Barbara Eden’s followers had to look twice when she shared a new photo with her husband, Jon Eicholtz.
The I Dream of Jeannie star got into the Easter spirit over the weekend and posed for a cuddly snap with her husband of 34 years, with each of them wearing a colorful pair of bunny ears as they posed for a photo in their living room.
“Happy Easter from us bunnies! We hope it’s been beautiful and full of joy! -B & J,” she captioned the photo.
While her fans loved the sweet photo, it was Barbara’s “ageless” appearance at 94 that left them in disbelief.
“Wait now I just had to take a second look at that picture of you and your husband are you sure that’s you at the age you are right now… you look like you’re still in your 30s or 40s,” one commented.
A second said: “U havent aged a day since your show was on. Whats your secret?” A third added: “Still gorgeous and ageless!!!”
At 94, the actress shows no signs of slowing down. In an interview with People, Barbara shared her secret to longevity.
All through the years, I’ve noticed that many people don’t realize what a joy it is and what a gift it is to be able to work in an arena that you really love,” she said.
“So many people have to work in jobs they hate, and they have to do it just for sustenance, but aren’t we lucky when we can study for something, enjoy it, and know that other people enjoy it? I think that’s a gift that life gives us, if we are willing to work for it,” she added.
© Getty ImagesShe also explained to Fox News that she’s swapped cardio for weight training to keep herself fit and healthy.
“I used to work out all the time. I used to do spinning classes and then do weights with a trainer,” she said.
“When Covid hit, that ended my heavy workouts. Now I have a stationary bicycle, and I lift five pounds. I use very lightweight weights, but they’re good for your bones.”
© Getty ImagesBarbara got her lucky break on The Jimmy Carson Show before securing roles in I Love Lucy and the Andy Griffin Show.
Her breakthrough role came when she starred as a genie and slave to Larry Hagman‘s character in I Dream of Jeannie, and she is now the only surviving member of the show.
She was cast as Jeannie from 1965 until the show was taken off the air in 1970. She has amassed millions of fans since its airing and has even written a memoir titled Jeannie Out of the Bottle, and a children’s book, Barbara and the Djinn.
© Getty ImagesBarbara speaks fondly of her fanbase and calls them “the best in the world.”
“‘They’re the best fans in the whole world,” she said at a fan convention. “When I get up on the big stage, I speak, and then I do the Q&A, I’m sometimes surprised. They know more than I do about my work!”
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