life and style  How I couldn't admit to being 40 - and why I'm
glad I've owned up  For years TV presenter Kate Garraway has let
people believe she's a year younger than she really is. Here she
comes clean - and wonders why we're all so worried about ageing
Kate Garraway Kate Garraway. Photograph: David Fisher/Rex
Features  My best friend got married the other day and a group
of close friends had got together the night before her big day.
One of them produced an early birthday present for me. 'Ooh,'
everyone said, 'the big 4-0, then! How do you feel about that?
What will you do to celebrate?'   I'm ashamed to admit this, but
in recent years I have allowed the media to become a little,
well, economical with the truth about my age. Today I shall be
41, not 40.  A survey published today by Help the Aged has found
that one in five - more than 10 million people - have lied about
their age. Another 10 million admit they've been tempted to.
Among 18- to 34-year-olds, the figures rise to a third. And
nearly a quarter