Fun stops at 42

..but adults want to recapture 'carefree' side

- Lucy Brimble

MORE than four in 10 adults say they have lost touch with how to be playful, with the average cut-off for “fun” identified as age 42.

Three-quarters say they wish they could recapture the carefree nature they had in their youth.

The survey of 2,000 adults was carried out for Comic Relief partner Babybel, which yesterday created a giant ball pit in central Manchester for adults to play in.

Measuring 10m by 5m, it was filled with 65,000 red balls to promote the charity’s Red Nose Day next Friday.

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