Wonder Woman Star Connie Nielsen Shares Swimsuit Photo of “Happiness”

DC star Connie Nielsen loves nothing more than spending quality time with her friends and family. Nielsen, who plays Hippolyta in Wonder Woman, shared social media highlights from a family getaway at the beach, including a great shot of her posing on a boat in a wetsuit against a beautiful ocean background. “Spring Break happiness,” she captioned the post. “Enjoy this beautiful place!” a fan commented. Nielsen is 58 and absolutely stunning—here’s how she does it.

1. Healthy Fats

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Nielsen eats plenty of healthy fats. “For breakfast, I eat organic food with high fat content, such as whole milk yogurt, nuts, seeds, fresh fruit and a scrambled egg,” she says. “I cook it in organic grape seed oil for its high omega content. I drink a cappuccino for its dose of milk and the coffee for its taste, antioxidant and anti-inflammatory properties. At lunch, I might eat smoked salmon with a slice of Mozzarella di Bufala, made from the milk of domestic water buffalo, along with avocado.

2. Low-Carb Vegetables

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Nielsen enjoys plenty of low-carb vegetables as part of her diet. “I snack throughout the day on fruit, nuts and seeds, smoked mackerel that’s also high in omegas, on cheese, and these amazing gluten-free crackers called Skinny Crisps,” she says. “I am cutting down on carbs and have noticed I feel better when not eating bread. For dinner I have at least four or five different vegetables of all colors: purple, orange, green and red. I eat as many colors as possible, including carrots, broccolini, asparagus, cauliflower, kale and more. I eat them raw or steamed and then drizzled with crude virgin olive oil and a sprinkle of sea salt. I also cook lots of artichokes and dip them in this mean sauce I make and then grill a piece of chicken or fish. Once a month I eat a grass-fed filet or leg of lamb.”

3. Running and Biking

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Nielsen loves spending time outdoors as much as possible. “I run an hour a day as often as I can get away with it,” she says. “I also work out in the hotel rooms I often live in when working, and have developed a routine I have been using almost unchanged over the last 30 years. I love to SoulCycle, do yoga and to hike in the glorious No-Cal hills and mountains. Sundays we go for bike rides with my kids under the Golden Gate Bridge. Fort Point there is beautiful and the view from its top floor is unparalleled. I think music and beautiful vistas of nature during workouts give serenity to your soul, and the workouts themselves deliver all the endorphins you need to overcome the stresses of our lives.”

4. She’s a Fighter

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Nielsen has never been afraid to stand up for herself. “Even when I was 15, I’ve always been this fighter,” she says. “I remember a producer saying, ‘You know what? There’s something slightly insolent about you.’ And I wasn’t being obnoxious, but I was not afraid of him and I don’t kowtow to power. I’m Danish in that way, and I’ve always been a feminist. I don’t know how to be different. I don’t know how to be someone else.”

5. Stronger After Menopause

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Nielsen embraces the changes that came after menopause. “I started menopause at 53, when I was in the middle of shooting Wonder Woman,” she says. “I was stunned by the experience of my own body starting to behave in completely unforeseen ways – but also by the realization that it can be a second coming of age. Women become unbelievable during this time. It’s a passage of shedding things from yourself that are unnecessary, and it’s a sharpening of your focus and who you are, down to its essence. It’s extraordinarily exciting. Women are coming out of the other end of it even stronger, even more ready to do battle for important things in their lives. I feel it’s so incredibly interesting and important, and I think that women are dying to have more conversations about it.”

Although summer doesn’t officially end until September 22nd, with Labor Day behind us, it feels like autumn is already here. And Demi Moore is ready. “One last jump for joy before leaping into fall!,” she captioned a photo on Instagram, a remarkable shot of her in mid air, wearing a bikini and seemingly feet above the padded lounge of a boat in sky-blue water. How does the mother of 3 stay to fit while having so much fun? Read on to see 5 ways Demi Moore stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She Believes Beauty and Wellness are Correlated

“As I’ve matured, I’ve realized the true correlation is between beauty and wellness,” she told W Magazine. “You don’t see that when you’re 20 years old, but as you mature, you start to realize that you can’t rely on genetics anymore, and that you must make a conscious effort in your life. It’s easy to make, it’s not like oh, I have a huge list of things I do. But I am conscious about the decisions I make for myself. And I have noticed that when I feed my body rich, plant-based nutrients, I feel better and I look better. It’s that simple.”

