THIS IS WHAT 51 LOOKS LIKE

Pamela marshall was brought up in California but now lives in london with her husband Nick. she is a clinical aesthetician and has two children — David, 25, and Jackie, 26.

SUN PROTECTION

I NEVER go out without SPF. The best way to protect yourself from ageing is to protect yourself from UV exposure. There is a difference between High Street products and clinical products. Clinical products are formulated to penetrate beyond our outer layer of skin cells, and High Street products only deal with the outer dead layer, so I only use clinical products. I use Exuviance for all my skincare, specifically their SPF35 moisturiser for UV protection.

CHANGE YOUR SHEETS

I CHANGE my sheets once a week but if I earned as much as Oprah and it wasn’t horrible for the environment, I’d change them every single day. In my job, one of the biggest mistakes my clients make is not changing their bed sheets enough. Just think about the sweat and the toxins you’re carrying throughout the day. I’ve seen so many clients who have acne because they don’t clean their sheets.

URBAN EXPLORER

I WAS a yoga instructor for 13 years and a runner, but I just walk now — my body doesn’t allow for anything else because of knee damage. I love walking through neighbourhoods and getting lost. If we’ve done ten miles on a Sunday, I’m a happy girl.

EAT WELL

I TAKE a high dose of probiotics and omegas for my skin and overall health. I believe that food is medicine so don’t have processed food unless I can’t avoid it. We have a lot of salads, just because it’s easy and we lack time. And I love pasta. Virtually everything we eat is made from scratch. I don’t compromise on food.

COFFEE IN BED

NICK and I have a cappuccino in bed every morning. We’ve been doing it since we got together eight-and-ahalf years ago. I wake up grumpy, so I need coffee before Nick can coax me out of bed. He wakes up around 7am and takes the dog for a walk. Then he makes us coffee and we climb back into bed and lounge.