Forty and Fabulous!

From Kelly Ripa to Matt Damon, see which stars are better than ever at the big four-oh

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CHRISTINA APPLEGATE

She'll be 40 in November, and the star is looking forward to the next step, thanks to a loving fiancé, a brand-new baby, and a successful battle with cancer in 2009. "This chapter of my life is bigger, better, more exciting. I'm looking forward to everything my life has to offer," she told PEOPLE. "I feel incredibly grateful."