{"id":22340,"date":"2026-07-30T20:17:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:17:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22340"},"modified":"2026-07-30T20:17:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T15:17:24","slug":"buffy-the-vampire-slayer-alum-charisma-carpenter-56-looks-half-her-age-in-red-bikini","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22340","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Buffy the Vampire Slayer&#8217; alum Charisma Carpenter, 56, looks half her age in red bikini"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F07%2FUntitled-1-copy-2026-07-30T101806.495.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>Charisma Carpenter is \u201cembracing tan lines\u201d while enjoying a \u201cwonderful summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d alum recently <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/Da3AlwEu2c_\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shared a slew of ageless selfies via Instagram<\/a> while posing in a red-hot bathing suit.<\/p>\n<p>The actress, 56, paired her bikini with an orange headscarf and aviator sunglasses.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Charisma Carpenter shared red-hot bikini snaps via Instagram on July 16. <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The actress, 56, paired her bathing suit with an orange headscarf and aviator sunglasses. <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>\u201cWhat a wonderful summer and it\u2019s still early!\u201d Carpenter told her Instagram followers on July 16.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo grateful for the friends in my life who helped me celebrate all this week the joy of dancing til you\u2019re dripping wet with sweat, live music, clubbing, travel, boating, paddle-boarding, World Cup watching, eating well and embracing tan lines,\u201d she continued. \u201cThank you! You know who you are! \u2728\ud83d\ude0a\u2728\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cCharmed\u201d alum, who turned 56 last week, interspersed her bathing suit snaps with clips of boat rides, coffee-filled mornings and more.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d alum told her followers she is \u201cembracing tan lines\u201d this \u201cwonderful summer.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>In May, Carpenter posted selfies in the same swimsuit. <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<div class=\"single__inline-module inline-module inline-module--newsletter aligncenter inline-module--nypostbusinessunit aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-newsletter\" data-source-unit=\"Inline Newsletter Module Page Six Daily\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__inner\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__title-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"inline-module__unsubmitted-title-wrapper\">\n<h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tWant more celebrity and pop culture news?\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<p class=\"inline-module__cta\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tStart your day with Page Six Daily.\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><h3 class=\"inline-module__title headline headline--combo-sm-md\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\tThanks for signing up!\t\t\t\t\t<\/h3>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>She set the sunny social media upload to Madonna\u2019s \u201cGood for the Soul.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Carpenter\u2019s followers praised the \u201cvolcanic hot \u2026 goddess\u201d in the comments section for looking \u201cstill as beautiful\u201d as she did on \u201cBuffy.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The \u201cLying Game\u201d alum, who <a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2014\/07\/25\/charisma-carpenter-celebrates-her-birthday-in-her-birthday-suit\/\">made headlines on her 44th birthday<\/a> for posing sans clothes, sported the same red swimsuit \u2014 and a straw hat \u2014 for multiple May beach days.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cCould get used to this \ud83e\udeb4 \ud83e\ude8f \ud83c\udf33 \ud83c\udf0a \ud83c\udfd6\ufe0f \u2600\ufe0f,\u201d she <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYp9P1rHOVr\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">captioned one of her carefree slideshows<\/a>.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She was all smiles in a straw hat in the sunny snaps. <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cLove is in the sea air,\u201d she wrote via Instagram at the time. <span class=\"credit\">charismacarpenter\/Instagram<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>In another, Carpenter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DYf07wqDSos\/?hl=en&amp;img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">gushed that \u201clove is in the sea air.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Carpenter is best known for playing Cordelia Chase on \u201cBuffy the after auditioning for the series\u2019 titular role.<\/p>\n<p>After three seasons on the drama, Carpenter starred in the show\u2019s \u201cAngel\u201d spinoff for four more.<\/p>\n<p>She returned for the fifth and final season for its 100th episode.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Carpenter (pictured above in 1997) is best known for playing Cordelia Chase on \u201cBuffy.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>She played the same role in \u201cAngel.\u201d <span class=\"credit\">\u00a920thCentFox\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The \u201cBuffy\u201d cast, notably, has experienced two major losses this year with Nicholas Brendon and Anthony Head, who respectively played Xander Harris and Rupert Giles, dying.<\/p>\n<p>Brendon passed away of atherosclerotic and hypertensive cardiovascutar disease at age 54 in January.<\/p>\n<p>As for Head, the 72-year-old died of pneumonia last month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Charisma Carpenter is \u201cembracing tan lines\u201d while enjoying a \u201cwonderful summer.\u201d The \u201cBuffy the Vampire Slayer\u201d alum recently shared a slew of ageless selfies via Instagram while posing in a red-hot bathing suit. 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