Jane Seymour is one of the most well-known English actresses. She has played a Bond girl in Live and Let Die but is also known for her roles in East of Eden, War and Remembrance, and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman. She has received considerable recognition during her acting career as well, having won an Emmy Award, two Golden Globe Awards, and her very own star in the Hollywood Walk of Fame. On the home front, she has also been appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire for her contributions to the arts.
In recent news, Jane Seymour has posed for Playboy magazine — even at the age of 67 — for the third time (her first two appearances were in 1973 and 1987). She has also been interviewed for a main slot in the magazine. She made the announcement over Instagram recently, expressing how thrilled she was at being able to be featured in the gentleman’s magazine.
When Seymour was asked about posing for the magazine when she is nearly 70 years old, she replied “I feel much sexier now than I ever did when I was younger”, and that she is “comfortable in [her] own skin”. This remarkable confidence is not too common among women her age — particularly in the entertainment industry, which is notoriously brutal to those actresses whom it considers having out-aged their viability in the cinematic or television markets.
Another unfortunate disadvantage that women must overcome when entering the industry is the high prevalence of sexual assault, especially on young female actresses. Though many more women are finding the courage to come forward with their tales in recent times — notably leading to the firing of people such as Harvey Weinstein — many more tales remain untold.
Jane Seymour shared her own disturbing tale about her personal experience with sexual harassment. Back in 1972, when she was just 21 years old, she encountered someone who attempted to take advantage of her sexually. She had just finished shooting a screen test and was invited to a producer’s house to watch what had been filmed.
It was when she showed up at the house, realizing that no one else was present, that she first noticed something was amiss. Her suspicions were confirmed when the unnamed producer sat too close to her and began placing his hands on her upper thighs and hinting towards an exchange of sexual favors for influence. She eventually left in a cab — but not before the man in her tale promised her that she would “never work again anywhere on the planet” if she ever told anyone what had transpired between them.
Jane Seymour thus has personal experience with one of the most terrible interactions that can occur between a man and a woman. Thus, her posing for Playboy is an affirmation of her own femininity — and indeed, owning it — in order to assert control over her own body. Plus, the value that the interview offers to the world, especially alongside the voice and influence of Playboy, is worth Jane Seymour’s choice to pose for this traditionally-risqué men’s magazine.
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