‘How Old Are You for Real?’: Phaedra Parks’ Fans are Taken Aback by the Star’s Ageless Appearance

Phaedra Parks blew fans away on Tuesday, Jan. 4, after uploading a fashion video displaying how she plans to approach the new year. 

In the Instagram post, the former reality star first appeared on the screen with a full face, a bathrobe and a hair towel. As the clip continued, Parks began mouthing a verse from Silk Sonic’s “Smoking Out The Window” before dropping her body on the floor. Silk Sonic is an R&B group that includes performers Bruno Mars and Anderson.Paak. 

Phaedra Parks latest video has fans bringing up the star’s youthful appearance. Photo:@phaedraparks/Instagram

Following the scene when Parks purposely dropped to the floor in what looks like her bathroom, she then reemerges on camera by opening the door. The recording wraps up with the star, dressed in all-black attire, doing various poses after stepping over where her fallen body previously laid. 

In addition to the video, Parks captioned the post, “Stepping into 2022 like…#Mood.” As fans began to view Parks’ upload, many flooded her comments section with compliments over her youthful appearance.

“Nah cause how old are you for real? 31? look at the skinnnnn.”

“Stepping into 2022 looking like you’re 22.”

“Damn Phaedra are you reversing time?”

“Chille…..how IS YOU aging backwards!!! Love it Queen!!!”

“This Phaedra is everything…confident, hotter and looking like you 30…wowwww.”

Among the positive remarks about Parks appearing ageless, others raved about how beautiful she looked in the video. One wrote, “That’s how you eat the girls up!!” Another said, “COME ON THRU SOUTHERN Bell.” In the past, Parks revealed that drinking lots of water helped her maintain her ageless features. 

She told Bravo’s Lookbook in 2016 when disclosing her beauty secrets, “I drink no less than a gallon and a half of water every day. I like to mix fresh lemons and ginger in my water, sometimes a little cucumber. But I love ginger,” she continued, adding that it has “great medicinal properties to it as well. That’s my inside secret, just drinking a lot of water.”


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