Under the microscope

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

I RUN everywhere! Everything’s at a fast pace with me. I did the London Marathon last year.

GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

MORE, hopefully. I love fruit and veg.

EVER DIETED?

AT 15, I went from being very thin to suddenly having breasts and gaining weight around my hips. I didn’t like what was happening and I started weighing myself five times a day. I was on the brink of anorexia. Luckily, I had lots of supportive people around me. I’ve never had a weight problem since. I’m 5ft 5in and probably 9 st.

ANY VICES?

CHEESE. I love it so much.

ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

MY DAD [former Ryder Cup golf captain Bernard Gallacher] has cardiomyopathy [in which your heart has to pump harder than normal]. He didn’t know until he collapsed seven years ago. Before I ran the marathon, I had my heart checked — luckily it’s fine. My maternal grandfather, Sidney, died of Alzheimer’s. I did a DNA test, which revealed I have a predisposition for it, which is a worry.

MOST SERIOUS ILLNESS?

AFTER I had my eldest son Oscar, I had postpartum thyroiditis, an overactive thyroid gland. My hair was falling out, I had flu-like symptoms, painful knees, I lost weight and I couldn’t sleep. A blood test revealed I had dangerously high levels of thyroxine [a hormone produced by the thyroid gland]. I saw an endocrinologist and my levels started to improve after four months.

POP ANY PILLS?

I TAKE 1000 mg of evening primrose oil daily as I suffer from mastalgia — breast pain. It’s a pre-menstrual thing and it’s excruciating.

HAD ANYTHING REMOVED?

NOT YET, but I do have a hernia by my belly button that needs removing.

EVER HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY?

NO, BUT I’m not writing it off.

COPE WELL WITH PAIN?

I DIDN’T cave in too early for an epidural during childbirth.

IS SEX IMPORTANT?

VERY. It’s a brilliant thing.

TRIED ALTERNATIVE REMEDIES?

I STARTED having acupuncture in 2014 when I was getting divorced and finding it stressful — it sorted me out.

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED?

I’M NOT a winter person. I find that a little bit depressing, so I need sunlight.

HANGOVER CURE?

A GREASY fry-up.

WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE?

WORRYING about the children [Oscar, 13, and Jude, ten].

ANY PHOBIAS?

I WOULDN’T bungee jump for £1 million.

LIKE TO LIVE FOR EVER?

ONLY if friends and family are here. kiRSTy tested her Dna using a circleDna kit, circledna.com