“READER’S DIGEST HAS been around longer than I have!” guffaws Jane Fonda when I introduce myself. She’s 84 now, but the iconic actress and activist has clearly not let the passing years dim her self-deprecating sense of humour. Nor has age withered her. The one-time fitness guru, who almost single-handedly created an empire from her Jane Fonda Workout videos, still looks utterly fabulous.
We’re chatting over a video call, with Fonda seated in an ornate living area next to a tasteful orange-hued floral display. Dressed in a blouse bedecked with bold yellow, pink, and grey stripes, she’s every bit as immaculately groomed as her surroundings. Ostensibly, we’re here to talk about her new project Luck, an animated film now appearing on Apple TV+, which gave her a rare opportunity to take on a voice-over role (as a pink-suited dragon, no less).
“I was very happy because I want to do more voice over,” she says. “First of all, it
