Plastic surgery-free: Naomi Watts on the cover of Australia's Good Health April issue On the cover of the publication, the star displays a flawless complexion as her blue shirt brings out her piecing eyes.

At 44, Naomi Watts still has the elixir of youth about her - and is always ready for her close-up.
But in a new interview the Australian actress said she is not yet tempted to go under the knife like many of her Hollywood contemporaries, fearing plastic surgery would leave her looking frozen.
She told Australia’s Good Health magazine ‘Never say never – and I certainly don’t judge anyone who does it. But most of the characters I play are going through some kind of emotional turmoil, so my job requires me to have expression.’

Plastic surgery-free: Naomi Watts on the cover of Australia's Good Health April issue

On the cover of the publication, the star displays a flawless complexion as her blue shirt brings out her piecing eyes.

 

The English-Australian star explained that going under the knife is somewhat cheating and wouldn’t allow her to do her job at its best anyway.
She went on: ‘If my face was froze, what right do I have to play that part? All the women who haven’t done anything to their faces are still able to play great roles.

Loves her imperfections: Naomi (seen shopping for groceries at Whole Foods in Santa Monica on Monday) says she needs to be able to wrinkle her face to do her job

‘And some of the ones who have done something have messed it up- they look freakish.
'Anyway, for me it’s about playing women with rich lives – and the longer the life, the deeper the wrinkles.’
Instead the blonde keeps herself looking great by working out and keeping fit in a varied way.
Naomi revealed: ‘I do Pilates, dance-cardio and yoga to keep in good form. I also play tennis because I love the sport. The competitive side to it makes it much more fun than just doing workouts.’
The mother of two sons with actor Liev Schreiber admits that it is tough trying to stay healthy while juggling her tasks as a mother and her successful career.

Busy lady: Liev Schreiber's wife explained that she hardly gets any sleep as she parents sons Sasha and Kai

However she is grateful for her boys Sasha, five, and Kai, four, even if she is lacking in rest.

Naomi continued: ‘There’s so much going on and [I’m] trying to balance being a mum with a career. It’s great that I’ve got both things but there are times when it’s a struggle. Sleep is often something I’m deprived of. But I feel so rich inside – I feel blessed to be a mother. 
‘For me, it’s been a way of fulfilling a long-buried childhood dream. I had always wanted to be a mother but when I was desperately searching for work in LA after I moved there from Australia, any thoughts of family were very distant indeed and it seemed that it might never happen for me.’