Her hectic schedule has seen her spend long periods of time away from her equally busy husband, Mark Wright.
And Michelle Keegan has dished all on her keeping her marriage with the former TOWIE star alive, admitting that it’s ‘FaceTiming him’ which keeps her sane while also confessing to wanting a brood of four with him.
Sizzling for the cover of Women’s Health and the accompanying boxing inspired shoot, the actress, 30, also revealed her relationship with her body – claiming she’s happier to have put on ‘two stone’ recently.
Packing a punch: Michelle Keegan, 30, has dished all on her keeping her marriage with Mark Wright alive,as she stuns for the latest issue of Women’s Health
Michelle, who is the object of affection for many across the globe, flaunts her incredibly honed physique in the sizzling snaps.
The cover image sees her posing confidently for the camera in a skimpy blue sports bra and thin black bottoms.
Continuing the sporty theme inside the pages of the fitness bible, the former Coronation Street star dons a skin-tight monochrome bodysuit as she drapes her arms on the edge of a boxing ring while shooting the camera a sultry glance.
With her jaw-dropping good look and enviable figure, it isn’t difficult to see why Mark fell in love with her.
‘We FaceTime every day!’ With Michelle signing on to exciting new acting projects and Mark taking on a glamorous new presenting gig in America, the star spoke candidly about the distance between them
‘Realistically nothing can happen right now but I’ve always been broody!’ With two years of marriage under her belt, the question on everyone’s lips is whether she’s keen on starting a family with Mark
The pair tied the knot in 2015 and have since seen their careers soaring, with Michelle signing on to exciting new acting projects and Mark taking on a glamorous new presenting gig in America.
Speaking about the distance between them, Michelle admitted: ‘It’s hard being away from him (while I’m filming). Really hard.
‘But we FaceTime and speak, like, all day every day! That’s what keeps me sane!’ she admitted.
And with two years of marriage under her belt, the question on everyone’s lips is whether she’s keen on starting a family.
‘We’ve not planned anything and realistically nothing can happen right now because I’m too busy. But I’ve always been broody. I love kids and I want four, so hopefully in the near future,’ Michelle openly admitted.
‘I was a bit bony before’: The stunning brunette has also admitted she feel happier now that she’s put on weight
Relating to her audience, Michelle confessed: ‘I’m a normal girl at the end of the day and when I’m standing there in a bikini or teeny-tiny clothes I’m like, “Oh God!”’
And while she described being on the cover of Women’s Health as a ‘pinch myself’ moment, the stunning brunette has admitted she feel happier now that she’s put on weight.
‘I’ve put on a stone and feel it everywhere. I’ve been away (filming Our Girl) for so long and I haven’t had time to work out, and I literally landed two days ago and now I’m kicking myself and thinking, “Why didn’t I just eat healthily while I was away?”
‘But you know what, I think I needed to put on a bit of weight. I was a bit bony,’ she noted.
Relating to her audience, Michelle confessed: ‘I’m a normal girl at the end of the day and when I’m standing there in a bikini or teeny-tiny clothes I’m like, “Oh God!”’
But despite admitting she scolds herself over her nutrition, Michelle endures quite the gruelling fitness regime – revealing that she works out ‘four times a week doing body weight exercises.’
Gym fanatic: Despite admitting she scolds herself over her nutrition, Michelle endures quite the gruelling fitness regime – revealing that she works out ‘four times a week doing body weight exercises’
She explained her routine in-depth: ‘I’ll do a leg day maybe with some abs, then the next day I’ll do my arms. So I tend to work my abs three times over the week.’
Michelle also confessed that working out is on her mind even when she’s filming: ‘When I’m on set, I’m always waiting around for people to move the cameras so I can try to squeeze in press-ups and sit-ups between scenes.’
The talented beauty expressed that she starts off her day with a workout ‘otherwise it’s like a shadow hanging over me.’
‘And it does set you up for the day. I’ll grab a banana, go to the gym, then have a proper breakfast afterwards,’ she concluded.
Michelle’s positive demeanour comes after long-faced reports of marital trouble due to trying work schedules, which currently sees her filming Our Girl in Kuala Lumpur while the former TOWIE launches his US presenting career.
‘It sets you up for the day’: The talented beauty expressed that she starts off her day with a workout ‘otherwise it’s like a shadow hanging over me’
Reports: Michelle’s positive demeanour comes after long-faced reports of marital trouble due to trying work schedules, which currently sees her filming Our Girl in Kuala Lumpur while the former TOWIE launches his US presenting career
Speaking to The Sun recently, the beauty insisted their difficult set up is made harder by the rumours, yet she insists all is well while admitting they desperately miss one another and plan to start a family ‘as soon as the time is right’
She said: ‘It’s been hard enough being away anyway, but then to contend with all that. It just comes from nowhere.
‘I don’t understand how a couple can’t have their separate careers, and why can’t a newly married woman go off and do her job and a husband go off and do his? I don’t understand why that’s a negative. It should be celebrated.
‘I’d say there is a slight degree of sexism to it. I always think it’s good we’ve got our own careers. He’s put all his effort into that and I’m putting all my effort into this. And for me, I just find it really exciting that we’re working so hard separately, for our different careers.’
Michelle and Mark have been together for almost five years after they first met in December 2012 while both holidaying in Dubai. They wed in 2015
Hectic schedule: Michelle has been busy filming BBC One’s Out Girl in Kuala Lumpur
Michelle and Mark have been together for almost five years after they first met in December 2012 while both holidaying in Dubai.
Nine months later, the duo had returned to the Middle Eastern resort where Mark had proposed and they went on to tie the knot in a lavish ceremony at St Mary’s Church in Bury St Edmonds in May 2015.
Throughout 2016, reports suggested the couple’s relationship was doomed, with sources insisted they were headed for a split, yet the two entered the New Year stronger than ever and have since continued their long-distance love between work.
With Mark in America for a year, having landed his dream job as a presenter on showbiz programme Extra, ‘excited’ Michelle plans to jet out to meet him in December, when she has a break from work.
Read Michelle’s full interview in Women’s Health out now.
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