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REVEALING HOW SHE NEARLY GAVE UP ACTING FOR HER FAMILY THANDIE NEWTON THE AWARD-WINNING ACTRESS ON GROWING UP IN CORNWALL AND TEACHING HER THREE CHILDREN ABOUT RACE

‘That’s the wisdom of getting older — you stop straining over what might be and learn to accept what is’

There is a spirit of acceptance in Thandie Newton’s words about life that seems all the more relevant after months in lockdown.

We are meeting in Los Angeles shortly before the pandemic hits the city and she is sharing how she approaches the day-to-day by simply going with the flow.

“Anyone who is over 40, you just kind of relax into: This is how it is,’” she says. “You think:

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