'This is who I am': Gwyneth Paltrow talks embracing wrinkles, grey hairs and the joy of aging naturally

By Kelby Vera At Dailymail.com

Published: 20:17 EST, 28 December 2016 | Updated: 10:07 EST, 29 December 2016

When it comes to looking older, natural beauty Gwyneth Paltrow doesn't plan on fighting back the clock.

The 44-year-old actress said that believes that she feels more beautiful than ever now that she's gotten older in an interview published by People on Wednesday.

The mother-of-two said: 'I think it’s incredibly sexy. … And I wouldn’t want to erase years off my face or to travel back in time for anything.'

'Of course I have wrinkles': Gwyneth Paltrow got real with reporters explaining everything about growing up, including her wrinkles and grey hairs

The Oscar winner was also very blunt about her own signs of age saying: 'Of course I have wrinkles [and] gray hair. But I genuinely love it. This is who I am.'

It took time for the platinum blonde beauty to embraces herself though. 

The Iron Man lead said she was 'a mess' during her 20's and didn't find true confidence until much later in life.

Fresh faced! The 44-year-old actress and author explained that she is 'so blessed... [to] have the wrinkles to tell the story' of her life

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'I really believe that when a woman turns 40, she gets a software upgrade. I have never been happier,'

These days, the mother of two is focused on her family as well as the star's much-loved lifestyle site Goop.

This week the site welcomed the release of their first beauty book: Goop Clean Beauty. 

Clean beauty: The lifestyle guru and mother of two just released her fifth book, Goop Clean Beauty

The Royal Tenenbaums star says she 'feel[s] so blessed that I have the wrinkles to tell the story' of her life.

The California-born star continues to tell the story of her life with no signs of slowing down in 2017.

Next year, Gwyneth stars in the biopic 33 Días about artist Pablo Picasso and his fraught relationship with Guernica collaborator and lover Dora Maar.

She'll also hit the silver screen in the made-for-TV movie One Hit Wonders directed by Glee's Ryan Murphy. 

Her best years: The Los Angeles beauty says she has 'never been happier' in her life. Here, she shows off a makeup free selfie from her 44th birthday in September

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