40 and Fabulous

Is it the new 30? Check out Teri Hatcher, Courteney Cox, Sandra Bullock and other stars who are as sexy as ever at 40. By Janice Morris

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TERI HATCHER

Turned 40: Dec. 8
After taking time off to raise daughter Emerson, 7, the Desperate Housewives star says she's grateful for her comeback as Wisteria Lane's neurotic single mom – and she isn't afraid to show some skin. "I welcome the racier scenes," she says. "I haven't had to change a thing about my life to get in shape for this, as evidenced by the 20 minutes I spent waiting in line last night to buy four cupcakes, three of which I ate."