OK! Magazine UK – 22 July 2019

HEALTH&FITNESS

For Gunnar it’s all

about balance –

nut butter and wine

are on the menu

but so is plenty

of protein and

vegetables:

t ‘Every morning

when I wake up,

I have nut butter and jam.

I have that very early in the

morning so I’m not working on

an empty stomach.’

t ‘Post workout I have a

protein shake and then about

half an hour later I have some

kind of a breakfast which

will include some protein,

carbohydrates

and fat.’

t ‘I’ll probably

have a snack

midday which

could be anything.

The wheels could

come off there

and I could end up

eating something

unhealthy, so I try to bring

something into work with me.’

t ‘For dinner, I eat a lot of

vegetables and always have

one glass of wine.’OK!

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INTERVIEW BY EMILY WHITWAM

How do you keep in shape?

Well (she says while having a

cup of tea and a biscuit), I try to

go to the gym about four times

a week. My mum used to say:

‘If you’ve got time to chat on

the phone for an hour, you’ve

got time to go to the gym.’

And I try not to eat carbs.

Does not eating carbs slow

you down?

Not really, as I eat a lot of

chicken, salads and fruit. I don’t

miss carbs; they bloat me.

What’s your

gym routine?

I’m good at

planks. I do

core work,

sit-ups, squats

and weights on

my arms. I do

a routine, but

I whip through

it. I don’t

like running, because

Madonna once said you

do get a ‘jogger’s face’,

so I was like: ‘Right, I’m

not doing it.’

What’s your

ideal meal?

I love a

Chinese or a

curry at the

weekend.

It’s my

naughty treat.

I do lots of work

for the British Curry

Awards, because I

love curry so much!

Does being in the

public eye put pressure

on how you look?

I’ve always been aware

of how I look and what I

eat, because my mother

was a really glamorous as

a model. I used to watch

her get ready and put her

lipstick on. I’d never be

one of those people that

wouldn’t bother.

Are your sons both

into fitness?

My youngest is on trial

at West Ham, so he’s

very fit. And my eldest boy

is just a slim Jim. He can eat

anything and stay slim. They’re

both quite into fitness. Don’t

forget their dad played for

Chelsea – it’s bred in them.

What would you say is your

favourite part of your body?

My legs, because I’ve earned

the most money from them!

On film, I was a leg double. I

wish I could say my face, but

it’s not. I have got a very short

body. At school, they called

me ‘no-body’.

Do you

feel body

confident?

Yeah. I feel

fitter than I did

in my twenties.

But when you

get to a certain

age things start

to drop and

you’ve got to work that

little bit harder.

Who is your fitness

inspiration?

Elle Macpherson,

because she’s

strong and

athletic, not

a skinny

Minnie.

Who is your

favourite pal

for a dinner date?

Bruno Tonioli - we

go out to eat all

the time. And he

makes amazing

chicken dishes for

me and my boys.

How did your

friends feel about

being in your

book, Tales From

The Red Carpet?

There are a few

people that said:

‘Please don’t put me

in the book.’ There

are a few big names

in there including

Tom Cruise. It’s got

lots of funny tales

from A-listers.

FEATURE BY YASMINE GRIFFITHS

PHOTOGRAPHS BY GETTY IMAGES,

NBC, SUMIKOPHOTO

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proud mum to Josh

and James (above)

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WHATIFYOUONLYHAVEMINUTES?

We all need to become like A-listers in our approach to exercise by

making time for ourselves when possible.

Gunnar explains: ‘Celebrities have busy diaries pulling them in so

many directions. So they create openings in their schedule to get to

the gym, get results, and get out fast. The training they do in the gym

is efficient. At my gym we don’t do much training in isolation; we do

exercises with big body movements that increase your metabolic rate

and strip body fat.’

If you’re not near a gym or are very short on time, even a brisk

walk can help you shape up. But as Gunnar says: ‘You need to push

yourself, it’s not going to come easy.’