BBC One Show viewers refuse to believe Felicity Kendal's age in rare appearance
BBC One Show viewers were stunned to discover Felicity Kendal's age after she made a rare TV appearance.
The actress, who broke onto the scene for her role in the classic sitcom The Good Life, is 76 years old.
She chatted about her new play Noises Off, which is currently touring theatres across London.
The star spoke about her time working on the show and said that she's looking forward to more touring.
"Life on the road when you're with lovely company is heaven on earth. You go out, you have a drink and a meal afterwards and then you stagger back to work the next morning and go again.
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BBC One Show viewers couldn't believe how young Felicity Kendal looked"It's lovely because we went to some lovely theatres and the audiences were nice. I mean, when it doesn't work then you don't like touring, but when it works it's a joy."
But viewers refused to believe that she was nearing her 80th birthday, with many praising her youthful looks.
"how good does Felicity Kendal Look," one person wrote.
She first started acting when she was just 9 months old (PA)
Felicity Kendall and her husband Michael Rudman (PA)Another chimed: "Bloody hell Felicity Kendal looks younger than I do! #TheOneShow"
"Felicity Kendal is 76 and she looks blooming amazing #theoneshow," a third wrote.
A fourth added. "#TheOneShow Love Felicity Kendall. She never ages. Looks amazing!"
Sir Ian McKellen and Felicity Kendall in Tis Pity She's A Whore in 1972 (PA)Felicity was born in Warwickshire in 1946, 12 years after her elder sister Jennifer.
She made her stage debut at just nine months old playing a changeling boy in A Midsummer Night's Dream.
When she was six years old, she and her family moved to India, where he set up a touring theatre company.
Felicity in 1970's sitcom The Good Life (PA)She spent her childhood performing to wide audiences, from villagers to the Prime Minister of India.
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Felicity said how living in a spiritual country gave her a belief in karma and fate.
At the age of 17 she contracted typhoid and survived.
Felicity during the musical Anything Goes (PA)
Felicity has said that she eats well and exercises to stay in shape (Getty Images)When she was 19 she returned to the UK and appeared with her parents in the 1965 film Shakespeare Wallah, which took inspiration from her family's travels.
"I (fell in) love with London and I wanted to be independent and to act in plays. So I thought, “I’m going to stay and I’m going to get a job,”’ she told the Daily Mail.
Felicity has admitted to using Botox in the past in order to keep her youthful looks.
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She said that she eats in moderation and that she "watches what she drinks".
"I go to the gym pretty religiously and work out, and I walk," she told the publication.
"I do cardio and weights. It’s one of those things that’s not negotiable at a certain age, I’m afraid, if you want to keep on the same step."
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