Are we ageist? Actress goes undercover as a 90-year-old

Is our society ageist? After a ComRes survey for 5 live found 27% of 55-64 year olds experienced ageism,* we sent former Emmerdale actress Roxanne Pallett out into a shopping area disguised as 90-year-old “Doris”.

33-year-old Roxanne, who was raised by her grandmother, said she wanted to find out how people would react to her appearance because she felt older people were generally overlooked.

In just over three hours, she was transformed using prosthetics and was shocked by her new look…

*1,001 British adults were interviewed by telephone between 11th – 13th March 2016.

This clip is originally from 5 live on Monday 11 April 2016.