‘More Like 25’: Cynthia Bailey’s New Pics Have Fans Saying She’s Totally Not 52

To use former “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” star Phaedra Parks’ catchphrase, everybody knows current castmember Cynthia Bailey is not affected by the passage of time, despite her age. And the 52-year-old’s fiancรฉ has taken notice, too.

Bailey uploaded two photos from a photoshoot to her Instagram page Friday, Aug. 9 upon seeing the shots, Bailey made it clear with her hashtags she knew exactly what she was working with.

“๐Ÿ #52or25 #illdecide #stateofmind,” the “RHOA” star wrote also deeming herself the greatest of all time, or GOAT, with the use of the animal emoji.

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Cynthia Bailey. (Photo: @cynthiabailey10/Instagram)

On top of that, Bailey’s betrothed sportscaster Mike Hill couldn’t help but rave, too.

“Timeless beauty!! ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ,” the Fox Sports 1 anchor remarked.

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Fans also boosted the star’s youthful appearance.

“Good morning Noelle senior๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ,” one fan stated, likening Bailey to her 18-year-old college sophomore daughter.

“52 whereeee๐Ÿค” 25 and beautiful ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿค—”

“๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™ Look good for your age more like 25๐Ÿ’‹”

“25Cynt coming through ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜”

“Y’all better take notice and recognize!! Ms. Bailey is strikingly gorgeous, extremely sexy, the fruit is spectacular, and the body is incredible!! ๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ˜๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ๐Ÿ”ฅ”

“And those cheekbones are FOREVER!”

This is far from the first time that Bailey has gotten applauded for looking half her age.

Back in December, folks mistook a selfie she shared of daughter Noelle Robinson for one of Bailey herself.

โ€œBeautiful she looks just like you here. I thought it was you at first!โ€

โ€œThe apple donโ€™t fall far from the tree @cynthiabailey10 smart sweet beautiful full package.โ€

One follower even commented as if Bailey were in the photo writing, โ€œYour hair is absolutely beautiful Cynthia.๐Ÿฉโ€

The confusion was a testament to how the reality TV star has managed to keep the crows feet and laugh lines at bay in spite of her age.

While it may seem as if Bailey has discovered the fountain of youth, she hasn’t quite done that. However, back in 2016, Bailey shared with Essence magazine a few beauty secrets about how she manages to stay looking as if she did find a potion to remaining young โ€” including one that’s out of the ordinary.

For her skin, she admitted to using seaweed soap.

โ€œIt keeps my skin beautiful. Itโ€™s just amazing. … Seaweed body soap is incredible and you can find out on Instagram how to get all the stuff, ” she said, “but it just lasts a long time and has a beautiful smell, which is important to me. It just leaves my skin moisturized. I donโ€™t really even need to use lotion after I bathe in this soap because itโ€™s just so moisturizing.โ€

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