Zumba fanatic Lorraine, 56, made

no secret of her love of the

cardio-busting dance class and

shared her passion with the world

by releasing the DVD Living

To The Max, with her own Zumba

instructor and good friend,

Maxine Jones.

‘When I joined Maxine’s

class it changed my life,’ said

the size 10 TV presenter,

who admitted she is more

body confident in her fifties

than she ever was before.

‘I lost two stone and, more

importantly, I kept it off. I feel

fitter, healthier and happier

than ever before. Don’t get me

wrong, it has been two years

of graft to get this figure, but

it’s never been a chore.’

Nigella, 56, shaped up before

returning to our TV screens in

2015. The size-12 celebrity cook

admitted she had put on some

weight and wanted to slim to be

healthier, not thin.

‘It’s certainly true my weight

went up – that happens in life

sometimes,’ revealed the star of

Simply Nigella. ‘I have never been

on a diet to try to lose weight. I

feel like I haven’t lost weight, but

I’m possibly in better shape.’

Mixing healthy eating with

a slow form

of yoga called

Iyengar

certainly

worked

wonders for

the busy

mum-of-two.

She also

reveals that

she fills up

on superfood

avocado to

avoid unhealthy

snacking.

And there’s

one thing you’ll

never find

anti-sweating

Nigella doing

– that’s jumping

up and down as

‘you go cortisol

crazy,’ she joked.

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amaNda RedmaNAfter becoming ‘bigger

than ever’ while grieving

for both her mother and

her close friend Lynda

Bellingham, actress

Amanda, 58, took action

to shape up.

‘When I weighed myself,

it was a terrible shock,’ she

said. ‘So the next day I went

on a regime similar to the

5:2 diet – two days of 500

cals, three days on Slimming

World and at weekends

I did what I wanted.’

But Amanda has insisted

she doesn’t plan on losing

any more weight. ‘In this

profession, there’s a lot of

pressure to look – and stay

looking – a certain way,’ the

actress explained. ‘I’ve gone

up and down in weight and

always thought I don’t care

what they think – real

women aren’t sticks and

I like playing real women.’

adeleAdele was back in the spotlight

with her new album 25, but it

wasn’t just her voice making

headlines – the Grammy winner

also shed around 3st. The Skyfall

singer, 27, cut down on sugar and

alcohol to ‘get in shape for myself,

but not to be a size zero or

anything like that.’ And when there

was time, she also hit the gym.

‘I don’t enjoy going,’ said the

mum of Angelo, three. ‘I do like

doing weights, but I don’t like

looking in the mirror. Blood vessels

burst on my face really easily,

so when I’m lifting weights I’m

conscious not to let it happen.’

loRRaiNe Kelly

lost 2st

lost 2 dRess

sizes

lost 3st

lost 2st

Nigella turned to

iyengar yoga to help

her lose weight

zumba made

exercise fun for lorraine

amanda was shocked when

she got on the scales

adele cut sugar and

lifted weights

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