Meg Ryan, 62, makes the rare move of flashing her toned tummy in a short top while in Santa Barbara... after saying it was 'liberating' to turn 60

Meg Ryan flashed her toned tummy in a short top when she was spotted in Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

The Top Gun actress had on a chic look as she added wide-legged black slacks and a beige wide-brimmed hat with Tay-Ban aviator sunglasses.

The ex of 70-year-old Dennis Quaid - who is playing Ronald Reagan in a new movie - has stayed in top shape by doing daily yoga sessions that have kept her not just trim but limber.

The 62-year-old star, who used to live in New York City, has been spending more time in California lately.

The outing comes just a week after the Top Gun actress spoke about how she has felt 'liberated' since turning 60 a few years back.

Meg Ryan flashed her toned tummy in a short top when she was spotted in Santa Barbara on Tuesday. The Top Gun actress had on a chic look as she added wide-legged black slacks and a beige wide-brimmed hat with Tay-Ban aviator sunglasses

'I appreciate my years, I say that seriously. 'I appreciate my age. For me, now, it is more important to say clearly what you think rather than pleasing others and trying to make everyone happy. ' she told IO Donna. 

'I feel almost liberated because I have said certain things and made observations about love and relationships,' she added.  

'And for trying to be honest. I can finally look back and be in the present at the same time,' Ryan continued.

She returned to the big screen last year in What Happens Later, her first film in eight years, explaining why she needed a break.

'I needed other experiences, to meet people outside the film industry. For this reason I moved to New York, I raised my daughter Daisy, and then on I started travelling, especially to distant countries,' she said.

Ryan said that stepping away from the spotlight helped her see things more clearly as she learned to balance her career and family.

'When you are up to your neck in the 'bubble of fame' you cannot suddenly free yourself from it, you always remain somehow lost in the labyrinth of notoriety.

'But you know what? I'd had enough, I'm happy to have made that choice and moved away from that world: I became a better and more interesting human being,' she finished.

The ex of Dennis Quaid has stayed in top shape by doing daily yoga sessions that have kept her not just trim but limber. The 62-year-old star, who used to live in New York City , has been spending more time in California lately

This comes after the When Harry Met Sally... actress attended the Met Gala in NYC in May for the first time in 23 years.

Ryan looked stylish on the red carpet, posing for photographers alongside the designer of her dress, Michael Kors.

Her last Met Gala was back in 2001 - which she attended with her Kate & Leopold co-star Liev Schreiber - which had the theme Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years.

Ryan stepped out in a stunning sheer black dress with black floral embellishments over the chest and across her waist.

This comes after the When Harry Met Sally... actress attended the Met Gala in NYC in May for the first time in 23 years 

Ryan later rocked some black Aviator sunglasses to pose alongside Michael Kors, who designed the dress she wore for the evening

Her last Met Gala was back in 2001 - which she attended with her Kate & Leopold co-star Liev Schreiber - which had the theme Jacqueline Kennedy: The White House Years

She wore her wavy blonde hair down just below her chin, which hid a pair of turquoise strand earrings from Cartier.

The actress also accessorized with a turquoise ring, with her long black dress spreading out below her, obscuring her footwear for the evening.

Ryan later rocked some black Aviator sunglasses to pose alongside Michael Kors, who designed the dress she wore for the evening. 

When she last attended in 2021, she had been separated from husband Dennis Quaid since June 2000, with the divorce finalized in July 2001.