WE can’t seem to get enough of Claudia Winkleman at the moment, as the BBC Traitors host has returned to our screens for the third series of the smash-hit show.
With her striking makeup, eccentric wardrobe and iconic hair do – faithful fans are desperate to know everything about her.
And there’s absolutely no denying that just a few days away from turning 53, Claudia looks years younger than her age.
So just how does she do it?
You’d be forgiven for thinking she sticks to a super strict workout regime to keep her lean and toned figure.
But actually, Claudia revealed on Gabby Logan’s podcast The Mid•Point she’s no exercise fan.
She told Gabby: “I don’t like physical exertion of any kind.”
Claudia said she doesn’t like the feeling of sweating, and she’s ‘too impatient’ to stick to a long-term exercise plan.
She joked: “I want to go twice and feel like Elle Macpherson. The moment they say you’ll see a difference in three months, I’m out.”
Instead, Claudia opts for low-impact, slow moving exercise without commitment and prioritises rest through a daily nap.
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Walking
In November 2021, Claudia revealed to Marie Claire that she got really into walking during lockdown.
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And she manages to fit some London stomping into her commute too, going on to say: “My only movement is to go on the Central line. I get the tube at 7.45am and 3.30pm. I like a march to the entrance.”
Reformer pilates
While guest starring on The Mid•Point, she told Gabi about her reformer pilates class: “It’s round the corner from me, so I can go there and everybody is lovely – it’s super quiet.”
But it’s a hobby she takes very casually: “They talk to me about parts of my body and say things like ‘the problem is you’ve never used your lats’, and I’m like ‘what’s that?'”
Reformer pilates boomed in popularity in 2024, loved by celebs like Margot Robbie, Selena Gomez and Meghan Markle.
But classes can be expensive, so if you can’t make it to a class like Claudia, there are at-home options instead.
Sleep
When she’s not busy keeping the nation entertained on their TV screens, clever Claudia also writes a column for The Times.
In March 2023, she wrote about the importance of sleep, and more specifically a ‘daytime snooze’.
Claudia wrote: “I’d like to discuss the importance of a daytime snooze. Call it a ‘meeting’, call it a ‘bit of me time’. Whatever: get into bed whenever you can – for 20 minutes after the school run, for 30 after work, definitely at lunchtime if you’re WFH.”
And this appreciation for some good shut-eye has likely been instilled by her mother, as she told Marie Claire in October 2022: ” I’d say [the best] advice on all things is from my mum, which is: get back into bed. Sleep. Sleep all the time if you can.”