Katie Laura Burnett is a 35 year old fitness competitor and model from England. She also works as Sports Massage Therapist at The Devils Kneads.
She has been going to gym from the young age of 12, participating in school sports including gymnastics, trampolining and kickboxing. Now she trains weights, Cardio twice a week apart from preparation for fitness competition. She has been model for 12 years, an Ex- Engineer for the MOD and a sports massage therapist (SMT). She has been published in a number of magazines over the years, last few are, gothic girl cover, fuse, skyn and FHM uk.
Katie Laura Burnett achievements:
- My 1st show – PCA – Bikini Tall, First Timers in Hull – Nov 23 – 3rd place invite to PCA (Physical Culture Association) Worlds Finals.
- My 2nd show – PCA – Bikini Masters, Hampshire – June 24 – 1st place invite to PCA British Finals.
- My 3rd show – 2BROS – 4x Classes – Maidenhead – June 24 – (Bikini 4th, N/A, 4th placing), and (Masters 2nd. place).
Women Fitness President Ms. Namita Nayyar catches up with Katie Laura Burnett, exceptionally talented fitness competitor and model to talk about her fitness routine, diet, and success story.
Namita Nayyar:
Where were you born and had your early education? Later you decided to pursue fitness modelling and competitive bodybuilding. This later propelled your career to the height where you are a leading PCA (Physical Culture Association) Bikini Bodybuilding Competition winner. Tell us more about your professional journey of exceptional hard work, tenacity, and endurance.
Katie Laura Burnett:
I was born South UK Portsmouth and have continued to live in Hampshire ever since. I was very lucky to be brought up in the countryside; my childhood was mainly spent in fields and woods around nature/ animals. My interest in fitness and modeling was present throughout; I wasn’t brought up to be lazy. I went to school and college, then qualified as an engineer and worked for the MOD for 5 years building boats, then I moved on to Sports Massage Therapy/ own my own business. Unfortunately, I don’t have any secrets to share about hard work you want something and will work for it or you won’t. I take pride in what I do; the same goes for fitness and bodybuilding.
Namita Nayyar:
In the life of a model getting featured in FHM Magazine is a lifetime dream come true. You were featured INSIDE FHM UK November 2022 edition. Tell us more about this spectacular achievement in your career and experience of working with Iconic FHM magazine.
Katie Laura Burnett:
It was a great moment to be accepted for publication in FHM. With any publication I am extremely grateful. I have had a few publications and interviews with several magazines and websites over the years and I am proud of every single one. To have a record of my improvements over the years is great and to know that I can inspire others is the best feeling.
Namita Nayyar:
You started fitness competing in November 2023. In the category Bikini Tall, First Timers in Hull won 3rd place in the PCA (Physical Culture Association) Worlds Finals. Tell us more about this win and how it has been a catalyst in your meteoric rise in the field of competitive bodybuilding.
Katie Laura Burnett:
Competing in bodybuilding is something I have always been told to do, probably because my natural body fat is low, but this makes building muscle and strength harder, so I never thought if I did compete that I would even be competitive… After about 10 years of watching it change and grow I thought why not, let’s see what happens, I’m not afraid of losing…. So I decided 8 weeks out to see what I could do. Coming third was a shock I remember looking down subtly to check my number whilst walking to the front. I was in the first callout (first half group) so I knew I was in the top half of 14 girls so I was happy at this point. The trophy was the icing on the cake.
However, I didn’t feel competitive up there, I just enjoyed it. I’m long past the stage of needing to beat others, it was to do well for myself and see what I can do and how I can display a physique I have carried through 34 years of life at this point. For me it’s not about beating others and I doubt it ever will be. At shows you’re only placed on how people look, perform and show up on the day. You could be against pros or first timers. Every show I have done I have looked back at photos and have seen improvements each time, whether that’s posing, stage presence, individual routine, overall look, but it is noteworthy that the placing’swon’t always reflect these factors, these are personal. You have to understand the difference.
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