The Only Way Is Essex (TV Series) (TOWIE) Stars Reveal Their Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets 

It has been an absolute privilege for Namita Nayyar, President Women Fitness to do exclusive interviews with the star cast of the famous Reality TV series 'The Only Way Is Essex' (TOWIE) namely Lydia Rose Bright, Frankie Essex, Sam Faiers and Pascal Craymer who in turn poured their hearts out and shared their inner most secrets to tell her what keeps them fit and makes them look so beautiful and stunning. For the benefit of women all over the globe we bring to you extracts of what they said.

Lydia Rose Bright

Lydia Bright or Lydia Rose Bright as she is sometimes referred to is best known as a member of the cast of The Only Way Is Essex. A budding fashionista, Lydia first became known to audiences when she had a minor role in the first series, which aired in the autumn of 2010. Known for her on-off relationship with fellow TOWIE star James "Arg" Argent, she now runs her fashion shop, Bella Sorella, in Brentwood, Essex.

Her mother was in fashion, working for the very well-known Debenhams. She was a real city career girl and had no desire to settle down and have children. Her dad a tiler from South London, with not many prospects met her while they were in their late teenage years in an East London pub. She couldn't resist his determination and unconditional love so they came home and made a go of things. They bought a two up, two down in Walthamstow, East London where they lived happily for many years.

They went on to have her older sister Georgia and few months later her mother gave birth to Lydia, baby number two. She soon discovered a career change needed to happen in order to be involved in their upbringing as much as possible.

So she decided to become a foster carer when Lydia was thirteen months. Fostering over the years had its ups and downs and made Lydia grow up very quickly. Going to sleep in her bunk bed with a five year old sister and waking up with a three year old brother was nothing out of the ordinary. Along with knowing how to feed a baby, change a nappy and wind them by the age of five. It wasn't until she hit her teenage years that she really appreciated what her parents had given her as a child. It was an amazing and fulfilling childhood meeting new people and children from all different walks of life on a daily basis. Teaching her the importance of sharing, caring for those who are not as fortunate as the others and never to judge or stereotype people. For anyone to dedicate so much of their life to care and cherish the children of others is a magical gift. She considers herself fortunate enough today to have three birth siblings, three fostered siblings and many foster siblings from the past. She loves them all dearly and through all the ups and downs, tears and tantrums she says that I am forever blessed.

After dead end jobs she decided to move to Marbella, Spain with her boyfriend Arg to have some fun working in a bar. They broke up during this time and he flew back to England to appear on TOWIE. She was later contacted by the show to appear on it as well. After much consideration she decided to take the plunge.

Taking full advantage of the opportunity Lydia was given by TOWIE she opened up her first business in the form of her boutique 'Bella Sorella.' She went in very blind eyed and thought "opening a boutique, how hard can it be?" then she purchased a few books like "business for dummies" but opened the first couple of pages and put it straight down. It was very tough and the beginning and understanding things like council tax and VAT registration took weeks. But now four years on, she still has her beautiful boutique in Loughton, Essex. She has launched an international online website and opened seven pop up shops around the UK.

Shortly after launching her boutique and buying from a number of brands she realized that there was a gap in the market for a real 1950's, glamorous occasion wear label. That's when she launched her first clothing collection and her second business venture. She has now launched three collections with buyers such as River Island, Very, ASOS, Lispy, Bank to name a few.

Fashion to her has always brought excitement, inspiration and confidence. She feels lucky that she built a career around it. 'Style is a way to say who you are, without having to speak.' She really hopes that her fashion sense showcases who she is as a person and tells a bit of her life story.

Television series Lydia Rose Bright has acted in:

• The Only Way Is Essex (TV Series)
• Loose Women (TV Series)
• The Wright Stuff (TV Series)
• Who's Doing the Dishes? (TV Series)
• The Amazing Spiderman T4 Premiere Special (TV Movie documentary)
• The Big Fat Quiz of the Year (TV Movie)
• Gordon Ramsay: Cook along Live (TV Series)

Lydia Rose Bright tells Women Fitness about her Workout, Diet and Beauty Secrets, in her own words:

"At the moment my fitness regime is mainly cycle and spins classes. So that's mainly what I am doing at the moment, but apart from that when I am not training for the bike ride, I like to do a bit of cardio and then a bit of weight training. My cardio, I normally do step machines, I just kind of change the levels and I try to do quite long on that. Also I do vi-bro machines as well and again I change the levels and stuff so it's more of interval training so I do that really short but of really high intensity and then I bring it down. I like doing some weight training as well so I do all types to train my legs, my back and my arms using weights and machinery."

"I don't take any skin treatments or hair supplements, just because I'm not a massive believer of taking supplements, I think that you can find them in foods and I always think that's a lot healthier to do. But I do have quite a lot of skin treatments, I have regular facials. I'm a big believer in MK emporium facials. And yea I think I do tend to look after my skin, I use my Skin Tone Cream every night and Cult 51 twice a week.

And in regards to my hair, I do get my hair done at a salon called 'Often' so I do all the important treatments and I'm a big fan of Moroccan oil treatments as well. So I try to look after my skin and hair as much as possible, without taking supplements. But I think it all comes down to having a healthy lifestyle as well. "

"I do have quite a healthy lifestyle, and I try to stick to that so I don't really tend to eat dairy so instead of milk I use soy milk or coconut milk or almond milk. When I eat with creamy sauces and stuff, I tend to use again soy cream or only cooking sauces and generally I just try to eat very healthy so I try to have protein for breakfast so I usually have eggs, I don't really eat white bread and when it comes to lunch and stuff, I do have carbs but again like I have brown rice or rice noodles or some proteins so I try and have very little fat, high proteins and carbs like brown breads and rice and vegetables as well.

I don't eat a lot of fruits just because I don't tend to have many sweet things in my diet. Again I'm not like overly strict, that I won't have a McDonald's or a take away, you know, I eat everything in a moderation, I do allow myself one cheat meal a week but I do have snacks every now and then as well. So I just try to be as healthy and as physically fit as possible."

Lydia Bright rose to fame on the TV Show 'The Only Way is Essex'. She is currently filming the third series after winning an Audience Prize at the BAFTA TV Awards. Lydia is in most of the weekly magazines appearing for being well dressed. She also writes a fashion blog http://misslydiarose.blogspot.com/ where she talks about behind the scenes gossip on Only Way is Essex, beauty tips and fashion that she likes. She is in conversation with Namita Nayyar President Women Fitness. Check out her complete interview on:  http://www.womenfitness.net/lydia-rose-bright.htm

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