What’s the secret to old age? No sex, lots of Guinness and raw sausages on bread apparently.

Britain’s oldest identical twins, 95-year-old Lil Cox and Doris Dobday, revealed their secret to old age on day-time TV in the UK.

When the pair appeared on ‘Good Morning’, host Holly Willoughby asked them what the secret to a long life was and she got more than she bargained for. 

“No sex and plenty of Guinness, said the social media darlings.

When asked why no sex, Doris chimed in: “Well, I don’t have a husband.”

And as if their sex lives and drinking habits weren’t enough to get everyone smiling, the pair then went on to spill their nutritional secrets to old age. 

“Just a link of sausage and spread it on your bread. Lovely,” they both said. 

Not to be outdone by the Millennials, the pair have become something of a social media sensation, posting videos and pictures of their day-to-day lives, from phone shopping to yoga and trying to figure out how to work a remote control.

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