Liz Hayes celebrated her 70th birthday this weekend.
And the 7NEWS Spotlight star says that ageing has not slowed her down, even though she admits she’s at the ‘pointy end’ of her years.
‘I don’t feel there’s a major deficit in my life, other than I guess if I did the mathematics,’ Liz told the Daily Telegraph.
‘I’m truly fine turning 70 but ask me when I turn 80, geez, I hope I feel all right about that.’
The television journalist offered up her number one tip on ageing, and that is simply to take good care of your health as you advance in years.
‘From my 70 years, let me tell you, there’s one thing you learn… that the only thing you really need is some pretty good health,’ she said.
Liz Hayes (pictured) celebrated her 70th birthday on Saturday
‘I don’t feel like I am about to topple.’
Liz has continued her career on screen at full steam, even as she reaches what many would consider retirement age.
Last year, she announced a move to rival network Seven after years starring on Channel Nine’s 60 Minutes.
The star joined Channel Seven to work on current affairs show Spotlight.
Liz announced her departure from Nine after four decades at the network, which made her a household name.
‘When I arrived at Nine I had little more than a notebook and a typewriter, but like my new and far more experienced colleagues, I carried with me an enormous passion for telling stories,’ she said in a statement.
‘I was blessed. I had found my tribe. Even Nine’s owner at the time, Kerry Packer, seemed to carry the same passionate storytelling gene.
‘Of course since then much has changed. The media world has evolved as have I. What hasn’t changed is the need for good stories to be told, and I will continue to tell them.
The television journalist offered up her number one tip on ageing, and that is simply to take good care of your health as you advance in years. Pictured in 2024
Liz has continued her career on screen at full steam, even as she reaches what many would consider retirement age. Pictured in 2025
‘I leave Nine grateful for the decades of experience, the wonderful friendships that I have enjoyed and deeply appreciative to the many people who trusted me to tell their stories.’
Liz revealed she had been weighing up the move for some time and considered it an exciting new chapter in her life.
‘I made the decision because I felt it was time to move to the beat of a different drum – my own,’ she said.
‘I have had the most extraordinary life, telling wonderful stories, working with brilliant people and an audience that, thank you, you have hung in there with me.’
She continued: ‘And I’m hoping you’ll still hang around – because I’m not going anywhere.
‘I’m still passionate about telling stories and I plan to tell many more.’
Renowned as one of the best interviewers on Australian television, Liz has questioned prime ministers and politicians, influential business people, Hollywood actors, music legends, and world-class athletes.
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