TV presenter Lorraine Kelly, 57, reveals why dance aerobics have given her a body shape she can finally be proud of…
Fresh from filming her live TV show and a 5am start, Lorraine Kelly positively trots into our photo shoot. Fitter than she’s ever been and looking fab, Lorraine is a confident size 10 and her trim figure is all thanks to twice weekly dance aerobics classes with her instructor, and now friend, Maxine Jones. The pair are releasing their second workout DVD, Lorraine: Brand New You, for their army of fans…
‘My new shape gives me confidence’
‘I’ve been doing Maxine’s class for three years now,’ says Lorraine, ‘and it’s the only exercise I’ve ever kept up. When I used to train for marathons, I’d train hard, do the marathon then stop. The weight would come straight back on. I didn’t enjoy running so I never kept it up. Sustaining my weight loss is new for me – but I don’t want to lose more weight. It’s all about maintenance now. I’m a size 10-12, probably nearer a 10, and I’m happy with how I look - that's not something I ever thought I'd say three years off my 60th birthday!
‘When I first started the class I was a size 16, but squeezing myself into size 14s – and I mean really squeezing!’ she laughs. Lorraine credits her weight loss to Maxine’s ‘full on’ classes. ‘She’s a force of nature,’ says Lorraine of her friend, who’s exactly 10 years her junior. The classes, and the new DVD, work on ‘the areas we all worry about,’ says Lorraine. Think bums and thighs, stomach and bingo wings.
‘I always wore a wee cardi to cover up’
This story is from the February 2017 edition of Fit & Well.
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