30 is the beginning of the good old days

Alexa Chung hits the milestone birthday this year, but women should not fear aging. We have so much to offer apart from looks, says Louise O’Neill.

MY UNCLE died aged 30. I was aged 14 and was bewildered by my grief-stricken family.

Thirty was ancient. It’s only now, aged 28, that I understand his death was untimely.