Seriously? OMG! WTF?

Married eight times, undoubtedly Elizabeth Taylor has tangled with a few predators in her time. So perhaps it should come as no surprise to see the 74-year-old actress looking comfortable in a shark cage. Seemingly oblivious to her ever-deteriorating health, the wheelchair-bound star donned a mask and snorkel, and plunged feet first into the Pacific Ocean for a shark-viewing excursion. Later describing the experience as the "most exciting thing" she has ever done, Miss Taylor allowed herself to be barricaded into a 10ft by
6ft Plexiglas cage which was lowered below surface level. Wearing a baggy white t-shirt over an all-in-one swimming costume, she maintained a modicum of glamour with perfectly manicured red nails and several sparkly bangles. After spitting into her mask – to prevent the plastic eye area from misting up – she enthusiastically clambered into the cage, albeit with the help of two aides. From here the double Oscar winner tried the snorkel on for size before tentatively dipping her head into the water and looking for her first shark. Having paddled around for thirty minutes, a clearly exhausted – but happy – Miss Taylor came up for fresh air. In a departure from her usual lady-like elegance, she emerged dripping wet, with her dark hair slicked down in a rather unflattering side parting. After being helped back on board the Kainani boat, she towelled herself down and slipped on a kaftan-style nightdress over navy blue slipper socks. It is not known whether Miss Taylor actually went nose to nose with any Sandbar sharks or Galapagos during the two-hour, £52 fish trip. However, the adventure signifies a remarkable return to health for the actress. For the past few years she has remained a reclusive figure, largely holed up in her Hollywood mansion.

Daily Mail

How freaking cool is Liz Taylor! G-d bless her to be swimming with sharks at 74! But I guess when you have been married as many times as her, swimming with sharks is not that scary! 

ELIZABETH Taylor and Michael Jackson have been pals for years – but La Liz once blew her stack at Wacko Jacko for seating her too far away from the stage at one of his L.A. shows. "They told me she had gone home – mad," Jackson tells J. Randy Taraborrelli, author of the new Taylor bio, "Elizabeth." "The next day, I called her, and I cried because I felt so awful. [She said], ‘Michael, a star such as myself never sits in the cheap seats!’ "

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I can so hear her saying that. 

She has been married eight times – so it can safely be assumed she has tangled with her fair share of predators in her time.With that in mind, Elizabeth Taylor’s most recent excursion – despite her years and frail health – might not have proved such a problem for her.In what appeared to be an extraordinary new bid to prove her vitality after a slew of reports about her ill-health, Miss Taylor booked herself onto a great white shark expedition.Seemingly oblivious to her ever-deteriorating health, the 74-year-old wheelchair-bound actress enjoyed a two hour, six mile round trip, on a specialist shark-viewing boat off Hawaii.Never a stickler for convention, the Cleopatra actoress decided not to dress up for the occasion. Instead, she sported a kaftan-style nightdress over navy blue slipper socks.Evidently going for comfort over style, she also decided against any make-up, instead opting for the bare faced look.After emerging from her chauffeur-driven car, with the help of two aides – and her pet Maltese dog, Daisy – she made slow and painful progress to her boat for the day, the Kainani.Winched up and out of her cumbersome black wheelchair, she clambered onto the deck of the 32-foot long chartered vessel. Chatting to friends, she looked happy and relaxed as the boat set sail, heading towards the nearby shark grounds. Miss Taylor’s exciting excursion took place in North Oahu in Hawaii where she is currently holidaying.It is a rare trip abroad for the Dame. For the past few years she has remained a reclusive figure, plagued with ill health, and largely holed up in her Hollywood mansion.

Daily Mail 

Good to see her out and about.

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