CHERYL has said her gruelling fitness regime leaves her feeling like she is “dying” every day as she turns on four radiators to work out in 90 degree heat.
Speaking exclusively to Seconds Away Online’s Big Interview, Cheryl revealed for the first time the secret behind her incredible abs and post-baby body… and it’s not for the faint-hearted!
Cheryl told Seconds Away Online the secret behind her amazing bod
PUNISHING WORKOUTS
The 35-year-old star said that she follows US fitness queen Tracy Anderson’s vigorous workout methods, which see the singer turn her living room into a sauna for the “extreme” regime.
Cheryl shows off her incredible abs in the video for new single Let You, and told us exactly how she got her impressive figure.
She said: “I’ve been doing the Tracy Anderson method, where you work your muscles at all different angles to lean you out rather than bulk them up.
“You do it in 90 degree heat with humidity, which is supposed to help tone your skin.”
Other celebrities to swear by Tracy’s training include Kim Kardashian, Madonna, and Gwyneth Paltrow.
Cheryl detailed the gruelling regime that she carries out up to five days a week
The beauty showed off her impressive abs in her new music video
Cheryl went on to confess that she struggled to return to her post baby bod after welcoming her first child, Bear, with ex Liam Payne in March 2017.
‘I’M AN EXTREMIST’
The mother-of-one detailed: “Obviously it’s not that easy to get your body back after having a baby so I’m at it nearly every day.
“I do the routine at home, she has a streaming system so I can watch on the TV. I literally have four heaters and two humidifiers, it’s not for the faint-hearted, honestly I am an extremist.
“I am one of those people who can’t do basic yoga, it’s too boring – I have to do the extreme heat where somebody can potentially die, or you feel like you’re dying, it’s quite extreme – it’s a hard method, but it works.”
Cheryl told us that she does the punishing regime for an hour a day, four or five times a week – adding that she also tries to drink celery juice on an empty stomach.
Cheryl is mum to two-year-old Bear
She explained: “I have been drinking celery juice recently, I found somebody on Instagram who believes that drinking celery juice on an empty stomach first thing in the morning gets rid of all the pathogens and everything that is in your body.
“I have been trying that but I can’t always do it to be honest – it’s a mission getting up and juicing when you’re trying to feed a toddler at 7am.”
THE DATING GAME
Being a busy working mum has proven the perfect fit for Cheryl, who went on to tell us that she is “very happy” and “fulfilled” with her current phase of life, with the star set to move into a new house soon.
Telling us that she isn’t looking for a romantic relationship, the former Girls Aloud star explained: “I don’t need a relationship, I am very happy.
“I’m not dating at the moment and I’m not looking for it but that’s ‘at the moment’ – never say never.
“I’m not looking to date a celebrity. Saying that, I wouldn’t rule out dating another celebrity, but it is hard to mix schedules when you’re working away from home a lot.”
Cheryl told us that she is ‘very happy’ with her current phase of life as a busy working mum
“I’m not missing anything in my life, I’m quite full and fulfilled and I am really loving being back making music.
“I obviously love being a mother and I’m not looking for anything else.”
Cheryl split from Bear’s father, former One Direction star Liam, last summer, but spoke warmly of him during out chat.
She told us: “Things are great. I’m actually really happy that we can be the way we are.
The singer spoke warmly of ex Liam Payne in our chat
‘I LOVE LIAM’
“We love and care about each other a lot and we share a child. It’s really important that we’re able to have a very healthy good relationship.
“We’re going to be in each other’s lives forever so we’ve got to figure it out and be grown-up about it.”
The beauty also denied that her feisty new single Let You is an attack on her former beau – going on to dismiss claims that the man in the music video looks like the 25-year-old hunk.
When asked about the resemblance she laughed: “Have you seen him? It looks nothing like him.”
The star dismissed claims that the model in her music video looks like Liam Payne
The star went on to add: “He’s got a tattoo – that’s about all they’ve got in common.”
Cheryl told us that although her “own experiences” inspired the song, which is about being in a relationship with a controlling boyfriend, it wasn’t about one ex in particular – with the singer previously being married to footballer Ashley Cole and Jean-Bernard Fernandez-Versini.
She admitted: “There’s always speculation – it’s natural. It’s just a conclusion people would draw.
“Obviously you write about your own experiences but you’re writing it with other people as well.”
She also revealed that the lower half of her body in the topless shots was anything but glam
GETTING NAKED
Cheryl wowed fans when she released the sexy new video for Let You last week, with the track seeing the star pose topless.
However, Seconds Away Online can reveal that filming the video wasn’t quite as glam as it seemed.
Speaking candidly, Cheryl laughed: “I did have a nude bralet on behind the chair – you should have seen what was on the bottom half.
“I was in a dressing gown and slippers. Not sexy stuff.”
Cheryl also revealed that she had signed up for another series of Simon Cowell’s BBC One show The Greatest Dancer.
Cheryl also told us that she is returning for the next series of The Greatest Dancer
Confessing that she was going to get in trouble for telling us the exciting news, Cheryl shared: “I don’t think I’m allowed to say but I’m going to anyway – I’m going back to the dance show.
“I’m going to get told off for that, but it doesn’t matter because it’s just a fact. I love, love, loved the dance show.”
It isn’t yet known if her fellow dance captains Oti Mabuse and Matthew Morrison will also be returning.
Cheryl was widely praised for her performance on the talent show, with many viewers being blown away by her impressive dance abilities as well as her warm mentoring of the acts.
