Joanna Lumley swears by a £9.99 moisturiser… and now she reveals her secret to looking so good at 77

Joanna Lumley has revealed her secret to looking so good at 77 – avoid cosmetic surgery ‘adjustments’ and try to avoid putting on weight.

Ms Joanna, who swears by the £9.99 moisturiser, says trying to turn back time under the knife is pointless for an older woman.

“Tweaking is not the answer,” she insists.

“The truth is, it doesn’t matter what you do for yourself because you’re old, so there’s no point in trying.”

Joanna Lumley reveals her secret to looking so good at 77 – avoid plastic surgery ‘tweaks’ and try to avoid putting on weight

“Do what you can and be grateful for it.” Try to look nice, try not to put on weight – and I know people think it’s wrong, but it’s not good for your health and it shows disrespect to your body.’

She won two Bafta awards playing lovable socialite Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous from 1992 to 2012 – but says the BBC series can’t be written in the same way today.

“The world has changed so much since then,” she reveals. “The mean things that Edina (Jennifer Saunders) could say about people and the horrible behavior of Patsy – you wouldn’t be allowed to do that now.”

Lumley won two Bafta awards playing the lovely socialite Patsy Stone in Absolutely Fabulous from 1992 to 2012 – but says the BBC series can’t be written in the same way today

Absolutely fabulous: The veteran actress advises, “try to look pretty, try not to put on weight – and I know people think it’s wrong to say that, but it’s not good for your health and it’s disrespectful to your body.”

She adds that “we have to watch out” for political correctness.

“I think we’re a bit extreme,” she tells Telegraph magazine.

“There’s no point in acting if all you have to do is play a person who’s a really grieving mother for 15 years.” You’ll be looking to find the right person – and then it’s not acting.”