Under the microscope

The Greatest Dancer captain Matthew Morrison, 42, takes our health quiz

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

I CAN run up a lot of stairs! I’m very fit. I used to run three to ten miles daily — but I’ve stopped to protect my knees and hips.

GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

I EXCEED that. My wife [model and musician Renee Puente] and I love to cook for ourselves and our son [Revel, three].

EVER DIETED?

IF I have a big photoshoot coming up, I’ll do the sweet potato diet. All you eat are three sweet potatoes a day. It’s not good for you, but the six pack comes out! On the whole, I don’t worry about my weight. I’m 5 ft 11in and weigh around 12.5 st.

ANY VICES?

I LOVE chocolate. I love chocolate buttons and also Revels, which I only bought because my son’s name is on the packet!

ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

MY GRANDMA and dad suffered from psoriasis and I first noticed the problem in my mid-30s when I was in Glee. I tried various creams but nothing worked until the doctor prescribed Humira, which helps block inflammation.

WORST INJURY?

A FOOTBALL injury when I was 11. I was running after the ball and as I turned my hip came out of its socket. The physio popped it back in but, every time I walk, I can feel a little click.

POP ANY PILLS?

WHENEVER I’m getting sick, I take a capsule which contains things such as turmeric and ginger root to boost the immune system.

HAD ANYTHING REMOVED?

THREE years ago, I had a benign cyst growing on my back, which was removed by local anaesthetic.

EVER HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY?

NO, BECAUSE I love ageing. It’s so natural and I love looking at our master citizens — that’s what I call senior citizens because they have mastered being human beings.

COPE WELL WITH PAIN?

PRETTY well, but I have a flair for dramatic reactions.

IS SEX IMPORTANT?

ABSOLUTELY. Not only sex but the anticipation of the act — going to dinner beforehand, flirting. . . That’s the stuff that I feed off and why my relationship with my wife is so strong.

EVER BEEN DEPRESSED?

NO. I’VE been let down or felt bad about situations but depression, no. HANGOVER CURE? FISH and chips, pancakes — bad food. WHAT KEEPS YOU AWAKE AT NIGHT? THE wellbeing of my child. We live in such a harsh world. Revel sleeps with us. BIGGEST PHOBIA? NOTHING scares me. I can handle spiders, heights and small spaces. LIKE TO LIVE FOREVER? NO, BUT I would like to live to 120.

the album Disney Dreamin’ With Matthew Morrison is out now.