Scarlett Johansson Says Turning 40 Feels 'So Liberating': 'You Don't Care What Anybody Thinks'

Mar. 15, 2025

Scarlett Johansson on April 27.Photo:Paul Morigi/Getty

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Scarlett Johanssonis 40 and feeling fine!

After hitting the big milestone on Nov. 22, theAvengersstarappearedonLIVE with Kelly and Markto discuss how it feels to be 40. “Well, it’s only been three days, but so far, it’s great,” she said.

“You also don’t care what anybody thinks, which is so liberating,” she toldKelly RipaandMark Consuelos. “It’s so liberating!”

Scarlett Johansson on the ‘Today’ show.NBC

NBC

Many of Johansson’s “friends and colleagues came from all over the place,” she said. “And it was just, it was magical. And he put it all together!”

Jost, 42, is “very good at gift-giving,” she added. “He always buys beautiful jewelry.”

Themother of two, who shares 3-year-old sonCosmowith theSaturday Night Livestar and 10-year-old daughterRose Dorothywith ex-husbandRomain Dauriac, called Jost “a great dad.” She added, “I’m extremely lucky. He’s a kind person and he’s hilarious and thoughtful and loving… But he’s also got hisnaughty side. He keeps it interesting.”

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During an appearance onTodayon Tuesday, Nov. 26, hostsHoda KotbandJenna Bush Hageralso asked Johansson about her big birthday. “I feel like forever you’re sort of taught that it’s this big milestone,” she responded. “In some ways, it feels like a big deal and in a lot of ways, I’m like, ‘Eh.’ ”

She continued, “I’m sure, like everybody, you’re sort of wrapped up in what other people think, your desirability, people pleasing — all those things. And then, you just realize that it doesn’t matter. You’re just on your own train.”

Scarlett Johansson on Sept. 19.Samir Hussein/Getty

Samir Hussein/Getty

Asked if she’s banning or getting rid of anything in her life going forward, Johansson said, “I think I’m 40 so I just want more of everything. I’m like, ‘I want it all! I’m trying everything!’ ”

Everything, that is,except the fan-made nickname “ScarJo,”she clarified. “Oh, yeah, that can go! That can go forever.”

In addition tolaunchingher skincare brandThe Outset, Johansson is starring in the upcomingJurassic World Rebirth, a reboot and continuation of the hit dinosaur-filled franchise.

source: people.com