WOMAN – July 2007

Celebrity Beach Bodies

WOMAN challenged celebrity fitness instructors Cornel Chin and Laura Williams to rate three celebs – Gillian Taylforth, Coleen McCloughlin and Tamzin Outhwaite – to discover if their real ages match their bikini ages.

Gillian Taylforth
Real age: 51
Bikini age: 35
...Laura Williams says, "At first glance she doesn't appear to have had any surgery, because she's quite curvy and does have natural layers of body fat, but her skin tone and evenly-proportioned weight are amazing for someone of her age."

Coleen McCloughlin
Real age: 21
Bikini age: 2"She has a lovely feminine shape, "adds Laura, "but she could do with some good, waist-whittling exercise. In a bikini she looks like someone in their early 30s! She has a tendency to carry most of her excess weight on her stomach and thighs, so she could do with fat-burning exercise that will tone her lower body without adding bulk."

Tamzin Outhwaite
Real age: 36
Bikini age: 25
"Tamzin's one of the lucky ones, because she isn't having to battle against her genes," says Laura. "She's predisposed to a tall, naturally athletic figure, which doesn't store weight in any particular place, and doesn't put on weight that easily. She has good muscle build and her body-type burns calories more effectively than others. She's in proportion and the core stability work, like Pilates, she's done in the past means she hasn't got the pot-belly women of her age may have. With her genes she'll be able to carry on playing attractive female characters well into her 40s."

To book a session or to find out how Laura can help you get into shape, email her at laura@laurawilliamsonline.co.uk

Or call her on 07712 001525.