Joanne turns 70 next May, something which she’s very excited about, but that doesn’t mean she’s got any plans to start slowing down.
Speaking to the Mirror, the Absolutely Fabulous star said: “I am so excited. It’s hard to explain how getting older feels. I was formed so many years ago.
“All that’s changed is the outside, the person inside hasn’t. Getting older isn’t a sin. If you’re alive, you’ll get old.
“There is no point denying it. F**k it, if you’ve done how much I’ve done, you are just jumping for joy when you hit my age. I have amazing things happening next year, so roll on 70!”
Alongside her successful television and film career, Joanna’s activist work has been well documented.
She is a supporter of many charities and animal welfare groups, and is considered a national treasure of Nepal because of her human rights work there.
Revealing she’s spent her whole life wanting to be older, Joanna continued: “When I was 10, I wanted to be 18. When I was 18, I wanted to be 30. I love old. I love old people and I always knew old would be good for me and would contain certain great glories.”
She added: “Next year will be utterly fabulous.”