Grumpygran1948: Meet the 78-year-old Fortnite streamer who’s just won a Guinness World Record

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A Scottish grandmother has been crowned the world’s oldest female Fortnite streamer by Guinness World Records .

Cath Bowie, 78, known by her username grumpygran1948, started playing in 2017 after she was introduced to it by her grandson, who was 17 at the time.

Nine years later, she plays to an audience of about 24,000 followers, making her the oldest female streamer of the game.

Ms Bowie had tried a few video games before, but none really sparked her interest until she discovered Fortnite.

“I had at last found a game for me,” she said, after her story featured in the Guinness World Records Gamer’s Edition 2027.

“Although I have tried several other games, I have never found the excitement that I get from Fortnite. I call myself a Fortniter more than a gamer.”

After buying her own console, her grandson initially doubted she would amass much of a following if she were to begin streaming.

She said: “As a young guy, he just couldn’t believe that his grandma would do such a thing and suggested that nobody would join me or watch me.

“Saying that was like a red rag to a bull to me. I would show him that I could do it. Twenty-four thousand-plus followers later and he doesn’t mention it. I wonder why?”

She added: “I love the community. I love talking to people. I chat all the time, and I just love the whole atmosphere.

“I love the challenge that it gives me, and I’m afraid I play it every day.”

Commenting on her new title, she said: “To be a Guinness World Records title holder means so much to me personally, and it’s such a wonderful thing to be able to share with my supportive community.

“At 78, I grew up receiving the book as a Christmas present, and it would never have occurred to me that one day I would open one of its pages and see myself.