- Swimming great published a very raw post
Aussie swimming champion Libby Trickett has revealed she has been left ‘shocked’ and ‘deeply uncomfortable’ by her decision to go grey at age 40 – but insists the stunning change has left her ‘super happy’.
The four-time Olympic gold medallist showed off her new look for her followers on Instagram on Sunday and explained why she made the switch.
‘It’s been a very interesting experience choosing to go grey,’ Trickett wrote.
‘Overall, I’m super happy with the decision (lots of reasons, not just how it looks) AND there are certainly moments when I feel shocked by the colour and I wonder whether I’m being “aged” by having grey hair at 40.
‘Which is funny because I am 40 and I do have grey hair so you know, that’s obviously just what I was going to look like at this stage in my life.
‘It also feels deeply uncomfortable at times because as a society we are all so actively fighting nature to look as young as possible for as long as possible.’
Libby Trickett has revealed that choosing to go grey at age 40 (pictured) has sometimes left her ‘shocked’ – but she is ‘super happy’ with her decision
The new look is a big departure from the swimming champion’s old appearance
Trickett went on to reveal she has ‘tried Botox twice’ but explained it wasn’t for her.
‘I don’t want to fight my body,’ she added.
‘I want to work with it to make it as good as it can possibly be at each stage of life.
‘I’m getting older and what a wonderful privilege that is.’
The former pool queen’s raw post won praise from her followers.
‘I love this. You’re way braver than me,’ one wrote.
‘Absolutely love it! Embrace it. You continue to be an inspiration to us all,’ added another.
Trickett recently told the Daily Mail that her fifth child, Archie, will definitely be her last.
Trickett told her followers ‘I don’t want to fight my body’ as she embraced ageing
The four-time Olympic gold medallist also revealed she had tried Botox in the past, but prefers to work with her body as she goes through life
‘Pregnancy, for me, is a million times harder than training for the Olympics,’ she said.
‘If I’m honest, it’s incredibly brutal, I think on so many women, not just carrying extra weight, but, you know, I had high blood pressure through all of my pregnancies.
‘I had two normal births and three caesareans, one of which was an emergency. And, yeah, it’s taxing.
‘Then you go into sleep deprivation and recovering from not only the birth, but also from pregnancy as well.
‘I think the biggest takeaway for me is just [the importance of] being kind to yourself and being super, super patient, making sure you’re getting that support that you need, both emotionally and physically, is incredibly important.’
When asked what people’s reactions are like to her super-sized family, Trickett laughed.
‘I always preface it by saying, I’m not a trad wife,’ she said.
‘I subconsciously get the feeling that people like, “Oh my god, a circus has arrived” when we kind of come in. But I think, honestly, people are really lovely about it. I have a lot of people who say, “I wish I had more”.
‘I either get that “I wish we had more”, or “I don’t know what you’re thinking”, or “Don’t you have a hobby?” or “Do you have a television at home? Those kinds of comments, but we just love it.’
