Cameron Diaz proves she is fit at 40

Cameron Diaz has been a Hollywood mainstay for around 20 years now and we've watched her grow from a ditzy, young actress into one of the biggest A-list stars around today. After an incredible career that is still growing, it appears that now, at 40, she's happier than ever.

Speaking to Esquire magazine, she admitted: "For the first time in my life I'm content.

"Getting older is the best part of life. Like, I know more than I've ever known. I have gratitude. I know myself better. I feel more capable than ever. And as far as the physicality of it - I feel better at 40 than I did at 25."

The sexy star, who is as famous for her classic good looks and super-fit physique as her loveable film roles, showed off her wares in the magazine in a photo shoot by iconic photographer Terry Richardson. Posing in the raunchy snaps, it's clear to see why Cameron - who turned 40 at the end of August - feels better than ever!

The pictures also serve as a brief glimpse into Cameron's former wild child days, something we know very little about.

"Believe me, there's a handful of us, from the mid-to-late-90s, that were really having a good-ass time, in this very hotel [Chateau Marmont]... Oh hellz yeah!" she explained.

"But we got through unscathed. Nobody knows. You know why? Because that was before the tabloids started digging into 20-something actresses' lives. That's how old I am.

"Honestly, I first started getting 'famous' in the mid-90s, after My Best Friend's Wedding, and the tabloids weren't as nuts as they are now. There was the Enquirer and the Star, but nobody took them seriously. There was none of that blogging and all that stuff. And thank God, because there was some stupid-ass shit going on back then - I'd be so mortified."

Speaking of the tabloids, along with the likes of Jennifer Aniston and other contemporaries, the big marriage and babies question hangs over Cameron's head. In a world where tying the knot and having a child is still seen as the ultimate life achievement, the actress seems light-hearted about the whole thing.

When asked how she 'escaped' marriage for so long, she joked: "I'm smart!

"No, it's hard to say. It just wasn't the thing I was drawn to. I certainly didn't want it in my 20s. Or my 30s... So we'll see!" she said.

"I'd always wanted to get hitched in Vegas at least three times. It's funny because as my girlfriends get older, I see how their relationships have evolved, and you know, the people you're drawn to changes. I'm not attracted to the same people that I was drawn to in my 20s."

She also doesn't think she's too old to have children, should she ever feel the time is right.

"I don't need to have the children in my life be a part of my literal flesh. And anyway, there's still a possibility of that, I ain't that old. Believe it or not, I'm feeling very... capable."

Full interview appears in the November issue of Esquire, on sale Thursday 4 October. Also available as a digital edition.

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