The actress recently revealed that she hits the gym five times a week, so we’re not surprised to see her looking so fit and healthy. And she has fiancé Olly Foster to thank for encouraging her to stay in shape – even though it means getting up at the crack of dawn. “I go to bed at nine as I need to be up at five to go to the gym before work,” she told The Mirror.
“In the past, I’d still have been drinking at that time. It’s great Olly’s into fitness. He’s educating me. I feel more confident now than I’ve ever done.” It certainly shows. The 30-year-old says taking regular exercise is important after she lost her dad to heart disease when he was just 52.
“I lost my dad to heart disease when I was 17 so since then it’s been a priority of mine to keep myself healthy,” she told The Daily Record. “I know it’s nice for us to feel good in our bikinis but for me, first and foremost, it’s for my health.”
Gemma first gained nationwide recognition as Lisa Hunter in ‘Hollyoaks.’ Over the past few years she’s taken her acting career to new heights. After starring in West End show ‘Calendar Girls’ in 2009, she was offered a larger lead role to play in the UK Tour of the production and received wide acclaim from critics nationwide.
Gemma’s success on stage quickly opened doors for further television appearances on programmes such as ‘The Bill’ (2009), ‘Waterloo Road’ (2011) and BBC’s ‘Casualty’ where her character Tamzin Bayle won the hearts of the nation with a recurring role from 2011-2012 and she returned to our screens in May 2014. Gemma’s film career has also moved from strength to strength. Her entrance on to the movie scene saw her take on roles in titles such as ‘The Baseline’ and ‘Boogie Woogie’ where she starred alongside Joanna Lumley, Heather Graham, and Christopher Lee.
Her later work has progressed to playing the lead female in feature films ‘How to Stop Being a Loser’ , the ‘Devils Pass’ (directed by Die Hard’s Renny Harlin), and with her first foray in Bollywood, the movie ‘Fever’. Gemma’s athletic physique is down to her passion for a healthy lifestyle balanced with regular exercise and good nutrition. Gemma is the face of innovative sports brand USA Pro.
Gemma Atkinson was for four years in FHM’s 100 Sexiest Women in the World list. She is an accomplished and exceptionally talented English actress, television personality and glamour model. Recently she was in conversation with Namita Nayyar President Women Fitness, Check her out at: http://www.womenfitness.net/gemma_atkinson.htm