Dick Van Dyke says he's 'not afraid' of death - as he approaches 99th birthday

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Dick Van Dyke says he's 'not afraid' of death - as he approaches 99th birthday
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The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star said that while he 'could go any day now' he felt he was 'going to be alright'. The actor made the comments as he duetted with Coldplay's Chris Martin in the band's new music video.

Dick Van Dyke has said he is 'not afraid' of death, as he prepares to mark his 99th birthday next week. The Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang star, who was born on 13 December 1925, made the comment as he acknowledged he was 'acutely aware that I could go any day now'. However, he added: 'I don't know why, it doesn't concern me, I'm not afraid of it. I have that feeling totally against anything intellectual I have, that I'm going to be alright.

He then adds: 'I've had dreams where I am depressed or hurt, or lonely, or something, and she comes to comfort me, actually comes to comfort me.

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