“My Dad is 80 and has more drive and explorer spirits than a lot of 30-year-olds and I want to be like him, brave and curious and a student of life,” she says.

“I try not to think too much about what people think about my age but it’s not easy when they say ‘She’s so old, she should give up’ or ‘Oh God, she looks disgusting’.

“It’s hard to block out the noise sometimes but I refuse to have my life diminished by other people; I will live large.”