United Kingdom, July 14 -- Eric Idle feels "lucky" to be alive.

The 82-year-old actor-and-comedian has had a "reprieve" since he survived pancreatic cancer in 2019, and the star thinks people should appreciate being in good health and not worry about ageing, because "there's not much you can do about it".

Eric told the new issue of The Big Issue magazine: "Ageing - there's not much you can do about it.

"I think the thing is that you know you can get better at things like relationships. You can get better at marriages. You can get better about people and friends because in the end, that's all that matters.

"And as you get older, sadly, you lose more and more friends. The older you get, the less you think, 'Oh gosh, I hope this never en...