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30 May 2006

“I NEVER ever go to the gym,” says Chantelle. This is a blow to the millions of us who see Chantelle as the new Princess Diana.
Putting the mile in smile
And it makes us wonder how she stays in shape. OK! asks the question, and Chantelle is happy to answer.

“I walk a lot,” says she. “In an average day I probably walk a mile. I’ll pop in and out of places, forget something and have to walk back.”

This is a keep-fit regime beloved of many geriatrics and stoners. You walk upstairs, you forget why you are there; you walk downstairs; you pick up a pencil and tap it against your lips; you walk upstairs; you wonder why you are holding a pencil; the go downstairs and put the pencil down; you go upstairs and start looking for a pencil.

Chantelle prefers to shop for pencils. “I walk to go shopping,” says she, “to the bus top – obviously not now, though. I’m going to turn into a bloater.”

So here we have it. Celebrity makes you fat. If you want to remain thin, remain inconspicuous. It would not surprise us to learn that before fame tapped its skeletal finger on her shoulder, Nicole Richie was a size 16 in her Comfi Slax and Paris Hilton a walking zeppelin.

But Chantelle need not worry. She has already told us that she walks. And, as OK! says, walking can really keep you slim. Indeed, walking for just one hour a day can burn off 210 calories.

We don’t know how long it takes Chantelle to walk her fat-busting mile, but if it does take an hour, we suggest that she ups her fitness regime.

Perhaps she should forget a few more items, or, better, yet, where she lives...


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