A workout fit for a Domestic Goddess

WHILE many of us turned to pies in lockdown, it transformed Nigella Lawson into a daily exercise enthusiast, together with a side order of regular hoovering.

‘I like having a shimmy around with the vacuum,’ she says. ‘I’ll suddenly spring into action, then I become so obsessive I can’t stop.’

And after all this frenetic activity, the Domestic Goddess says she likes to soak her feet before retiring. ‘I have a routine before bed which helps me wind down.

‘I have a collapsible washing-up bowl which I fill with hot water and magnesium salts. Then I sit for ten minutes with my feet soaking in it. I find that very restorative.’

AristocrAtic chef Gizzi Erskine — aka Griselda Maxwell Erskine, 41-year-old daughter of the 2nd Baron Erskine of rerrick — has penned an eco-friendly new cookbook but admits she doesn’t practise what she preaches. Beehived Gizzi, author of restore: A Modern Guide to sustainable Eating, says: ‘Because i’m in London, i do eat fast food. i love the choice we have. i also love baths — that’s not very green, is it?’