Courtney Cox is approaching 60, and she is looking forward to it.

However, she admits that for a stage in her life, she was chasing "youthfulness" with cosmetic procedures.

"There was a time when you go, 'Oh, I’m changing. I’m looking older.' And I tried to chase that [youthfulness] for years," she explained to theSunday Times. "And I didn’t realise that, oh s**t, I’m actually looking really strange with injections and doing stuff to my face that I would never do now."

The 57-year-old, who rose to global fame in the 90s for her role as Monica Gellar onFriends, revealed in 2017 that was letting go of the desire to appear younger, and instead "learning to embrace" her 'real face'.

"I feel better because I look like myself," she said at the time.

But for a period of time late last year, Cox's face made headlines.

A 17-second clip posted to her social media resulted in thousands upon thousands of comments from fans and critics alike who questioned what had happened to her.

Without makeup and her hair wrapped in a towel, Cox's lighthearted video was vilified for her alleged use of cosmetic procedures.

However, the actor has maintained she completely dissolved her face years ago and is content with the way she looks now.

"[I tried] to keep up with time in a way that was anything other than maintenance. I didn’t realise it until one day I kind of stepped back and went, 'Oh f**k. I don’t look like myself,'" she admitted.

"... [I told myself] I've got to stop. That's just crazy."

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With the pressure from Hollywood to look and be young forever, Cox decided to give it a rest and embrace her "natural self".

"I can obviously relate to being that age where you’re like, 'Oh wow, I can’t believe I’m right here,' and [asking] what makes you happy," she said. "I understand that midlife stuff completely."

With 60 around the corner, Cox admitted that while she cannot wait to reach that milestone, she still feels as young as ever.