The secret to long-life? - Abstain from sex! Or at least this is the message from Britain's oldest virgin, Clara Meadmore. Clara celebrates her 105th birthday this weekend, and is adamant in saying that no sex is the secret to her long life.
Clara has said that she abstained to concentrate on earning a living. She knew she would remain single from the age of twelve. She has never had sex because she was "too busy" for intimate relationships which seemed like "a lot of hassle".
In the 1920s and 1930s, "sex equalled marriage", and Clara just did not buy into the idea.
By all accounts, Clara was a bit of a "looker" in the 1930s, and had no shortage of suitors chasing her.
[FULL STORY AND TO SEE HOW SHE LOOKED BACK IN 1930]