In her new movie, 'Cheri,' Michelle Pfeiffer plays a retired courtesan who finally falls in love for a real: with a man 30 years younger than her (played by Rupert Friend) who happens to be the son of a rival courtesan (played by Kathy Bates).

So although common slang may refer to Michelle's character as a "cougar," Michelle said that's one slang term she's ready to go out of style.

I can't wait for that word to go out of fashion, I just think it's ...
I'm so over it. Not that I was ever really into it. Where did that
start, anyway? How did that evolve? Well, it's not really what the
movie's about. But if it brings people into the theater, I'm all for
that."

Michelle also shared her secret for looking so great at (gasp!) 51.

Well, the truth is that when I'm doing press and when I'm making
movies, I am super disciplined. I eat really well, I make sure I get
enough sleep, I exercise religiously -- and all of that really matters
... And I have a whole team, so it's not really fair. It's not real
[laughs]. I couldn't keep this up everyday of my life, nor would I want
to, because life would be really boring. But, ultimately it's you are
what you eat and you have to exercise."

Whatever she does, she looks amazing.

Does 'Cheri' sound like something you want to see?

You can read the rest of her interview here.

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