Inside the Daily Diet That Keeps Kim Cattrall (70) Looking Timeless

Kim Cattrall has been candid for years about the fact that her figure doesn’t come naturally to her, a rare admission in an industry where most stars credit good genes. Instead, she’s built a long-running, fairly simple relationship with food that has less to do with any single trend and more to do with just paying attention.

“I’ve Been on a Diet Since 1974”

Cattrall has joked more than once that she’s been on a diet since 1974, a line she’s repeated in interviews going back over a decade. She told Woman & Home that she takes care of herself through dieting, exercising and minimizing stress, crediting that consistency for how she’s been able to keep playing physically demanding roles well past when she assumed she’d have to stop.

She’s also been upfront that her body type was never naturally thin, which is part of why she keeps the habit going rather than treating it as a phase. It’s framed less as vanity and more as ongoing maintenance.

Cooking Her Own Food, On Her Own Terms

Cattrall has said she prefers to prepare her own meals, especially when she’s actively watching what she eats. She’s described dieting as being about control, but control that still leaves room to enjoy ingredients that taste good and are well made, whether that’s chicken, vegetables, or fruit.

That distinction matters to her. Rather than treating healthy eating as flavorless or punishing, she’s built her approach around ingredients she genuinely likes, prepared in a way she trusts.

Loyal to the Perricone Diet for Her Skin

Cattrall has pointed to the Perricone diet, built around anti-inflammatory foods like fish, leafy greens, and healthy fats, as something she credits for her youthful skin over the years. It’s a more specific framework than most of what she talks about publicly, and one she’s stuck with rather than cycling through different plans.

Her kitchen specialty outside of that framework leans simpler: pasta with garlic, dried herbs, stewing meat, and vegetables. It’s a reminder that even someone loyal to a structured eating plan still leaves room for ordinary comfort food.

What She Cuts When She Needs To

When Cattrall wants to drop a few pounds, her approach is direct rather than elaborate. She’s said plainly that in those moments she stops the bread and alcohol, rather than overhauling her entire diet or following a specific short-term plan.

That kind of targeted cutting, rather than a full reset, fits with how she talks about food generally. The goal isn’t deprivation so much as identifying the one or two things that make the biggest difference and adjusting just those.

Dessert, Just Not Every Day

Cattrall has said she enjoys dessert, following a mantra along the lines of allowing herself something today while planning not to tomorrow. Her Twitter feed over the years has made her cravings pretty clear too, with mentions of ice cream, bread pudding, crawfish, and the occasional greasy brunch showing up regularly.

That willingness to admit the cravings, rather than pretend she doesn’t have them, is part of what makes her approach feel sustainable rather than performative. She’s not claiming to want a salad every night, just choosing when the indulgence happens.