Catherina Van Der Linden will turn 110 on Friday, making her the oldest woman in the state. 9News
's oldest woman has revealed the secret to a long life and it turns out it's not her fondness of champagne.She was born in the Netherlands in 1912 and the centenarian has seen it all - living through two world wars and two pandemics"I think except for the sister of my mother, there is no longevity in the family," she said.She still enjoys life's simple pleasures, including a drink.Van Der Linden has a penchant for champagne.
Van Der Linden is a great-grandmother to 15 and lives in an aged care home in Adelaide's west but still remains fiercely independent. "I try to do as much as I can by myself, that is my nature, I don't want to impose on other people," she said. Besides the occasional glass of champagne, Van Der Linden revealed the secret to living for more than a century which she claims is exercise.She hits the gym twice a week and goes for two walks a day.For the big day on Friday, Van Der Linden wants to keep it low-key and spend it with family."I'll celebrate with my family, a nice dinner somewhere. That is, for me, enough celebration," she said.
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