Susan Lucci, 71, Stuns Swimsuits Without Retouching

Erica Kane is back and she is hotter than ever.

Susan Lucci, known for playing "All My Children", the most famous of the bad girls of all time, put her swimsuit in the Harper's Bazaar at the age of 71.

The actress played in the soap opera from 1970 to 2011.

"I feel as good as ever in my twenties and thirties, maybe even better physically," the actress told the magazine. "What I learned is that if you train hard, you can compensate for some of what you have to do against you," said Lucci, who has two children and five grandchildren.

"People look at me and say," Wow, she does not look old, but she's old. "In reality, if you are strong, you are beautiful, whatever your age."

Despite Lucci's lasting success in Hollywood, she has always been determined to age gracefully in front of the cameras without going under the knife.

"Once I started doing Pilates, I lost my taste for cheese burgers and fries," says Lucci. "The Pro chair is ideal because it allows you to do a full workout in just 20 minutes. You can do cardio on it too.

Still, it's not easy to look like Lucci. The star insisted that she had to give up some guilty pleasures and rely on portion control to stay in the swimsuit shape.

"I rarely eat desserts, I never eat snacks and I do not eat a lot of bread and pasta," Lucci said. "[And] I'll have a glass of champagne when we go out for dinner, but I do not drink at home.

Still, Lucci had no idea that his beach body would make a splash until pictures taken with paparazzi during a tropical getaway with her husband, Helmut Huber, 80, were released earlier this year . The couple has been married since 1969.

"I did not know they were taking pictures until the third day when I saw two telephoto lenses follow us," she admitted. "The pictures were so good! On the fourth day, I was looking for the paparazzi. I wanted to thank them.

However, it was not the paparazzi who put Lucci at ease when discovering the skin. Instead, it was a friend who encouraged the star to happily kiss her body on social networks for long-time fans to see.

"I am a private person by nature, so at first I really did not think it was for me," she explained when downloading Instagram. "[While vacationing in St. Barts]I put on a bikini, my husband took pictures and one of my friends said, "You have to post this on Instagram!

"The reaction was very unexpected – and so flattering – after the release of the photos – and they went everywhere – I thought that Instagram could be a great way to stay connected to my fans."

And although Lucci has been busy these days with the jet set with her family, she is aware of the rumors circulating about a restart of "All My Kids".

"I hope it's true, I do not know, but there's a lot of buzz about it lately," she told Fox News in 2017. "J & # 39; I was arrested at the airport in Los Angeles last week and a man … And he asked me on camera: "So what do you think of" All My Children "on Netflix?

"And I did not hear about that, but I heard the word Netflix, and I thought," They are fantastic. "Because you know you're in very good hands, and it's really important, who produces."

However, Lucci said that his character, Erica Kane, still lives.

"First, I know it's in the hearts of a lot of people because now that I'm in the light of day and at airports, restaurants, shops and the street, the people in Stop all the time a big part of their life, "she added. "So, Erica Kane is still alive and well in people's hearts."

The October 2018 issue of Harper's Bazaar appeared in newsstands on September 25.