a woman for being comfortable in her gorgeous skin. Especially a woman who was paid to play a bitch on several nighttime Soap Operas and telemovies. The commenter messed with the wrong woman, and I hope they learned an important lesson.
Now, back to Mills. We should all age as fantastically as she has.
Before Donna Mills had a career that is almost 60 years strong, she got her start in The Secret Storm. How gorgeous was the 26-year-old in that 1966 episode?
As soon as I saw that Lifetime hired Loni Anderson, Morgan Fairchild, Linda Gray, Donna Mills, and Nicollette Sheridan for a Christmas movie, I assumed it was going to be the holiday movie of the year. And I was right.
Whoever thought that casting these five women to work in one film deserves a Nobel Prize. Well, at least an Emmy, because can you name a better cast?
So what is Ladies of the ’80s: A Divas Christmas, which debuts tonight at 8p, about? Back in the ’80s, they all worked together in Soap Opera Ladies of the Lake. Margaux (Fairchild) played the stepmother to the other four. Even though they all look the same age. But that is soaps for you.
Anyways, they are reuniting for a live finale of their beloved show. Since their Daytime Drama ended, they have gone their different ways and career paths. They are also returning for various reasons.
Lily (Anderson), Lauren (Gray), Dana (Mills), and Margaux are excited to be under the same roof again. They just wish Juliette (Sheridan) was there, but she has had a feud with one of her co-stars and won’t show up because of that. But then her son convinces her to do the Christmas special. So, what happens when she shows up?
The ladies all quit. But, then they decide to go forward with the finale for their producer, writer, and most importantly, friend, Alex (Travis Burns).
Alex was a child star who went to college with Nell (Taylor Ann Thompson). They were best friends who directed him in a movie in school. But then he suddenly dropped out, and she never heard from him again until he asked her to direct this event.
Even though they were BFFs, there is sexual chemistry between them. However, they won’t admit their feelings for each other. So the ladies bond to get them to finally become a couple.
So, between rehearsals and reminiscing, they are trying to make a love match. Can they do it? And more importantly, what happens when it is finally time to go live?
It is something you don’t want to miss! Actually, this whole movie is something you want to enjoy. So grab your eggnog and drink every time they make you smile. Be light on the brandy because you will be drunk by the end of the first hour.
Oh, and I just have to add that all five of the Divas are just as beautiful as they have always been.
