Move over kale smoothies, oatmeal, and jogging at 5 a.m.—the real fountain of youth has been hiding in plain sight, and it’s a 54-year-old makeup artist named Arlene Silver. At 99¾, Dick Van Dyke has officially declared that the secret to hitting triple digits is simple: marry someone who could technically be your granddaughter and let her drag you to gigs like an over-energetic golden retriever. While the rest of us are googling “best fiber supplements,” Dick’s out here doing the cha-cha-cha because his wife refuses to let him turn into “origami guy” on the couch. Science? Confused. Jealous 80-year-olds? Furious. Dick Van Dyke? Still tripping over ottomans and winning at life.
Dick Van Dyke says secret to longevity is young wife ‘half’ his age