At 70, Christie Brinkley Poses in Sports Bra, Shows Off Toned Abs in Mirror Selfie
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Christie Brinkley showed off toned abs in a new mirror selfie to celebrate her body.
“I’m no longer critical and demanding, now I’m grateful and understanding,” she wrote.
The newly 70-year-old lives by the phrase: “Move it or rust.”
Since turning 70 earlier this month, Christie Brinkley has been on quite the poem-writing kick—and her latest describes a mirror selfie that shows off her toned abs. The former supermodel shared gratitude for the vessel that has carried her through seven decades of life.
In the gallery of selfies, Brinkley posed in black leggings and a white sports bra (which looks to be this one from Alo), flexing her biceps and flashing a smile. Her caption-turned-poem began: “Looking in the mirror on my 70th Birthday and what do I see, I’m finally happy with the person looking back at me.”
She continued: “I’m no longer critical and demanding, now I’m grateful and understanding. I’ve put this body through it, I’ve broken every bone, in tiny miracles I’m all healed, in my heart and soul I’m home. It’s taken 70 years to get here, in tears and joy I’ve found my happy, so now I’m going to end this poem before I get too sappy!”
Fans and followers celebrated with Brinkley in the comments. “70 never looked so amazing 🙌🏼🔥,” one person commented. “You are an inspiration, a true icon, and a ray of pure sunshine!! You make 70 look like 40!!!!” another added. Thank you for showing the world age is only a number and beauty is eternal,” someone else wrote.
In her hashtags, Brinkley wrote “then I went to the gym” and “move it or rust.” The latter phrase is one she’s always lived by—staying active not just to look her best, but, more importantly, to feel her best.
“Once you’re over 50, don’t stop moving because you’ll rust,” she told The Cut in 2018. “You have to grease the joints and keep moving. As long as I do that I feel great.” She’s stayed true to that intention, and gets active in various ways, from biking on the beach to swimming to toning her legs with the Total Gym Direct, which she’s sworn by for years. “Some days the only thing I can get in is a seven-minute run on the Total Gym. Then while I’m brushing my teeth, I’m doing leg lifts,” she told The Cut. “When I’m drying my hair, I do all kinds of squats.”
As part of her 70th birthday celebration, Brinkley leaped into the sea, an expression of bodily freedom in more ways than one. “Jumping into 70 with a boatload of fun and counting my blessings every day!” she captioned a photo of her dive. Her thriving body is certainly one of those blessings.
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