Martha Stewart doesn’t seem super interested in being friends with people around her age — and there’s a reason for that. People have long been curious about the 83-year-old entrepreneur’s friendship with Snoop Dogg, 53. Martha has said that she and Snoop Dogg “really are BFFs,” per AARP. But Snoop Dogg is not the only younger person Martha enjoys spending time with.
In fact, their 30-year age gap isn’t super unusual given that Martha says most of her close friends are at least 20 years younger than she is. Spending time with younger friends like Snoop Dogg keeps Martha young. Martha told AARP that “spending time with younger people” is something that brings her more energy as she ages.
“I don’t know if it’s a conscious effort on my part, but most of my closest friends are at least 20 years younger than I am,” she explained.
While spending time with younger people might not be a conscious decision that Martha makes, she also hinted at why she might not get along as well with people her own age. Martha told AARP that she likes to try new things and challenge herself. Though she describes herself as being curious about new technology, some people she knows do not share this trait.
“I have friends who don’t take pictures with their iPhones, for God’s sake,” she explained to AARP. “Why not? That lack of curiosity is so boring to me!”
For Martha, getting older is about “living to the absolute fullest.” That means “trying new things and learning new things every single day, staying fresh, being interesting and interested, staying curious, staying busy, developing new friendships.” Of course, the fact that she has not dealt with health issues helps make that possible. According to her AARP article, she doesn’t take any medication and also has “very good blood pressure.”
At age 83, Martha still believes “there’s so much to do” in life. In 2024, she was the subject of a Netflix documentary. She also released a book about her 100 favorite recipes and traveled to Namibia that same year.
“Aging is not about dying, it’s about living well,” she told AARP.
