Hollywood Legend Maintains Colourful Spirit at 91
Veteran actress Shirley MacLaine demonstrated her enduring vibrant personality during a recent lunch outing in Malibu, where the 91-year-old screen icon showcased her trademark colourful fashion sense while navigating the upscale neighbourhood with assistance from a male companion.
The Steel Magnolias star chose Lucky's Steakhouse for her November 4 dining experience, departing from her usual preference for Kristy's Malibu Café. The celebrated restaurant frequently hosts A-list celebrities including the Kardashian family, making it a popular destination for Hollywood's elite.
Signature Style and Health Considerations
MacLaine's ensemble reflected her famous flair for bold colours, featuring a bright red zip-up jacket layered over a sea-green and yellow graphic Palm Springs crewneck. She completed the look with sage cargo pants and dusty red slip-on shoes, accessorised with her trademark chunky round glasses and a black purse.
Observers noted the Academy Award winner required steadying by her male friend as she carefully navigated the pavement, her slightly unsteady gait highlighting the challenges of advancing age. This sighting follows concerns earlier this year when, just before her April birthday, MacLaine appeared with reddish facial spots and a noticeably more delicate frame.
Following their steakhouse lunch, the pair visited Pavilions grocery store, emerging with three floral bouquets and a bag of groceries before departing. The high-end market represents another staple of Malibu's luxurious lifestyle offerings.
Spiritual Beliefs and Past Life Connections
Despite recent health observations, MacLaine remains deeply committed to her New Age spiritual beliefs, which include extensive claims about past lives. The sister of Hollywood icon Warren Beatty has long asserted vivid memories of previous existences as a Turkish harem girl, an ancient performer, a Muslim gypsy in Spain, and even an inhabitant of the mythical city of Atlantis millions of years ago.
Her spiritual connections extend to modern Hollywood relationships, with MacLaine recently informing Jennifer Aniston that she believes she was the Friends star's mother in a previous lifetime. Aniston confirmed this unusual bond during a September appearance on The Drew Barrymore Show, explaining their instant connection and their attendance at a past life regression retreat in New Mexico together.
Personal Life and Recent Controversies
MacLaine's spiritual maternal bond with Aniston contrasts sharply with her complicated relationship with real-life daughter Sachi Parker. Parker's 2013 memoir, Lucky Me, detailed allegations of neglect and emotional distance, claiming she was sent to live with her father in Japan at age two, with only holiday and summer visits with her mother. MacLaine dismissed these accounts as "virtually all fiction."
The actress finds herself involved in professional controversies as well, with the independent film People Not Places facing allegations of failing to pay crew members approximately $245,000 in wages. According to Variety reports from June 2024, the situation has been described as "a disaster," with the unpaid amount reportedly ballooning to $672,749 by May after New Jersey Department of Labor intervention.
As she embraces her tenth decade, MacLaine has begun making lifestyle changes, including listing her sprawling 7,500-acre New Mexico ranch for $17.4 million. Her personal history includes marriage to businessman Steve Parker from 1954 until their 1982 divorce, a union she later revealed was an open marriage.
The outspoken star has claimed romantic liaisons with nearly all her leading men throughout her career, with only Jack Nicholson and Jack Lemmon as exceptions. She described Nicholson as "not my type" despite their on-screen chemistry, while affectionately characterising Lemmon as "like a sister to me."
