TV star and musician Myleene Klass tells Rianne Ison how she got super fit for her 40th.
After only being in Myleene Klass’ company for five minutes, it’s already clear she tackles her fitness regime in exactly the same way she lives her life – she means business.
‘Women don’t always want to go to the gym – they haven’t always got time – so I move my coffee table out of the way and that’s my gym,’ the TV star tells us. And Myleene, who turns 40 this month, is walking proof that it pays to put in the hard work at home.
The mum of two has looked increasingly strong and toned since she embarked a new fitness regime with personal trainer Louis Rennocks 18 months ago. Which is one of the reasons the star launched her own fitness programme earlier this year, MyBody by Myleene Klass.
‘It’s about feeling strong’Myleene – mum to daughters Ava, 10, and Hero, six – tells us, ‘I’m getting to a point in my life, and the age, where I want to be around for my children. My girls think I’m Wonder Woman, and I don’t think that’s going to last but I’ve got to keep up with them.’
‘Ultimately, I want to feel strong. And I want to maintain what I have. There was a quiz in a newspaper – and this is kind of what started it all off – where there were 10 pictures of me over 10 years and you had match them up. We were like, ‘Crikey, I have actually maintained!’
The former I’m A celebrity star then explains why a photo of her inspired her latest project,‘People asked me, “How did you get your white bikini body?” “How did you do that with children?” So I thought let’s show you.’
This story is from the May 2018 edition of Fit & Well.
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