Abbey Clancy On Fashion, Football And Mrs Beckham
Instyle UK|February 2016

With a Premier League footballer husband, Abbey Clancy could happily never work again. But then that's just not her style. Over a bacon sandwich (white bread) she talks money, motherhood and her new role as a judge on Britain's Next Top Model. 

Laura Craik, photos by Tung Walsh
Abbey Clancy On Fashion, Football And Mrs Beckham

Although I was prepared for Abbey Clancy to come with an entourage, I wasn’t prepared for her to come with a baby. Yet here she is, strolling down the street not with some ostentatious designer handbag dangling from her arm, but her four-month-old daughter, Liberty Rose. As anyone who has attempted to carry a baby around in a car seat will attest, it isn’t the lightest of loads. But Abbey blithely totes her from coffee shop to coffee shop until we find one with a table. 

‘I’m starving,’ she says, as we eventually sit down. ‘Can I order bacon on toast? And a cappuccino, please.’ The waitress asks whether she would like white or brown bread. ‘White, please. And butter.’ 

We’re all versed by now in the great, deliberate show celebrities make of Being Starving And Eating A Lot In Front Of The Journalist, but the speed and gusto with which Abbey demolishes her bacon sandwich suggests it’s no mere prop. Despite newspapers lauding her for Shedding The Baby Weight In Record Time, ten minutes with Abbey is all it takes to realise that she isn’t ‘the determined blonde’ of tabloid legend: just predisposed to eat as much lard/have as many babies as she likes and still not put on any weight. ‘It’s just genes,’ she confirms. ‘If I’ve got a big job on, or if I’m going on holiday, I won’t sit and eat a packet of biscuits with a cup of tea – I’ll try and be a bit good. But I love my food. I’ve got kids and I’m married to a professional athlete, so I can’t have fish and chips every night. Although we did last night. We got a takeaway,’ she says, grinning.

This story is from the February 2016 edition of Instyle UK.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

This story is from the February 2016 edition of Instyle UK.

Start your 7-day Magzter GOLD free trial to access thousands of curated premium stories, and 8,500+ magazines and newspapers.

MORE STORIES FROM INSTYLE UKView All
Seriously Selena
Instyle UK

Seriously Selena

Icon. Multi-million-dollar brand. Single and happy about it. Selena Gomez just grew up pretty fast. Justin who?

time-read
7 mins  |
January 2016
Rose Leslie - Gypsy Heart
Instyle UK

Rose Leslie - Gypsy Heart

Be brave and embrace the eclectic. Game Of Thrones warrior woman Rose Leslie wears it her way.

time-read
4 mins  |
January 2016
Abbey Clancy On Fashion, Football And Mrs Beckham
Instyle UK

Abbey Clancy On Fashion, Football And Mrs Beckham

With a Premier League footballer husband, Abbey Clancy could happily never work again. But then that's just not her style. Over a bacon sandwich (white bread) she talks money, motherhood and her new role as a judge on Britain's Next Top Model. 

time-read
8 mins  |
February 2016
Pure French Perfection with Clémence Poésy
Instyle UK

Pure French Perfection with Clémence Poésy

Sporty separates give floral prints a cool, masculine edge. Clémence Poésy works a modern twist on spring’s perennial favourite.

time-read
4 mins  |
April 2016
Meet the UK's Coolest Rising Stars
Instyle UK

Meet the UK's Coolest Rising Stars

They’re starring in the movies, dramas and shows we’re all talking about. Meet the newest, hottest, most exciting names on the Brit acting block.

time-read
10+ mins  |
April 2016
The 90's are Making a Comeback!
Instyle UK

The 90's are Making a Comeback!

At which stage are you in your sexual relationship: tri-weekly, try weekly or try weakly? Anupama Bijur lists the highs and lows your sex life will course through, starting from the wedding night

time-read
4 mins  |
May 2016
Reese...Her Most Funny and Real Q&A Yet
Instyle UK

Reese...Her Most Funny and Real Q&A Yet

That flash of blonde locks - that's Reese Witherspoon, the Southern belle turned impresario, movie star, mother of three, and budding lifestyle guru. Catch her if you can.

time-read
8 mins  |
August 2015
Emily Ratajkowski - 'I've Never Been Shy Of My Body'
Instyle UK

Emily Ratajkowski - 'I've Never Been Shy Of My Body'

Actress, art aficionado and music lover: theres way more to Emily Ratajkowski than that music video.

time-read
7 mins  |
October 2015
American Woman - Zoë Kravitz
Instyle UK

American Woman - Zoë Kravitz

Mum and Dad are hot, stylish and uber-talented, so does it go without saying that Zoë Kravitz will be off-the-scale gorgeous, too? (Spoiler alert: totally)

time-read
4 mins  |
November 2015
Chloë Grace Moretz: Why We All Want to Be in Her Gang
Instyle UK

Chloë Grace Moretz: Why We All Want to Be in Her Gang

Chloë Grace Moretz has gone from child star to fierce, feminist fashionista. She tells Monica Corcoran Harel how she did it.

time-read
8 mins  |
June 2016