On August 7, 2023, Donna Mills stunned social media followers when she shared recent pictures of herself on Instagram. One photo that got people’s attention was the first one in the reel showing her posing on the road while wearing an all-black outfit.
The actress wore a sheer top that showed off her bra and a matching flowing skirt. She also wore black shoes and held a matching bag at the weekend wedding of a friend’s son and her godson on Orcas Island.
The second image showed the star posing alongside her daughter, Chloe Nicole Mills. Most fans were thrilled to see Donna’s latest photos, with one person noting how “stunning” the star looked and how they loved her dress, while another agreed, adding:
“You are a woman whose beauty has no bounds.”
Someone else praised her, calling her “drop-dead gorgeous!” Another follower thought the pictures of the celebrity with her daughter were “lovely” and that the mother-daughter pair were “doing glam together.” Meanwhile, while someone else wrote:
“Ageless, stunning! My girl crush!”
Despite Donna receiving many positive comments, one person trolled her, saying she was “too old to wear such a dress.” In the past, the 82-year-old had to field mean and agist comments and criticism for having a child later in life.
How Donna Was Slammed for Being a Mother Later in Life and Aging
In 2022, Donna revealed that she was focused on her career until she realized a child was missing from her life. Being single and 54, she still went for what she wanted and adopted Chloe when the child was only four days old.
Donna said she still wants to contribute because being able to work, volunteer, or make someone laugh is a good feeling.People criticized her, saying she was “so old” to have a toddler around, but that’s not how she felt. The “Knots Landing” star didn’t feel any older than mothers in their 20s.
Donna spent the first few years working on some television films when she could still take her daughter along everywhere she went, but when her only child started going to school, she stopped working for 18 years.The actress didn’t want her daughter to be raised by a nanny, and being out of town for two months at a time wouldn’t work for her, so she put a pause on her career.
These days Donna is quite busy working; she hired an agent and manager after realizing she loved acting and returned to it since her daughter’s gone to college. The mother-daughter pair are also pretty close. She and Chloe would see each other once weekly or speak or text daily.Donna strongly believes in reinventing herself by doing the work and realizing new dreams. Now that she is getting closer to 90, people often ask her if she wishes to retire, and her answer is always a quick “no.”
Donna said she still wants to contribute because being able to work, volunteer, or make someone laugh is a good feeling. The celebrity appreciates giving some of herself at the end of the day and hopes she can make even a slight difference.