Although she’s a staunch fitness enthusiast, Chloe Madeley has admitted that her famous mother, Judy Finnigan, is ‘not interested’ in the extreme wellness lifestyle her daughter practices.
Yet the former Richard & Judy host, 69, has looked notably svelter recently – which Chloe, 30, has revealed is down to her clean-eating lifestyle.
‘You learn as you grow up that your parents are adults too. They are stubborn,’ Chloe said of her attempts to get her mum into a fitness regiment. ‘Dad has always been naturally physically active. Mum isn’t interested.
‘She’s got into sushi, raw fish and whole grain salad’: Fitness fanatic Chloe Madeley has revealed the secrets to her mother Judy Finnigan’s recent weight loss
‘I have to say her diet is now amazing. Her palate has changed. She has got into sushi, raw fish and whole grain salad. She has dropped the pounds naturally.’
Chloe also admitted she is seriously considering freezing her eggs in case she chooses to have children later in life.
Speaking on Thursday’s episode of Loose Women, the fitness author confessed she had looked into the procedure as she isn’t sure if she definitely wants to have a baby, but doesn’t want the choice to be made for her by infertility.
She was joined on the show by her rugby playing beau James Haskell, who revealed the cost of egg freezing had put him off, as he’d rather spend his hard earned pennies on a fancy car.
Svelte: The former Richard & Judy host, 69, has looked notably svelter recently – which Chloe, 30, has revealed is down to her clean-eating lifestyle
Fit and healthy: Chloe was asked if she’d managed to convert her famous TV host parents, Richard, 61, and Judy, 69
Chloe explained: ‘I talk about it because I’m 30 now and I really don’t know if I want kids. And I think as a woman, being a 30-year-old woman saying that is quite a big deal to some people.
‘I think a lot of people, my mother included, turn around and say, “What if when you decide you do it’s too late?” So I’m definitely considering freezing my eggs, just in case, just to hedge my bets.
‘But my god is it a lot of money. Tens of thousands…’
Undecided: Chloe Madeley admitted on Tuesday’s episode of Loose Women that she is seriously considering freezing her eggs in case she chooses to have children later in life
Candid: The daughter of Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan was joined on the show by her rugby playing beau James Haskell, who revealed the cost of egg freezing had put him off
Asked whether he felt the same, James reasoned: ‘I guess the same answer’. He went on to quip: ‘I’d probably rather have a Lamborghini than a kid at the moment, but we’ll see.
‘Similar price apparently, [kids] cost about £200,000 until their 18… wrong crowd, sorry. I just do what I’m told to do.’
The cost of freezing eggs In the UK can be between £3,000 and £4,000 for egg collection, scans, freezing and two years of storage.
The process is already available for free in Scotland and Wales, but health trusts have varying policies on whether to fund it in England.
Honest: The 30-year-old fitness fanatic confessed she had looked into the procedure as she isn’t sure if she definitely wants to have a baby, but doesn’t want the choice to be made for her
Meanwhile, the pair – who are both competing for sales of their latest fitness books – revealed that they could even tie the knot this year.
Of whether a proposal is on the cards James said: ‘I’d say, yeah of course. I love Chloe, I’d love to get married. 100%, 2018 could the year, I don’t know.’
He joked: ‘We’ll see if Elizabeth Duke’s got any good diamond rings for £100…’
Unsure: Chloe explained: ‘I talk about it because I’m 30 now and I really don’t know if I want kids. And I think as a woman, being a 30-year-old woman saying that is quite a big deal’
In agreement: Asked whether he felt the same, James reasoned: ‘I guess the same answer’. He went on to quip: ‘ I’d probably rather have a Lamborghini than a kid at the moment…’
Ready to wed: Meanwhile, the pair – who are both competing for sales of their latest fitness books – revealed that they could even tie the knot this year
The couple also discussed their fitness plans, and Chloe was asked if she’d managed to convert her famous TV host parents, Richard, 61, and Judy, 69.
She revealed this wasn’t the case, as she explained: ‘No. I think you learn as you grow up and you’re an adult that your parents are adults too and they’re stubborn and they don’t want to listen to you as much as you don’t want to listen to them.
‘Dad’s always been quite naturally physically active, he’ll go for walks, he’ll bike ride, he hikes a lot in Cornwall. And mum just isn’t interested. She’s just not interested.’
She went on to reveal that Judy has lost weight recently, however, by changing her diet.
‘I have to say, her diet now is amazing,’ Chloe said.
‘Naturally, her palate has changed, she’s gotten really into sushi, raw fish, big multigrain salads and she’s dropped loads of weight just naturally from changing the old meat and potatoes to something healthier.’
Keeping coy: Of whether a proposal is on the cards James said: ‘I’d say, yeah of course. I love Chloe, I’d love to get married. 100%, 2018 could the year, I don’t know’