OK! Magazine UK – 22 July 2019

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because we have some amazing women on our

team behind the camera. The boxing world has

actually been really supportive and welcoming,

it’s just the social media side of it that I don’t

necessarily understand.

Have you ever had a situation at work where

you have been judged for being a woman?

Never where I work. But on social media yeah,

I quite often get people that find it harder to

adjust to me doing my role. But that could be

a generational thing.

What’s been your experience of social media?

On the whole, I would say good. But I have also

experienced the dark side. I had a bit of a run of

it last summer. And I have always accepted that if

you’ve got an opinion, maybe you’ve disagreed

with something I’ve said on air, fine, comment.

But when it’s personal and they target my family,

that’s just not on. You do have to have a rhino’s

skin in this job but also, we’re all human.

You’ve said they targeted your late brother

last summer...

Yeah. What amazes me is the levels they go to

research your life to target you. Haven’t they

got anything better to do than sit on a keyboard

and troll people? Something does need to be

done to change it.

You wrote on Twitter earlier this year that

there is ‘no time limit on grief’, after losing

your brother five years ago. How do you

cope with your grief?

Exercise. When my brother was killed – that

time’s quite blurry – I just put my trainers on and

went for a run. I always say there is no time limit

on grief and there is no specific way to grieve.

I found that exercise helped and also gave me

structure. The power of sport is massive in terms

of helping with things like grieving.

How many times a week do you work out?

As many as I can! I have danced all my life.

From the age of three until my mid twenties, I

did ballet, tap and modern. The fitness started

when I was at uni and I genuinely love the

mental and physical benefits. I try and work

out between four and six times a week, but

it honestly depends on work and how I’m

feeling. If I’m knackered then I won’t. I love

strength training in particular now. That has

Below and below right:

Anna works out four to

six times a week and

is a big fan of strength

training, telling us: ‘I’m

all for women who lift!’

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