J-Lo on playing a stripper, her #metoo moment and turning 50

It was a really scary thing for me to do,’ says Jennifer Lopez of a jaw-dropping scene in her new film, Hustlers, in which she plays a stripper intent on scamming New York’s richest men. In it, she pole dances with the prowess of an acrobat born to the podium, and with the kind of unrivalled sexiness that only J-Lo could carry off, in a tiny, shimmering gold leotard. I use the word ‘leotard’ very loosely; it’s barely a string, and barely covers any part of her body. ‘I’m used to being on stage in sexy costumes, but I have three layers of tights and fishnets and a bodysuit,’ says Lopez. ‘It was a brand-new feeling to come out practically naked, in front of all those men — 300 extras hooting and hollering — and dance for money.’ She exhales, and shakes her perfectly blow-dried, shoulder-length mane. ‘There’s something liberating and empowering about it, but you’re really out there, physically, emotionally and psychologically.’ Somewhat inconceivably, Lopez turned 50 in July. And, without wishing to be reductive, her body on the big screen and in person is so toned, sleek and powerful that it leaves you in a state of slight disbelief…. Read full this story

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