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Debbie Harry is not only the epitome of cool, but she’s also a testament to the fact that maybe a healthy lifestyle isn’t a necessity for aging gracefully.
After years spent partying with Andy Warhol and the factory crew, a battle with a heroin addiction, and a general rock and roll lifestyle that would have left most of us looking like a swamp witch who’s never heard of retinol, the 79-year-old lead singer of Blondie remains arrestingly beautiful.
She’s also as sharp as ever, which was made evident by a recent interview with The Times in which she discussed her upcoming 80th birthday and her dating life – all with her trademark acerbic sense of humour.
She told the publication: ‘I don’t walk around thinking every minute, ‘Oh God, I’m going be 80’ – but that’s sort of how I feel.’
She continued: “My mother used to say in her head she was 25 and I’m the same. But thinking about it all the time could be your downfall. And I don’t really want the same kind of life I did when I was younger.’
She quickly reconsidered this stance as she spoke, wondering if maybe having lived a life as exciting and broad as hers was in the past is just an excuse for taking things slow now: ‘Should I go out and party every night?’
Things got juicier when Harry began discussing her love life, revealing that she’s not in a relationship: ‘No! God forbid! I’m terrified. No, I’m kidding, but I don’t think [being in a relationship] is possible. Do you?’
It’s understandable Harry is hesitant about romance, given that she was in a relationship with Blondie co-founder Chris Stein for 13 years, from the late 1970s until the mid-1980s.
Though the pair remains friends, Harry has had few public relationships since they split.
When asked about dating online, Harry dismissed the idea as she ‘isn’t in the right position to be dating online.’
But her tune quickly changed when she was told about the celebrity dating app Raya.
‘OK, OK, I’ll do it!’ Harry said to the idea of downloading the app.
She added: ‘And I’m going to get back in touch and let you know how it went. I’m definitely not so adventurous as I was, but I’m still curious. I like the way the world spins’
She went on to detail an encounter with a ‘big, strong man’ she spotted in Home Depot – an American hardware store chain – with whom she exchanged ‘that look.’
While she didn’t approach the Home Depot hottie, it’s clear that as her 80th birthday approaches, Harry is available to the idea of finding love.
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