What do Kelly Ripa, Pamela Anderson and Jennifer Love Hewitt have in common? They all love a makeup-free moment.
On February 21, Hewitt snapped a few “no makeup and no filter” selfies to share with her 1.7 million Instagram followers in honor of a major milestone: her 46th birthday. With her natural beauty shining through, the 9-1-1 star included a personal and heartfelt message about her family, friends, aging and what it’s like to be a woman in Hollywood:
“46 years old. No makeup and no filter. (One of my besties hates a filter so this is for you) It’s been a hard start to the year. I don’t quite feel myself. But yet I feel like maybe this is all to bring me closer to who I am meant to be. In this feeling of loss and being lost I have found a strange calm and letting go that doesn’t usually come easy to me. I know that I have the greatest kids and husband ever. My brother's hugs heal me. I feel my mom with me every day. My friends make me want to be a better human daily. I have all the things I really need and long truly for nothing other than joyful moments, continuing in the career I love, more time with friends, delicious food and to feel a shift to this year that brings clarity and hopefully the return of a little magic. I have experienced and seen how the world can be cruel to women as they age and yet seen the women I admire become happier, sexier and more powerful with every added number. I am so deeply grateful for this life. I love all who choose to do it by my side and I am ready to give love today to the younger me and the older me because they are my ride or die’s. Sending love to all and cheers to 46!”
And while she doesn’t look like she’s aged a day (that skin!), Hewitt the movie star has been busier than ever. In addition to 9-1-1, her hit drama on ABC and Hulu, the A-list actress recently starred in The Holiday Junkie, a Lifetime Christmas movie we couldn’t get enough of this holiday season.
She’s also set to star in the highly anticipated—though still untitled—sequel to I Know What You Did Last Summer alongside new faces like Madelyn Cline (Outer Banks) and Lola Tung (The Summer I Turned Pretty). Reprising her role as Julie James, Hewitt confirmed the news of her return to the sequel in December 2024 with a hauntingly spooky Instagram post: “It’s never too late to go back.” The sequel is scheduled to premiere in theaters on July 18, 2025 (so if you’re a fan of the original 1997 horror film, mark your calendars).
Hey Jen, might we suggest going makeup-free to that premiere, too? If you got it…
