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Coronation Street's Ken star is '25 years younger' after recent health update

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Coronation Street icon, who has played Ken Barlow for over 60 years, reckons he is 25 years younger than he’s supposed to be.

Bill turned 90 last week, but revealed that doctors told him that he has the body of a 65-year-old.The actor declared that as proof that his belief in “youthing” is enabling him to turn time on its head.Bill said: “The first thing we need to do is to accept that ageing is a belief system and we do not have to accept it.“Decline is not inevitable.

I continue to drive myself to work, for example, and everywhere else.“ITV has very kindly offered to send a car to pick me up, and I may accept sometime, but for now I am very happy to drive myself.“I had a health check not long ago that gave me the body age of 65.“I will be happy when I see that age going down.

Then I will know I really am ‘youthing’.”He added: “I am looking forward to being a centenarian in perfect health.”Bill’s beliefs mirror the plot in hit movie The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button, which stars Brad Pitt as a man who ages in reverse.He is baffled that “quite a big deal” was being made out of him reaching his milestone 90th birthday.Bill added: “I am obviously very pleased about this, but the celebration of longevity is a clear indication that the ageing process is generally seen as a decline.“The truth, as I see it, is very different.

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