Anthea: How to look like me at 60!
As she approached the big 6- 0, Anthea Turner said that she ‘didn’t want to be pigeonholed’. And looking at this picture, she’s succeeded…
Sporting a bikini, her athletic figure, complete with taut tummy, looked sensational in this ‘final shot’ of her recent ‘Greek odyssey of Santorini, Naxos and Crete’.
At 60 years old, with a glowing complexion and lithe figure, the gorgeous TV presenter could pass for years younger. Hell, she’d give most gym-loving 30-somethings a run for their money! So what’s her secret?
Well, love, for one thing. Despite the cancellation of her September-planned wedding to businessman boyfriend Mark Armstrong – ‘the absolute love of my life’ – Anthea says meeting him a year ago gives us all hope that we can find love at any age.
As for her figure, speaking to best, Anthea revealed, ‘I exercise regularly – at least three times a week. Cycling, jogging, Pilates, weight-based exercises and power plate.’
But the formerly trained dancer has said more than once, the most important element is moving properly, doing anything – from walking to shopping.
‘ What’s really key is making sure you have core strength. You could be gardening, going for a walk with the dog, whatever – work on that stability and strength whenever you can! Pull those tummy muscles in, shoulders back, and stand tall.’
As for diet, though she’s not ‘obsessed’, she’ll generally only put things in her body that she knows will do her good.
‘I don’t eat lots of processed foods but it’s not about my weight, it’s about staying healthy for as long as I can. My big rule is, I eat food that I can “see”, and I’d always have a touch of butter over margarine!’
Anthea also boasts enviably youthful, dewy skin.
‘It’s hard because after about 45, your skin changes – but I’m more careful about stuff like body lotion, particularly on my legs and my chest, where I get more sun and will show more wear and tear.
‘Also, I’m more careful of how much sun I get – I protect my face and I’m meticulous about my skin care routine.’
Anthea is also a big fan of Eva Fraser facial exercises.
‘ We go to the gym but forget our faces, and yet those muscles are what keep our faces toned and lifted. Just try smiling, but without causing eye crinkles and hold that – it’s an art form and it makes you look totally different!’
Well, her self-care has certainly paid off. If we can look anything like Anthea does at 60, we’ll be very happy!
‘What’s really key is making sure you have core strength’
TV and they were even winning Bafta awards! It influenced language with new words and phrases, fashion and beauty treatments. It definitely started an unhealthy obsession among young people getting ‘enhancements’ – Botox, boob jobs, bum-lifts were, and are, the order of the day for that generation. But the biggest influence it had was on TV itself, as it spurned a flood of similarly cheap copies, which turned out to be a win-win for the industry with so much airtime to fill on so many channels.
The biggest winners were the lucky ones who’ve become wealthy, reality TV pros – some with their own shows, like Gemma Collins and the Faiers sisters, all getting ‘well jel’ of each other while telling everyone to ‘shuuuuut uuuuuup!’ How that must irk all those kids who studied hard to develop skills as performers. Well, good luck to them all, I say, but make the most of it – as it surely can’t last much longer!’