2. She’s Happy to Be Where She Is

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"It's about embracing and no longer looking for what's wrong and really being in acceptance of everything," she said at the In goop Health summit, "Gravity is going in directions that I'm not so fond of. I can look in the mirror occasionally and say 'you're lying, I don't look like that.' but the reality is the comfort I feel in my skin is the greatest gift. I wouldn't trade it. I'm just happy to be where I am."

3. She Loves to Dance

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Demi has moves. On Instagram, Demi has danced to Goldfrapp (during a photoshoot), danced with fashion designer Pierpaolo Piccioli ("Dancing the night away with @pppiccioli") and done a conga line to ring in “Happy 2020!”—plus she’s done low-impact dance aerobics with a 15-minute Mirror workout.

4. She Once Added a New Mantra

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“I added into my daily prayer a new mantra: to have the courage to be seen without padding or protection,” she detailed in her new memoir, Inside Out. “I couldn’t go on fighting my body and my weight; I had to make peace,” she said. “I started by giving up hard exercise. I never went back into the gym in the house. Never. … The room it occupied is now my office.”

5. She Makes it a Family Affair

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Demi has starred in Andie swimwear ads alongside her daughters. "It was important to me to include my daughters in this campaign, and I hope others seize opportunities in their lives to create meaningful connections and celebrate every moment with the people they love," she wrote, saying the campaign represented "togetherness and showing up for the people you love," so "it was only fitting that I got to share this moment with the people I love most."

Demi Moore, at 58, is as body confident as ever, posing in a swimsuit with her daughters in a new campaign for Andie swimwear. “LDW ready, with @andieswim,” she captioned the photo on Instagram, referring to the long weekend. How does the mom stay so fit while being so busy? Read on to see 5 ways Demi Moore stays in shape and the photos that prove they work—and to get beach-ready yourself, don't miss these essential 30 Best-Ever Celebrity Bikini Photos!

1. She’s Happy to Be Where She Is

Demi's approach to life? "It's about embracing and no longer looking for what's wrong and really being in acceptance of everything. Gravity is going in directions that I'm not so fond of. I can look in the mirror occasionally and say 'you're lying, I don't look like that.' but the reality is the comfort I feel in my skin is the greatest gift. I wouldn't trade it. I'm just happy to be where I am," she told InStyle.

2. She Knows Things Change

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“Things do change,” Demi told W Magazine not too long ago. “The biggest difference, I think, is that I’m not in nearly as good shape physically as I have been before, and I have skin going in a direction that I would prefer it not go. There are things that just come with getting older. But I think my big mantra for this year is about acceptance. I was reading this book that was written around 1919, if I am remembering correctly, and it was very of its day. It was discussing all the ‘female’ concerns. There were some horrific suggestions on how to take care of yourself, including putting some kind of acid on your skin. But there was one thing I took away, because I think it’s true—the author said not to frown because at a certain point it will stick. And what speaks to me here is that I do believe that when we hold upset, anger, hurt, pain or bitterness, it ages us and we wear it. That isn’t to say we are always going to feel happy. But it’s important not to hold on to things.”

3. She Was Once a Workout Obsessive

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When getting ready for certain revealing scenes in movies, “I cut out carbs, I ran, and I biked, and I worked out on every machine imaginable. I didn’t feel like I could stop exercising,” she wrote in her book. “It was my job to fit into that unforgiving military uniform I’d be wearing in two months in A Few Good Men. Getting in shape for that movie launched the obsession with working out that would consume me over the next five years. I never dared let up.”

4. She’s Used the Mirror

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Now Demi is more likely to use the Mirror, the workout device that is an actual mirror on your wall, with built-in videos that play on it. "15 min at level 1 that’s doable … right? I am stalling!" Demi wrote once in a post. "This is going to be my next jam. Okay, here I go, wish me luck."

5. She Loves Andie Swimwear

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"Demi was an early investor," Andie's founder and CEO, Melanie Travis, told InStyle. "We've always talked about what would make sense to do together, and then back in December of 2020 — in anticipation of a successful vaccine rollout and then what would hopefully be a great summer of friends and family, being able to travel, and get together again, across the United States — we felt like this could be the perfect summer to do a campaign together."