TV survivalist Bear Grylls reportedly believes he will continue living until the age of 200.
Grylls, currently 50-years-old, claimed he thinks he is “25%” of the way through his life with plenty more years ahead of him.
He explained his thought process is due to the “speed of AI” and “stem cell” research developments, reports The Mirror.
The newspaper said when speaking to The High Performance podcast, Grylls commented: “I'm pretty sure in the next 30 years we're going to certainly be able to live to 200. I think the speed of AI and stem cell this, and stem cell that.
“I've stopped counting years, I'm now working in percentages and I'm also bargaining by the time. So I'm at 25 per cent and I'm ready to recharge as well along the way, you know. Life is a gift.”
Grylls was asked if he really believed he was just 25% of his way through life and he confirmed he did: “I'm only just getting going. In fact, I actually don't feel I've started.
“I really feel that, it's like wow, I've done the hard bit in a way which is kind of build the platform and kind of get out there and learn some of these lessons.
“You know, because everything we have talked about today, none of it is taught to anyone at school.
“So it's like, I feel it's taken me 25 per cent of my life to figure out the lessons of life and now I've figured it out, now we're kind of ready to get going.”
Grylls is due to appear in a new Netflix series which Holly Willoughby will host.
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The pair have arrived in a Costa Rican jungle with 12 celebrities who have become “prey” and are tasked with staying hidden from Grylls as he hunts them down.
Shirley Ballas, Mel B and Danny Cipriani are among the celebrity contestants taking part in the new series.
Celebrity Bear Hunt will be released and available to watch on Netflix on Wednesday, February 5.
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