A woman has recently revealed that she never washes her sheets or her mattress despite them being 100 years old.
Now, the average person spends approximately 56 hours a week in bed, so keeping your place of rest clean is essential to avoid a build-up of bacteria and dust mites.
According to the Good Housekeeping Institute, you should be changing your sheets at least once every two weeks and if you suffer from night sweats or allergies, it's best to up it to once a week just to avoid any harmful triggers.
While a lot of us can't even bear the thought of sleeping in a dirty bed, one woman has recently admitted that she has never washed her sheets or changed her mattress for a new one despite it being around for a century.
Meet Cornelia Bayley, a British woman who lives in a 17th-century manor in Flintshire, north Wales.
Bayley initially bought the 10-bedroom house called Plas Teg back in 1985 and spent a big portion of her life keeping it standing. The 82-year-old has spent thousands and thousands of dollars on upkeep, though her bedding has never really gotten that type of attention.
As per the Daily Mail, Bayley admitted to only cleaning the house once or twice since she acquired it, saying: "200 years ago, there would be 20 or 30 people looking after the house. Now there is just me and the cat."
While appearing on Channel 4's Obsessive Compulsive Cleaners, she revealed that she had never felt the need to wash her bedding or change the mattress, which was 100 years old.
The hosts of the show examined her manor, clearly horrified at the dirt and grime that had piled up over the years.
When asked when the bedding had last been washed, Bayley replied: "Never."
The hosts followed up by asking about the mattress to which she replied: "It could be 100 years old, or something. You know, this is how people used to live years ago – and I still live like that."
Thankfully though, the experts managed to help the 82-year-old restore the cleanliness of her home with a good ol' deep clean, but despite this, the prior revelation had viewers feeling a little uncomfortable.
One user wrote: "What this woman is forgetting is that people in the old days changed their bedding! Out with the old straw and in with the new!"
"Hope she doesn't invite [anyone] to her bed," another added.
And a third user even pointed out that "no self respecting bed bug will sleep in that bed."
However, others weren't as harsh, pointing out that in the end, it was down to Bayley how she wanted to live.
I mean, each to their own, but please change your bedsheets often. Please.
