A 63-year-old woman claims she’s often mistaken for a 30-year-old because of her youthful glow – but insists she hasn’t gone ‘under the knife’.
Eudie Okoro developed healthy habits from a young age and found people asking her secret to youthful looks.
The DJ and actor, from Wirral, Cheshire, said she has never had cosmetic surgery, Botox or fillers.
People assume Eudie, who gets admired by men decades younger, is lying about her age and can’t believe her look is all down to living a healthy lifestyle.
So many friends and family begged her for her secrets that she wrote a whole book, titled TIMELESS WOMAN: By a 63-year-old who Defies Age, to explain exactly how she did it.
Eudie, a widow, said: ‘I don’t use Photoshop or wear much makeup – if you look after your skin, you don’t need to. And I don’t stand still – I’m always active and go for power walks.
‘The food you eat and when you eat it makes a massive difference – everything you do has consequences on your body.
‘I wrote my book to show I haven’t discovered a miracle drug or got Botox. Vitality doesn’t come from going under the knife – I just do things that work.’
Eudie Okoro (pictured), 63, developed healthy habits from a young age and found people asking her secret to youthful looks
People assume Eudie, who gets admired by men decades younger, is lying about her age and can’t believe her look is all down to living a healthy lifestyle (right: Eudie in 2007, aged 45)
Eudie said she started looking after herself in her teens, to maintain a youthful appearance, and stuck with it ever since.
At 63, the effort she has put in shows as people ‘spit out their drinks’ when she reveals her age.
She’s even had Instagram promoters reach out asking her to advertise their makeup and jewellery.
The stunner also gets admiration from men decades younger than her because they assume she’s younger – which she said she finds flattering.
One of Eudie’s top tips, which she has followed for years, is ensuring the first food you eat in the day is does not contain sugar.
She said she personally selects to have raw fruits and vegetables – but never carbohydrates.
‘We should never break our fast with sugar. In recent years, people seem to like avocado on toast – and avocado is great, it’s a superfood, but the toast isn’t,’ she said.
‘Have the avocado first – so that’s the thing to break the fast – then have the toast later.’
‘I don’t use Photoshop or wear much makeup – if you look after your skin, you don’t need to. And I don’t stand still – I’m always active and go for power walks,’ she said
Eudie said she started looking after herself in her teens, to maintain a youthful appearance, and stuck with it ever since (pictured in 1984, aged 22)
She added sugar should always be avoided where possible, although not to cut out completely.
Eudie advised that if you eat a lot of sugar, use it as fuel by doing exercise.
‘People don’t realise sugar has a huge impact on humans – it can cause disease, health issues and definitely premature ageing,’ she said.
Eudie said a huge part of maintaining her youthful appearance is doing lots of exercise and staying active by incorporating it into your daily life.
For example, she said as well as regular trips to the gym, she’ll walk to the shop for groceries instead of jumping in the car.
‘It’s a 10km round trip, but it’s quite easy to include in your day. If you get the train or bus to work, you could get off early and walk the rest of the way to burn more calories,’ she suggested.
‘People don’t realise that lack of exercise is ageing in itself, we need to keep our muscles and bones strong.’
In terms of her skin health, her first tip is to ensure always wearing SPF to protect from harmful sun rays.
Eudie said a huge part of maintaining her youthful appearance is doing lots of exercise and staying active by incorporating it into your daily life
To keep wrinkles at bay, she makes face masks at home using corn flour, coffee, honey and baking soda which she says are all natural and inexpensive ingredients
She said she drinks lots of water too because ‘water is life’ when it comes to maintaining skin health as well keeping the body healthy.
Eudie also does face yoga and neck exercises, which are good for wrinkle prevention and reduction.
To keep wrinkles at bay, she makes face masks at home using corn flour, coffee, honey and baking soda which she says are all natural and inexpensive ingredients.
Eudie also recommends using a natural moisturiser and said you should steer clear of expensive pots of skin cream.
‘I use organic coconut oil as moisturiser, and other natural substances like aloe vera and shea butter. Shea butter boosts collagen in the skin, which depletes as we age,’ she said.
‘When I buy moisturisers, I look at just four ingredients – collagen, peptides, retinol and vitamin C.
‘If I didn’t know better myself, I’d be among the people spending £50 on a jar of moisturiser – you’d think a high price tag means it does wonders but good skin doesn’t come from a jar. It starts from the inside.’
Similarly, Eudie has never touched any kind of Botox, filler or cosmetic procedures – although she said she’s often accused of lying about it.
‘People say I use Photoshopped, or that I’ve had Botox but I’m proving if you do the right things, you can achieve what you want to achieve without going under the knife and spending buckets in the process,’ she said.
‘I want to spread the message and show people you can achieve youthfulness naturally.’
