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"Fifty-five and fabulous! Sharon Stone stuns in a white bikini and black mesh jacket on the cover of Shape magazine&amp;apos;s March issue, but she admits that growing older has been a struggle.\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;It hasn&amp;apos;t been easy,&amp;quot; the sexy star of the 1992 hit thriller Basic Instinct told the fitness mag. &amp;quot;There was a point in my 40s where I went into the bathroom with a bottle of wine, locked the door, and said, &amp;apos;I&amp;apos;m not coming out until I can totally accept the way I look right now.&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nThe former model went on to explain how much of a dark tumultuous time it was: &amp;quot;I examined my face in the magnifying mirror, and I looked at my body, and I cried and cried and cried,&amp;quot; she confessed. &amp;quot;Then I said to myself, &amp;apos;You&amp;apos;re going to get old now. How do you want to do that?&amp;apos;&amp;quot;\r\n\r\n&amp;quot;I thought, &amp;apos;I&amp;apos;d like to age like a dancer.&amp;apos; I want to keep my body in shape like that. I want to do the work. I like to dance and stretch. And I&amp;apos;m going to the gym,&amp;quot; said the cover girl, who looks toned and flawless in a white string bikini and black mesh cover-up by&amp;#xA0;Bailey 44.\r\n&amp;quot;Every time I exercise, I do something different based on which areas need to get in motion,&amp;quot; she revealed of her fitness routine, which includes stretches, yoga and dance.\r\n\r\nHer diet, meanwhile, consists of steak -- lots of it. The actress, who has been genetically blessed with &amp;quot;low cholesterol and low blood pressure,&amp;quot; told the mag that she enjoys porterhouse, rib eyes and New York strip, but also eats fish and cheese. &amp;quot;I like clean food prepared as simply as possible,&amp;quot; she shared.\r\n\r\nBut would she like wine with that cheese?\r\nNo, thanks. &amp;quot;I used to love wine, but I don&amp;apos;t drink at all now,&amp;quot; Stone admitted. &amp;quot;I think, at a certain point, it&amp;apos;s better for women not to have any alcohol because it can make your face, breasts and midsection get very bloated.&amp;quot;\r\n\r\nFor more on Stone&amp;apos;s amazing physique, pick up the March issue of Shape, on stands Feb. 24."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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