Susan Lucci, 79, shows off her svelte figure and wrinkle-free visage at the US Open... after Botox confession

Soap legend Susan Lucci has long been known for her timeless beauty.

So it was no surprise to see the All My Children star, 79, looking youthful and sprightly as she stepped out for the US Open in New York this week. 

Lucci showed off her svelte figure in a white mini-dress that was tight around her tiny waist. 

She accessorised with a designer silk scarf and some chunky gold jewelry, which appeared to be encrusted with diamonds. 

Her visage looked remarkably wrinkle free, no doubt a result of the regular Botox she gets. 

'I don't make a secret of it, I have a really good dermatologist,' she previously told New Beauty magazine.

'I go to her and get checked out, and there is some Botox involved, and that's a good thing,' she added.

In a separate interview with Harper's Bazaar, Lucci credited her dermatologist for giving her 'natural' results.

'She doesn't completely freeze your face. You still have expression, so it doesn't look fake.'

Outside of Botox, Lucci is extremely careful when it comes to her diet. 

'I rarely eat dessert, never snack, and I don't eat a lot of bread and pasta,' she told Harper's Bazaar. 

When it comes to fitness, Lucci has been doing Pilates for decades, and also works out with a personal trainer. 

'I learned from my personal trainer that it's important to come at your muscles in different ways. So within the Pilates world, I vary it,' she explained.

'Everything I do is Pilates informed, but I have added weights almost every day for upper body strength and toning. Now, in the last couple of years, when I'm working with weights for the upper body, I stand on a BOSU so that I'm also working on balance at the same time,' she continued.

'I've heard that balance is something that affects people as they get older, and I want to be careful about that and do as much as I can for myself.' 

Earlier this year, Lucci revealed the heartbreaking 'grief triggers' that she still faces after losing her husband of 52 years Helmut Huber.

The star told People magazine that she felt 'completely lost and so alone' following his death in 2022 at age 84, just one month after he suffered a stroke.

The couple welcomed two children - daughter Liza, 50, and son Andreas, 45 - and built a life Lucci now describes as 'such a gift.'

But she says certain moments still cut deep, confessing that the holidays remain especially painful for her. 

'I don't fight it,' she said. 'I'm surprised sometimes by it. Certainly there are things like the holidays that are triggers - someone who should be sitting at the table. But I just go with it.'

When asked what she misses most about her late husband, Lucci admitted 'everything.'

She added, 'It's hard to say one thing. I just miss him, miss his presence, miss sharing things together, like coffee in the morning.' 

The two met while they were both working at a hotel and got engaged after three weeks of dating. They tied the knot in September 1969.

Huber acted as Lucci's manager throughout much of her career and was the CEO of their production company, Pine Valley Productions, named for the fictional town where All My Children took place.

Lucci played Erica Kane beginning in 1970 and continued to portray the iconic character until All My Children ended in 2011.

Her other memorable roles include Dallas, Hot in Cleveland, and Devious Maids.