'Time flies when you're having fun': Christie Brinkley, 69, looks ageless as she flaunts toned figure in swimsuit she bought in the '80s
TURKS AND CAICOS: Christie Brinkley, 69, looked stunning as she posed in a blue swimsuit in Turks & Caicos in a recent Instagram image from February 12. The model for the Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue displayed her youthful figure in a flattering one-piece that she claimed to have purchased in the 1980s.
The swimsuit highlighted her tanned legs and was worn with cozy flip-flops and a sun hat as the model stood on a stunning beach with her bike. Her golden wavy hair cascaded down her shoulders and she decided against wearing makeup for the day in the sun.
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She penned in the caption, "My bathing suit is from the 80's and in the blink of an eye, a decade can pass and I'll be pushing 80… because time flies when you're having fun and I am 'WHEELY' having a great time! I can see by some comments, the way I worded my post confused people about my age. I just had my 69th birthday on Feb 2, and it literally feels like yesterday that I was celebrating my Big Five Oh!"
"So, I was trying to make an important point here, in a somewhat humorous way, about the importance of making time for fun! Joy is good for your health your heart and your soul so schedule it in, squeeze it in, grab it at every opportunity, create it! Whatever your age… You will be happy you did!" she concluded.
Christie has had a total of four ex-husbands throughout the years, including Billy Joel, who based his popular song 'Uptown Girl' on her. Despite the breakdown of their marriage, Billy and Christie remain friendly toward one another and share 37-year-old eldest daughter, Alexa Joel.
She reminisced to Social Life magazine in 2019, "Many years after our divorce, Billy would still come to my house for the Christmas singalong and play the piano, and all our friends would come over and sing Christmas carols. Singalongs are one of my favorite things to do. And you know that’s what makes everybody happy," the legendary pinup model added. As far as the current state of her love life is concerned, Brinkley told Hello! in May, "I am not looking for romance - there is an expression when you don't look, it happens so I haven't been looking for a while and maybe it will happen."