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\"I went through life not whole,\" she continued. \"And when I left Ted [Turner, her third husband], I could feel myself moving back into myself. That is the main thing about the third act as I'm living it. I am no longer a double image.\"

Fonda shared that she feels she loses her sense of self when she is with a man.

\"I had several serious relationships after [Ted], but I can't…\" she told British Vogue. \"That is my failing. I realize I can never overcome it. That when I'm with a man, I give up myself.\"

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The star said she's embracing life more and more as she grows older. \"I didn't think I'd ever ever live this long -- or feel that I'm whole or getting whole. I feel very intentional about realizing that it's up to me how this last part of my life goes,\" she shared.

She also revealed to the publication that she has health concerns she pays close attention to.

\"I've had a lot of cancer. I was a sun-worshiper,\" she said. \"When I have a day off, I frequently go to my skin doctor and have things cut off me by a surgeon.\" Her osteoporosis is another disease she suffers from.

\"The fact that I hurt a lot -- my body hurts -- is a surprise to me, and it's not because of all that working out,\" she told the outlet. \"It's genetic. My father had it, my brother had it. Your cartilage disappears and then it's bone on bone, and then 'ow'. But we live in a time where you can just get a new one.\"

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