Widowed Birmingham retirees fall in love again at 88 after meeting in the gym
From Birmingham Live · 26 October 2026
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Barbara Thompson, 89, and Fred Jenkins, 88, have both lost a husband or wife. They met at the gym in New Oscott Retirement Village in Birmingham. The pair have since fallen in love.
It shows the gym can be a place to meet people as well as to train, at any age.
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