Wales’ oldest man shares longevity secrets

Owen Filer, 107, credits fish and chips and hard work for his long life.

Oct 21, 2026

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Wales’ oldest man shares longevity secrets

Owen Filer, 107, credits fish and chips and hard work for his long life.

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Owen Filer, 107, credits fish and chips and hard work for his long life. Owen Filer, a 107-year-old British WWII veteran, says living properly and eating fish and chips regularly helped him reach his age. Originally reported by New York Post.

Owen Filer turns 107

Filer, who was born in 1919 and is believed to be the oldest man in Wales, turns 107 on Friday.

Owen Filer, a British WWII veteran, turns 107 on Friday.

Fish and chips as longevity secret

British WWII veteran Owen Filer, believed to be the oldest man in Wales, credits fish and chips and hard work as he turns 107.

Filer credits eating fish and chips regularly for his long life.

“Fish and chips, a full meal, a scoop full of chips and a fish”

Living properly

beyond indulging in his favorite meal when he can, the veteran said his only real secret to a long life is living “properly.”

Filer says his only real secret to longevity is living properly.

“You just live properly, and i’ve always done it”

Filer’s perspective on age

Filer never imagined living to 107 and says he had bigger problems growing up.

“I thought it would be a better world i would be living in, but i didn’t think i’d ever make it”

The one thing

Owen Filer, a 107-year-old British WWII veteran, says living properly and eating fish and chips regularly helped him reach his age.

Read the original on New York Post

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