RadarOnline.com can reveal Dick Van Dyke has spoken more candidly than ever about the steep physical decline he is suffering as he approaches his 100th birthday, describing himself as "a stooper, a shuffler and a teeterer" – and revealing severe sight and mobility problems that he says now shape every part of his daily life.

The Hollywood icon – celebrated for his roles in Mary Poppins , Chitty Chitty Bang Bang and The Dick Van Dyke Show – is set to turn 100 on December 13. Article continues below advertisement

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In a reflective first-person essay, he looked back on the elderly characters he once played for la

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