Jane Fonda on the challenges of growing older

Despite a hip and knee operation, actress Jane Fonda has no intention of kicking back as she approaches her 80th birthday, says Margaret Jennings.

SHE regularly grabs the spotlight on the red carpet, in versions of designer outfits that were worn on the catwalk by models less than a third her age.

As recently as last month, at the Grammy Awards, Hollywood icon Jane Fonda had the fashion police largely on her side, when she stepped out in a figure-hugging, emerald green Balmain jumpsuit that shouted ‘look at me!’