Elle Macpherson thought turning 50 was "cool"

The Australian supermodel - who is nicknamed 'The Body'  - reached the milestone last March but insists she feels better than ever.

Asked if she panicked about turning 50, she said: "I just thought, how cool! I have years of experience - and hopefully wisdom.

"It's a wonderful milestone from an emotional, spiritual and a physical point of view. I feel better than ever."

Elle - who has sons Flynn, 16, and Aurelius, 11, from a previous relationship and is married to hotelier Jeffrey Soffer - has changed her beauty regime as she has gotten older and though her body is different to how it used to be, she is happy about the changes.

She said: "Your skin texture changes [as you get older] so I'm very diligent about massage, exfoliation and circulation to make sure the skin is nourished and moisturised.

"The shape of your body changes to some extent, especially after having children. But I embrace it.

"I don't want to have the same body that I had when I was 20 - after all, I'm not the same person as I was then."

And Elle found turning 40 made her look after her body more.

She explained to Britain's OK! magazine: "When I realised how my wellness affected the way I look, I started to focus on it - making sure my body was nourished and that I was having a healthy diet and listening to my body and dealing with ailments as they came."