‘i swear by walking to stay in shape’

Christine

W e’re used to seeing her all glammed up on-screen for the likes of Loose Women and Lorraine, but when she’s at home with her two children, Patricia, four, and two-year-old Freddie, Christine Lampard likes to keep things simple and focus on family life.

‘I think they’ve zapped every bit of energy from me, but it’s worth it,’ Christine, who is married to football club manager Frank Lampard, says of motherhood. ‘Come 11pm, I feel broken. I’m not complaining though, I just put on a bit more concealer and mascara if I have to leave the house.’

And it’s this refreshing attitude that we admire so much about Christine.

LESS IS MORE

Christine has a figure to die for and there’s no denying she looks incredible at 44. But when it comes to exercise, the presenter isn’t a fan of hammering her body with intense workouts and instead opts for long walks with her brood, which includes her adorable pooch, Minnie. ‘I swear by walking to stay in shape,’ Christine says. ‘My sister lost seven stone in her late teens, purely by walking. I do like a gym and a class, but I can’t get motivated to go – yet I can walk seven or eight kilometres with both kids in the pram and the dog by my side.’

If that isn’t motivation enough to dust off your walking boots, we’re not sure what is!

FAMILY FIRST

For Christine, her family is her biggest motivation for staying healthy -
something she inherited from her mum, Mina. ‘I have flat days like everyone else, but I take the little wins, which is what my mum always taught me to do,’ Christine says. ‘She also used to say “your health is your wealth”,’ which is something the broadcaster has definitely taken on board. ‘I’m active with the children all the time and I don’t sit down much. I feel like it’s important to keep moving as we get older. I want to make sure I am as healthy as I can be. My hair has started to fall out and I lost a lot after having the children, so I’ve started taking vitamins for it.’

Having children is something Christine feels very blessed to have achieved in her life, as there was a time she wasn’t sure it would happen. ‘My attitude towards having kids was always “if it happens, it happens”,’ she admits. Christine is also stepmum to husband Frank’s older daughters, Isla, 16, and Luna, 17, and the presenter admits that because she entered the girls’ lives when they were two and four, she wasn’t in a rush to have her own babies.

‘I think because Isla and Lu