How celebrities plan to boost their health in 2018

Looking good is something that many celebrities just have to do. But how do they pull it off? Here a selection of stars reveal exactly how they’re planning to stay in shape in the New Year (although some resolutions seems a little more plausible than others – don’t they, Piers?).

AVOID EATING ANYTHING WHITE   

Strictly Come Dancing judge Shirley Ballas, 57, says: ‘I do yoga all year, but really ramp it up immediately after Christmas. I also try to get seven hours’ sleep, serve food in small portions and eat it slowly. My mother also told me to avoid eating anything white, so I do that too – cutting out milk, white bread, potatoes and pasta.’ 

TAKE MY FITNESS REGIME TO EXTREMES

Good Morning Britain presenter Piers Morgan, 52, says: ‘I intend to embrace a whirlwind health-and-fitness plan incorporating six frenzied spinning sessions a week, hourly kale smoothies, and zero alcohol or carbs. Expect to me in the papers by February with headlines such as Emaciated Piers Sparks Concern As He Plummets Below 16st.’

Looking good is something that many celebrities just have to do. But how do they pull it off? Here a selection of stars reveal exactly how they’re planning to stay in shape in the New Year

SAY ‘NO’ MORE

Property expert Kirstie Allsopp, 46, says: ‘Mindfulness! I need to do more to still my mind. I want to learn the power of “no” and do less. I’ve had a fantastic year, but I am coming to the end of it on my knees.’

TRY THE QUEEN’S SLIMMING TIP

Politician Sir Menzies Campbell, 76, says: ‘Portion control. I’m feeling smug because I’ve lost half a stone not by dieting, but just by eating less. The plan is to keep this up in 2018. The Queen eats only half of what’s on her plate – it’s how the Royals keep slim. I’ve always had a sweet tooth, so I have to persuade my wife not to bring Caramel Wafers into the house. Otherwise I’ll eat them.’

MAKE TIME FOR A MASSAGE

ITV chat show host Lorraine Kelly, 58, says: ‘Every New Year I say I’m going to slow down a bit and have a massage and a facial and make more time for people that I love. ’

GO VEGAN… ISH

MP Nadine Dorries, 60, says: ‘My eldest daughter has extracted promises from us all that, from New Year, we will all eat red meat only once a week and try to make the move from cow’s milk to oat or nut milk. The milk thing is going to kill me, but for the sake of my health and the planet I’ll give it a go.’

Former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, 60, says: ‘I will continue to be open and outspoken as a way of breaking down stigma and taboo about mental health, and fighting for services'

Former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, 60, says: ‘I will continue to be open and outspoken as a way of breaking down stigma and taboo about mental health, and fighting for services’

WALK FOR AN EXTRA MINUTE

Sir Muir Gray, 73, former Chief Knowledge Officer for the NHS and author of the Sod Seventy! books, says: ‘As I do every year, I will be increasing my physical activity. Being old isn’t an excuse to slow down. It’s even more important to be strong, supple and have stamina. So I will be adding an extra minute to my daily brisk 20-minute walk, an extra squat to the seven I do every day and an extra press-up. I’ll also continue to stand on one leg while I brush my teeth to maintain good balance.’

DOWN A DAILY GINGER SHOT

Businesswoman Michelle Mone, 46, says: ‘I am a huge fan of juicing and try to incorporate it into my diet as much as possible, but it’s something I want to be more consistent with. So I want to start every single day with a green juice and ginger shot.’

BANISH BACK PAIN

BBC journalist and Radio 4 Today presenter Justin Webb, 56, says: ‘I am going to address the misery of lower-back pain. Acupuncture? Injections? New mattress? All of the above? If you have it you’ll know how debilitating it is – yet how easily we ignore it because it seems so, well, dull! Let’s change that and start each day without a grimace.’

