Stockard Channing: The star from ‘Grease’ is 80 & looks unrecognizable now
But with her look of Elizabeth Taylor and air of calm confidence, Channing didn’t give up and she continued to work as an actress, appearing in many highly-praised movies and stage plays. Her latest appearance on the big screen came was in Angry Neighbors, which premiered in 2022.
Stockard Channing in 2011 / Wikipedia Commons / Sean Koo
Moving to London
In recent years, Channing has been involved in theater production in London, where she currently resides. She used to live in Maine with her partner of 25 years but moved to England in 2019.
“Living on my own here during the pandemic, I was sort of taking the ride with the rest of the country,” she told The Times.
On a personal level, Channing has kept a low profile. The Grease star, who has always been ”reckless” with a restless streak in her, has no children.
She has been married and divorced four times. As for today, she finds comfort in her constant companion of several years, her dog.
Stockard Channing plastic surgery
In recent years, Channing has also received attention for her changing look. It all started in 2017 when Lorraine, a British breakfast television show, interviewed her.
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Channing was there to talk about her career and the roles she’s played, but many viewers were more interested in what had happened to the Grease star’s appearance. Many were shocked at how much she had changed; there were speculations on Twitter and articles in the tabloids.
‘Oh my god what has Rizzo done to herself?’ one viewer wrote while another expressed: ‘Shocked at how Stockard Channing looked on Lorraine. Why do they mess with plastic surgeons?’
In one piece from the Daily Mail, a surgeon claimed that Channing must have used botox. But thankfully, others came out and defended Channing. I mean, we all age, and it’s nothing strange that a 80-year-old woman’s appearance changes over the years.
To me, Channing still has that “Rizzo” personality – cool and sexy! Talking with Out magazine in 2011, the actress said she does “everything I f—ing can” to stay in shape.
“You get to a certain age, and you start playing a lot of mothers. Maybe if I had children I’d feel differently, but I really hate bumping up against all these guys’ memories of their mothers, which, trust me, aren’t so hot,” she laughed and continued:
“Or maybe they watched a lot of The Golden Girls, you know? And I may be very grateful for someone who was raised on The Golden Girls. But they aren’t hanging out with women this age now, and I’d like to think the world has changed since then.”
Stockard Channing attends the Broadway Opening Night Celebration for the Roundabout Theatre Company production of “Apologia” on October 16, 2018 at the Laura Pels Theatre in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images)
I love Stockard Channing in Grease, she was absolutely amazing as Rizzo! We wish you all the best in the future!
