Dick Van Dyke turns heads during rare outing — wait ’til you see what he’s wearing
Dick Van Dyke left the comfort of his beloved Malibu mansion over the weekend when he stepped out in LA for an important cause.
The 99-year-old walked with a cane and flashed his trademark smile for the cameras while leaving the Vandy Camp fundraiser where he had performed with his a cappella group, the Vantastix.
The intimate event at Aviator Nation Dreamland was held to raise money for California’s Community Brigade and Dick pulled out all the stops to make it a fun affair.
Not only were fans stunned by his spritely form but they loved his casual attire and T-shirt which gave a nod to his Mary Poppins’ character, Bert.
The T-shirt featured an illustration of the famed chimney sweep alongside the title of his song “Step in Time.”
Fans will be delighted to see Dick out and about and acting sprightly only months after he rang in his 99th birthday.
He and his wife Arlene recently struggled to navigate the challenges the LA wildfires brought as they were left without power or heat at their home.
© GettyDick refused to leave the $8 million pad and Arlene confessed: “He doesn’t want to go anywhere else.”
The star may be in his 100th year but he’s still keeping fit and healthy and insists: “Somebody said, ‘To what do you attribute your age and physical condition?’, and I said, ‘I’ve always exercised.’ Three days a week, we go to the gym, still’.”
The Chitty Chitty Bang Bang actor revealed that he spends an hour in the gym where he incorporates stretching, sit-ups, and yoga.
Dick says the secret to happiness is also doing what you love in your twilight years.
“The point is to enjoy,” he said in an interview with NPR . “You have to pick what you enjoy doing, what fulfills you, what interests you. And I realize that’s not possible for a lot of people.”
“As Thoreau said, a lot of people are living lives of quiet desperation. But almost anyone can find that one immersing hobby or pastime that they love to do.”
While he still has months until his centennial celebration on December 13, he’s got high hopes for something fun.
© Getty“When you think…I go back to [19]25, I’m almost 100,” he quipped during an appearance on Where Everyone Knows Your Name podcast. “This is insane. I’m going to have a big party.”
