Topic: Britain's Oldest Twitter User Dies Aged 104

[Ken]

12:42pm UK, Wednesday July 28, 2010
Elizabeth Scott, Sky News Online

Britain's oldest Twitter user Ivy Bean, who regulary updated her 56,000 followers, has died aged 104.


Ivy Bean tried to tweet to her followers at least once a day

The great-grandmother passed away at her care home in Barkerend, Bradford, where she had lived for three years.

Ivy was an active user of Twitter and had also been on Facebook for the past two years, gathering a star-studded fan base.

Among her followers was singer Peter Andre who she met last year and later starred on his television show.

A picture of the Australian singer kissing Ivy's forehead is the profile picture on her Facebook and Twitter pages.

She was also followed by Hollywood star Ashton Kutcher and presenter Chris Evans.

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