YOU'D be forgiven for thinking this glam gran is younger than she is.

But Stella Ralfini is actually 70 years old – and her age-defying secret is rubbing pee all over her face.

6 Stella claims rubbing wee on her face is the secret to her youthful looks Credit: Mercury Press

Yep, you read that right.

As well as cleansing, toning and moisturising, Stella’s daily beauty routine includes dabbing her face with urine.

Glamourous Stella said people never believe her age and revealed she learned her unusual anti-ageing trick when she was in her 30s, studying medicine in India.

After developing a “strange” rash during her trip, Stella was advised to dab her skin with her own urine and says that within a week the blemish had disappeared.

6 Stella claims she was taught the trick while learning medicine in India Credit: Mercury Press

But Stella's belief in the magical healing powers of urine went a step further in April this year.

The life coach was diagnosed with skin cancer and once again turned to pee, after an op to treat the disease.

She claims it helped her beat skin cancer, but there is no scientific evidence to suggest this theory would work.

She an operation in May to remove the cancer and was given the all clear earlier this month.

6 Stella claims the urine helped cure her skin cancer - but there is no evidence to suggest alternative therapies work Credit: Mercury Press

Now, determined not to waste her “second chance” at life, the pensioner is on the lookout for love.

Stella, from Finsbury Park, in London, said: “The latest date I had was a disaster.

“He seemed so lovely at the beginning. He looked like Rod Stewart.

“He had erectile dysfunction so we never became lovers.

“I have been on a few other dates but I'm still looking.

“I know a lot of people are shocked when they find out my age.

“I could go around lying about it because how many men are going to be looking for a 70-year-old woman?

“However, I still refuse to lie about my age because I don't think that would be inspiring.

“I think you can inspire people a lot more by showing them something to aim for.”

6 Stella is now on the look out for love after her 'second chance' at life Credit: Mercury Press

Stella has now joined dating sites to help her find “the one” and admits that, over the years, she has put her career before her love life.

So what is it about wee that Stella believes is the key to her youth?

“People think of urine as something that is dirty but it is not,” she said.

“It is your own DNA and that is what makes it so powerful.

“When it comes out of you it is fresh and it doesn't smell.

“You can use it to treat eczema, psoriasis, rashes, outbreaks, anything to do with skin.

6 Stella is a life coach and has spent her life teaching others how to look after themselves Credit: Mercury Press

“It will cure most issues. I have been telling clients to use it for many years.

“I had this really strange rash that came out when I was in India.

“I was talking to a doctor and he said this is what you could try.

“It took a week to see the results and I have never had a spot since then but I do take really good care of my skin as well.

“You would go to the loo and catch the flow of the urine in a plastic cup.

“You don't need much and you would then dab the area with a cotton wool to cleanse the skin.”

Stella, who is also a sex therapist, said that if you use urine therapy three times a week you could see results within seven days.

Gran Stella Ralfini claims she keeps her face looking years younger by smearing it with semen

CANCER PATIENTS WHO OPT FOR ALTERNATIVE THERAPIES ARE TWICE AS LIKELY TO DIE There are many reasons people may opt to use alternative or natural therapies. But there is little evidence to suggest they work. All medical treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer, have to go through vigorous testing to prove they work before they are made available to patients. Alternative therapy is not subject to the same testing. The lack of regulation also means some alternative therapies could be harmful or cause unwanted side effects. And choosing alternative therapies, or shunning treatment all together, can prove fatal. Cancer patients who opt for alternative treatments over chemotherapy are twice as likely to die, according to a recent study from the Yale School of Medicine. Many alternative treatments, such as homeopathy, are based on the idea the body can heal itself through exposure to highly diluted substances that cause an illness. But July NHS officials launched a consultation to scrap homeopathic medicines saying they are a “misuse of scares funds”. Alternative therapies can, however, be used alongside traditional medicine. For example, many people find peppermint oil or ginger to be a successful remedy for nausea which is a nasty side effect of chemo.

“When I had skin cancer I just kept dabbing it and the operation was successful but I can't tell you how much that helped it,” she said.

“I believe that the things that I know certainly helped me during the recovery.

“I believe that's why the operation was successful.”

Stella said juicing, natural homemade beauty remedies and drinking one litre of coconut water a day are some of the other ways she keeps herself looking young.

She claims the kept up the routine throughout her cancer battle and attributes it to her recovery.

But there is little evidence to suggest that alternative therapies work.

All medical treatments, such as chemotherapy and radiotherapy for cancer, have to go through vigorous testing to prove they work before they are made available to patients.

Alternative therapy is not subject to the same testing.

6 Stella also claims juicing and drinking a litre of coconut water each day keeps her healthy Credit: Mercury Press

“You can't really say 'why me?'. Cancer affects so many people,” Stella said.

“I couldn't really take it all in but I did and I got my operation done.

“It woke me up. A lot of things came home to me. I thought if this is successful I am going to reinvent my life.

“There was a lot going through my mind.

“I hadn't found my soul mate. I had given too much to my work.

“I'm a woman who has cared for and looked after myself. I feel like I have a lot to offer.

“I also want to inspire people. It is very sobering.

“I have felt grateful that I was given the chance so I don't want to waste it.”

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