A 103-year-old woman says that a daily handful of walnuts with gin and tonic is the key to her long life.
Science also suggests that Monks has a diet as walnuts are packed with healthy nutrients and are linked to a reduction in cholesterol and heart disease.
In addition, the gin contains juniper berries which are great anti-oxidants to fend off illnesses.
Monks now lives in a housing complex run by the Warrington Housing Association in Cheshire and the organisation wrote a birthday message to mark her special day.
It said: "Happy 103rd birthday to Stella. She is our kind of woman. Our Independent Living Co-ordinator Kimberley Flynn dropped in with flowers from all of us."