00:00My name is Tristan Lee and I'm almost 54 and I live in Tring in Hertfordshire and I'm going
00:05to share with you today how I still get ID'd for alcohol and lottery tickets.
00:11So I've always looked young for my age and in my 30s still got asked for ID for alcohol and things
00:18and I thought that would kind of wear off and then it carried on into my 40s
00:22and getting asked for ID, you know, buying red wine and that's something that has just kept
00:29carrying on. I thought it might stop in my 40s and if anything now that I'm in almost mid-50s
00:35it's still happening. I kind of thought it would have finished by now but if anything it's happening
00:40more often, I'm not sure why. So I've always been interested in health and well-being and because
00:46I was really spotty as a teenager, very oily skin, very acne-prone skin, I started looking
00:52after my skin, quite enjoyed doing that and then as I got older I really enjoyed exercise and
00:57interested in nutrition. So for me the goal has never been to look young, the goal has always been
01:03to be healthy and the sort of side effect has been that I look younger than my age. So it's never been
01:09my primary goal to, you know, chase the fountain of youth but it's been a happy coincidence that
01:18I look younger than my age. What seems to have happened over the past three or four years is
01:23that I'm getting asked for ID in kind of more interesting situations like when I collect some
01:28antibiotics from the doctor and people have asked me if I'm collecting it for my dad.
01:33You know, there are many more places than I thought that would be asking for ID than just alcohol.
01:38Obviously buying lottery tickets that happens probably twice a month but in the medical field
01:45that seems to be the new place where I'm asked for ID. So there's quite a few positives of looking
01:52young. I mean it's flattering that people think you're half the age you are and, you know, people
01:57are generally intrigued and impressed and curious and ask for advice and I remember when I went to
02:03have an injection recently at the doctor's surgery she was again looking at her notes and
02:09started asking for advice while drawing blood. So it's quite flattering, of course it's flattering
02:16and people are, well what do you do and oh look at this it's all very exciting. But the downsides
02:21are, you know, sometimes people don't take me seriously, sometimes people find it annoying or
02:27threatening or they don't like it and it feels a bit that they don't approve or they think I'm
02:34somehow cheating because I look after myself. So and when it comes to dating that can sometimes
02:39be a bit weird because people my age like well you look much younger than me and that feels a
02:44bit weird. People that are younger than me are like well you look young but you're not my age.
02:49Don't feel sorry for me. But now every time it happens I think this will be the last time and
02:54it's fine it's not my it's not my reason for living. But I'm like can I get to 60? That's the
03:00goal. Not for any other reason than to be asked for ID when you're 60. I think it'd be quite fun.
03:06People often ask you well what's the secret? I'm like well it's not really any major secret. I mean
03:13part of it is healthy lifestyle and I am ginger so that means I am quite sun sensitive. So I do
03:20wear a sun hat and a big wide brim sun hat and have done for years but mostly you know it's all
03:27the usual stuff. The truth my absolute number one tip which is not very glamorous but if you're into
03:33sort of looking like a Japanese woman which is great that's the look I'm going for. So ultimately
03:38a wide brim UV protected sun hat that's my number one go-to and I even wear it when I'm driving.
03:47Don't judge me I don't look cool. If you want me to look cool is you're not looking
03:51that's not me. So walking down the street in a sun hat and matching UV gloves
03:57even if it's only 12 degrees that's that's what I do.
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