Under the microscope

MODEL and entrepreneur Jodie Kidd, 45, answers our health quiz

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

YES, but I’ve definitely been fitter — like when I was training to row from Cornwall to the Highlands a few years ago, or when I climbed Kilimanjaro for charity [in 2016].

I live in West Sussex and country life is very active — lifting hay bales, digging in the garden . . . And there’s Deedee, my sausage dog, who needs multiple walks daily.

GET YOUR FIVE-A-DAY?

YES. I’m about simple, good food cooked from scratch, using beautiful ingredients — I avoid processed foods and chemicals. Every day I make a tea using cumin, fennel and coriander seeds, boiling them for 20 minutes or so. It’s an amazing antioxidant.

EVER DIETED?

NO, WHICH having been a model is unusual — I’m 6ft 2in and never needed to. I don’t weigh myself and I’m relaxed about my size.

ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

TOUCH wood, ‘only’ asthma, but it’s a big thing in our family. My dad is staying with me and he’s got a touch of it. I’ve been cutting up an onion and putting it by his bed to help open up his bronchial tubes. I also make him a concoction of garlic, onion and honey to drink.

WORST ILLNESS/INJURY?

LISTERIA in Nepal 15 years ago after eating contaminated chicken

— I had to be airlifted out. It really messed with my guts for a while, which is partly why I take a probiotic every morning.

POP ANY PILLS?

COD liver oil for healthy joints, hair and nails; co-enzyme Q10 for energy, brain function and collagen growth; and zinc for immunity.

HAD ANYTHING REMOVED?

MY APPENDIX in 2010. I’d had this horrible stabbing pain on my right side for two years. Eventually it got too much, and doctors whipped it out. I was in hospital on morphine for a week.

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED?

I HAD anxiety attacks throughout my modelling career, which prompted me to quit. I couldn’t even leave the house. No one seemed to know what was going on, which was terrifying. Now my mental health is so much better — there’s more help available.

WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE?

NOT much! If I wake up in the night, I put my headphones on and drift off.

ANY PHOBIAS?

I DON’T like heights — ironic given I’ve climbed Kilimanjaro, but I did really cling close to the rock face!

LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER?

DEATH is all part of the cycle of life, so no.

■ Jodie Kidd is co-owner of organic, cruelty-free skincare brand, skinandtonic.uk.