Two housemates with a 51-year age gap say they have "lots" in common - they do most things together and never argue.
Ella Wilson, 22, moved in with 73-year-old retiree David Cox in Manly, Sydney, in September 2024, after backpacking around Australia.
She found his room through word-of-mouth - after a customer at the cafe she works in introduced the pair.
Despite their generational difference, Ella says David is the “best housemate she’s ever had” - and the pair cook together, go running together, and eat ice cream together.
Ella Wilson, 22, moved in with 73-year-old retiree David Cox in Manly, Sydney, in September 2024, after backpacking around Australia.
She found his room through word-of-mouth - after a customer at the cafe she works in introduced the pair.
Despite their generational difference, Ella says David is the “best housemate she’s ever had” - and the pair cook together, go running together, and eat ice cream together.
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00:00Come for a run with me and my 73-year-old housemate.
00:14I want to, um...
00:16Like a...
00:17Scarlet?
00:18Yeah.
00:19Yeah, Scarlet.
00:20So, are we going now?
00:21Then I go start.
00:23Yep. And then we're off.
00:24Okay.
00:25Ready?
00:26Yep.
00:27Ha-ha!
00:28Wee-hee!
00:29This is like quicker than my race!
00:31Yeah, we're going down, aren't we?
00:33Yeah, we are, to be fair.
00:34I'm exhausted.
00:35I feel like we're smashing it out tonight.
00:37In the sunset.
00:40I'm going to need a good light stick.
00:410.8K.
00:42I don't believe I made it this far.
00:44I can believe you.
00:45You've literally nearly done a kilometre.
00:47You want to stop at 1K?
00:49I think we'll be alright.
00:50Yeah?
00:51Yeah, probably.
00:52The pace is ridiculous.
00:531.97.
00:55Oh, wow.
00:56That's good.
00:57Okay, mind the hill.
00:58David, you've hit 2K!
01:00What?
01:01You've done it, you've hit 2K!
01:02I've already hit 2K.
01:05Oh, we're still going.
01:06Going all the way home?
01:07You go all the way home.
01:08I am utterly baffled that man just did nearly 3K.
01:11I'm in awe.
01:13I feel so proud of him.
01:15His aim is to run 5K.
01:17I reckon we'll get there next week.
01:19I'm going to keep him training.
01:21So proud.
01:22Okay, ready?
01:23Open.
01:28You've got to be kidding me.
01:29I've done it!
01:30You've got to be joking.
01:32Yeah!
01:38Absolutely fitted out.
01:42You're so cute.
01:45Who are you going to send that to?
01:47I'll send it to my family.
01:50Okay, good.
01:51Are you seeing me?
01:52Yeah, David, you're the star of the show.
01:56Oh, you're going to make me go on my bad side.
01:58My bad side is a lot worse than your bad side.
02:01Ready?
02:05Hey, everybody.
02:06Hello.
02:07We've got David and Ella here.
02:09And a lot of you have been asking how we met and how we're in this situation
02:14and how I have a 73-year-old housemate.
02:17So I'll just give you a little insight into what I'm doing.
02:23So I've just come to Australia, don't really know what I'm doing,
02:26have absolutely no plans, just taking each day
02:29and just trying to see as much of the country as I can.
02:31And I was actually in Airlie Beach.
02:35I was on a boat trip with this tour and the boat capsized.
02:47And I ended up being stranded on this island.
02:52David just came along.
03:00What are you making?
03:02These jets can't fit me up.
03:05What?
03:07You can't say that.
03:09What are you doing, woman?
03:14I'm sorry.
03:15No, sorry, we'll start that again.
03:20Oh, no, help.