It's not uncommon for celebrities to lie about their age, but one particular instance of lying about it made national headlines this week as they were denied entry into the White House for a tour as a result.
According to Fox News, Dyan Cannon, perhaps best known for "Heaven Can Wait," was not allowed into the White House for a tour after U.S. Secret Service agents determined she had lied about her actual age on her passport documents.
The actress, 88, was traveling with several other actors, including Kym Douglas, Tracey Bregman, and TV personality and chef Christine Avanti-Fischer.
The four women host a podcast called "God's Table," and they were in Washington D.C. to do some sightseeing and other popular tourist activities.
Douglas filmed a video of the four women recalling the experience, shedding light on what happened at the entry to the White House tour.
"We are lined up for a great tour, and we have these Secret Service guys and all of the federal agents. We can't get in because someone lied about their age," she said, laughing about it in the video.
That's when Cannon took accountability and admitted that "years ago," she had reportedly lied about her age on her passport, which clearly caught up with her.
"Listen," Cannon said. "Years ago, here's the thing, I lied about my age on my passport."
The video was posted on Cannon's Instagram page, and the four women set to go on the White House tour, including Cannon, laughed off the matter.
"It’s nobody’s business what the number is they’ve pinned on me ….right girls? Right guys? it’s just a blinkin number… no matter what number they put next to me there’s one thing that never changes …I WUV WU" Cannon wrote in the caption.
Cannon's fans and social media users reacted to the story.
Dyan Cannon, 88, denied White House entry after lying about her age on passport documents https://t.co/bwpJxluHp5 pic.twitter.com/Bi5RbwF6jv
— New York Post (@nypost) August 31, 2025
"People in their 80s lie about their age?" one X user wrote.
Another X user wrote, "You can't lie about anything on passport documents!! Why wasn't she arrested?"
