Madonna smartly acknowledges the vitriol she receives is much to do with her refusing to fade into oblivion. Botox, microneedling, fillers or face-lifts are derided, almost as if a woman’s duty is to curl up and die instead of living her best life.

It is still difficult for younger women to embrace the white streaks in their hair because doing so means getting labelled as old and unattractive.

“A lot of young men find sexiness in older women disturbing, they don’t want to think of them as an object of desire. But what I found surprising was that most of the negative comments were made by women,” she concluded.

82-year-old Jane Fonda is in news for sporting a grey pixie cut at the 92nd Academy Awards. Even in 2020 it is a big deal if a women embraces her greys.