Chelsea Handler Wants to Break a Guinness World Record. You'll Never Guess Who She's Enlisted for Help (Exclusive)

Mar. 15, 2025

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Chelsea Handleris gearing up for her most iconicswimsuit ski runyet.

Handler, an avid skier who spends her winters at Whistler Mountain in British Columbia, Canada, has a long-standing tradition of hitting the slopes in her bikini for her birthday.

“Anyone who knows me knows how much I love skiing and they know how much I love skiing in my bathing suit. I am very obviously into moisturizer because of that,” the comedian tells PEOPLE. “I’ve been usingGold Bond Healing Hydrating Lotionfor a long time because I am all about not having dry skin.”

She adds, “Even when you’re covered up, you have to always lubricate and moisturize. There is no bigger ick to me than dry skin.”

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After discovering that Gold Bond offers face products, Handler began incorporating the brand’sHealing Sensitive Daily Body and Face Lotioninto her daily lineup. Aside from hydration — and SPF, of course — the star likes to keep her routine low-key.

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“When I’m not on camera or getting my hair and makeup done, I am a minimalist,” she says. “I don’t like to put on a lot of makeup. I just want to look like I’ve been sleeping. That’s my goal in life — to look well-rested.”

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As she enters a new decade, Handler’s priorities have shifted in multiple ways.

While promoting her new bookI’ll Have What She’s Having(which is now officially aNew York Timesbest-seller) the comedian explained why she skis in a bikini every year onThe Jamie Kern Lima Show. She refers to the experience as “freeing,” explaining that “[it’s] the essence of who I am.”

Handler also aims to reclaim her confidence, recalling obsessive behaviors around herbody imagein her 20s such as weighing herself “15 times a day” and exercising excessively.

“Such a waste,” she called that time in her life, saying, “I’ve wasted so many hours [thinking] about my body image.”

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In her 50s, Handler is approaching her beauty routine with a similar philosophy.“I’m not trying to look like I’m in my 20s when I’m 50, but I do want to look the best version of me,” she tells PEOPLE. “And I’ve come to terms with the idea that aging is not a bad thing, aging is a beautiful thing. It can be very sexy and it can be very vibrant as long as you’re not fighting it and resisting it and holding onto youth very tightly. That’s a losing game.”

She adds, “It’s much sexier to embody who you are and meet the moment of where you are. That’s what I try to do.”

source: people.com