One of Virgin Atlantic's newest crew members is a 59-year-old grandma of 11 (and she's got more game than you do)

By the time most people hit their late 50s, they're not thinking about starting new careers as much as they're probably looking forward to wrapping up their current ones — you know, cashing in that 401K, collecting the gold watch and thumbing through brochures about real estate near golf courses. But Katrine Haines isn't most people. The 59-year-old grandmother of 11 is just over a year into a new career as a Virgin Atlantic flight attendant, and she's loving every second of it.

Haines applied for the position when she was a young, idealistic 57-year-old, right when Virgin had removed its two-year freeze on new hires. She was one of more than 2,000 applicants for the position, but she was deemed the right fit for the airline's new Vivienne Westwood uniforms (both literally and figuratively speaking), and her experiences as a newbie were filmed for the three-part "Virgin Atlantic: Up in the Air" documentary, which will air on British television. She will earn £12,500 ($19,310) for her in-flight service, but Haines seems delighted just to fulfill a longtime dream. She told the Daily Mail: 

It's what I've been wanting to do for 25-30 years, and I felt the time was right [...] I hadn't gone for it before as I had young children so I couldn't give 110% to the role at the time. It's time for me now.

So far, Haines has more than enjoyed her time with Virgin – and has already scored three marriage proposals (sorry, fellas, she's taken; Haines and her husband Colin have been married for 37 years). Although Haines has to be one of the more, uh, mature members of the Virgin crew, that doesn't seem to matter to customers. The Telegraph asked its readers how old was too old to be a flight attendant, and 69% of respondents said "As long as they can do the job, who cares?"

We agree. Congrats, Katrine, for going after your dream job. The house on the golf course – or whatever you're looking forward to – will be there when you've hung up your Westwood-designed blazer for good.