When Sporty Meets Sexy

SUPERMODEL AND ACTRESS KATE UPTON HAS AN ENVIABLE FIGURE AND A THRIVING CAREER. SHE SHARES HER WORKOUT AND DIET SECRETS.

- Pam O'Brein

Kate Upton prides herself on being a badass. The 25-year-old model and actress can push a sled with 225kg weights across the floor, no problem, and does hip thrusts with a 90kg bar across her lap. “Here I am bragging,” she says with a laugh as she describes her fitness feats. “But it’s exciting, challenging, and empowering to see what I can do.”

Kate is killing it outside the gym, too. She’s engaged to Detroit Tigers pitcher Justin Verlander – “We haven’t set a wedding date yet. We’re just enjoying the engagement.” – and in addition to her hugely successful modelling career, she’s taking on more acting roles. In her new movie, The Layover, Kate stars as a woman competing with her best friend for the same guy after their plane makes a forced landing. “It was really fun to film; an awesome learning experience,” says Kate, who has been studying acting for seven years. “I believe in hard work and learning your craft before going out there and doing it.”

As disciplined as she is in her work life and her workouts, Kate is also a big proponent of treating herself. “I mean, you can’t be good all day,” she says. Some of her favourite things: going out to dinner, drinking wine, and eating French fries and chocolate. “I’m always hungry,” she admits. “I love to snack.”

Here’s how she balances the work with the fun – and why being a little bad is a very good thing.

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