Businesswoman Michelle Mone, 46, says: ‘I am a huge fan of juicing and try to incorporate it into my diet as much as possible, but it’s something I want to be more consistent with. So I want to start every single day with a green juice and ginger shot'

Businesswoman Michelle Mone, 46, says: ‘I am a huge fan of juicing and try to incorporate it into my diet as much as possible, but it’s something I want to be more consistent with. So I want to start every single day with a green juice and ginger shot’

ONLY EAT OUT OF CEREAL BOWLS

Singer Paloma Faith, 36, says: ‘I don’t drink much anyway – just the odd glass of red wine, which is good for the heart – but I cut that out completely in January. I’ve recently managed to lose all my baby weight by eating cereal bowl-sized meals, which I’ll continue to do in the New Year. Portion control!’

STICK TO DRY JANUARY OVER DRY GIN JANUARY

Sky News presenter Kay Burley, 57, says: ‘I always promise my liver a dry January but the best I achieve is a dry gin January. So, for 2018, I will try my best to stay away from the booze until February. Shifting my bottom, which presently has its own postcode, around the park will be much easier with a clear head.’

RED WINE TUESDAYS!

Britain’s Got Talent judge Amanda Holden, 46, says: ‘I think New Year’s resolutions are rubbish – no one sticks to them. But we should have red wine Tuesdays. I’ll talk to the Government about it. ’

TV Presenter Gloria Hunniford, 77, says: ‘I am going to go on a 12-week sugar-free diet. This year I want to be as healthy as possible and to keep my weight around 9st. And I have told myself that I need to be calmer and more patient this year' 

TV Presenter Gloria Hunniford, 77, says: ‘I am going to go on a 12-week sugar-free diet. This year I want to be as healthy as possible and to keep my weight around 9st. And I have told myself that I need to be calmer and more patient this year’ 

TAKE UP AEROBICS

Ballet star Darcey Bussell, 48, says: ‘Aerobics! When I retired as a dancer I knew very quickly that I had to keep moving and had to keep my body supple and strong, but I don’t want to do anything punishing. I’ve done that all my life as a dancer.’

DIET WITH FRIENDS

Broadcaster Carol Vorderman, 57, says: ‘I do my dieting when others are doing theirs too, in January, when nobody asks “Why aren’t you drinking?” or questions when you refuse a piece of toast. Have a bag of salad and an avocado a day, fill half your plate with veg and keep on eating. Use good foods to crowd out the bad, then you’re doing something positive rather than be in a state of denial.’

STICK TO THE 80/20 RULE

TV Chef Lorraine Pascale, 45, says: ‘I’ll be making sure I eat healthily 80 per cent of the time, which means you can eat whatever you like for the other 20 per cent. Cake, cheese, whatever.

GO SUGAR-FREE… AND TRY TO BE LESS GRUMPY

TV Presenter Gloria Hunniford, 77, says: ‘I am going to go on a 12-week sugar-free diet. This year I want to be as healthy as possible and to keep my weight around 9st. And I have told myself that I need to be calmer and more patient this year.’

LOSE A STONE

Comedian Harry Hill, 53, says: ‘I don’t think you will be able to find anyone who is over 50 and doesn’t want to lose a stone. I am 53, and about 11st, so I would love to lose a stone but I love food too much. The first thing I think of when I wake up is, what’s for dinner?’

KICKBOX MY WAY TO A BETTER MOOD

TV presenter Gail Porter, 46, says: ‘I have black belts in kickboxing and karate and I really want to get back into both of them again. I love a good fight! Martial arts are great for boosting your mood, speeding up your reactions and making you aware of what’s going on around you. Now I’m in my 40s, I definitely need to exercise.’

KEEP TALKING ABOUT MENTAL HEALTH

Former spin doctor Alastair Campbell, 60, says: ‘I will continue to be open and outspoken as a way of breaking down stigma and taboo about mental health, and fighting for the services people need as Time to Change Ambassador and Patron of the Maytree sanctuary for the suicidal. I am also making another documentary on the subject, the research of which is making me think in new ways about depression.’

 



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