Glenn Close Still Sexy At 71

Glenn Close is feeling fabulous and it’s no wonder. In an exclusive interview in New York, the Hollywood icon talks to Juliet Rieden about how her mum inspired the powerhouse performance tipped for her first Oscar, working with her daughter Annie and that, yes, you can still be sexy in your 70s!

- Juliet Rieden

You don’t have to do anything – just lie there,” says Jonathan Pryce, his wiry grey beard rubbing against Glenn Close’s back and shoulder as she suppresses a throaty chuckle, eventually turns over and willingly submits to the requested “quickie” from her onscreen husband. “Just imagine I’m some young, inarticulate stud who’s found you naked, lying on the beach,” he continues as these two superb veteran film stars shatter taboos with an impeccably accurate and decidedly saucy portrayal of sex between consenting 70-somethings.

“That was the first scene we shot. It was great,” says Glenn, her eyes twinkling at the memory. “It was kind of wonderful because I’ve done them [sex scenes] before but this was different in a way, but still sexy. And what I like about it is that people are still sexy when they’re our age. It happens, even though our grandchildren will hate the thought of it. I hope it makes people who are of our age feel good.”

Glenn is a sex-scene maestro and says the secret is to just get stuck in. “I don’t think it’s hard. It would be if you were with somebody repulsive, but I haven’t been asked to do a sex scene with somebody who is repulsive,” she laughs. “You just have to go with it. You have to not be self-conscious and [with this one] I thought, I’ve done this long enough that to be nervous and skittish about it is silly.”