Anja Rubik Style

I’d done ballet for years and was tiny then, a size 4 [UK size 8], so I didn’t have any problems about conforming to a certain body type. As you get older your body changes, and I’ve tried to embrace how I look at every stage. Modelling taught me how to be professional and responsible at a young age. Plus, you experience a lot of rejection and criticism, which is a great boot camp for Hollywood.

I’m learning to celebrate what I was born with, even though it’s sometimes been inconvenient. Having larger breasts has made it harder for me to shop throughout the years, but I’ve learnt to love it. It’s so bizarre that people are constantly asking if my breasts are real or fake. They’re so obviously real that anyone who’s ever seen or touched a breast would know.’

I’ve been on a diet since 1976 because I love to eat. I come from British stock, with lots of meat and potatoes, and I have my dad’s appetite. I’m a sensualist who loves taste and flavor. But as I get older, it gets harder. Products like ICBINB are my friends because they do let me have it all—great taste with zero grams of trans-fat. It suits my lifestyle: my need to watch calories and cholesterol, my love of food. I don’t have to compromise.

‘It’s a day-to-day thing. I don’t feel comfortable in my body today at all. Any woman will tell you she has her good and bad days, and today I did not feel like I looked my best or felt radiant inside or outside.’

“I feel like I look so much better than I used to!” Kendra reveals during her exclusive Life & Style photo shoot. “I was a size 2 or 4 before Dancing With the Stars and now I’m a size 0. My waist is still shrinking! When you work out, you produce so much lactic acid, so my body always looks thicker and more muscular. Now that I’ve had a couple of weeks off, my body is fuller and looks better. I hope I’ll look like this forever. But to be honest, I will never be satisfied!”

Kendra reveals that a combination of Ab Cuts’ fat-burning supplements and a diet of natural foods helped to keep her fit. “Ab Cuts and fruits and veggies are my answer,” Kendra explains. “When you’re eating bad, you end up getting bacteria overgrowth. When you eat well, your body naturally cleanses itself.”

When I started modelling, I was definitely heavier. I was quite voluptuous in fact. I had a real baby face and baby fat. But I was a baby! I was told I had to get into better shape, but I’m quite stubborn so I didn’t.’

‘I can’t remember a time where I really battled with my body, but I can remember being asked to lose weight and battling with the advice. It hurt me. Especially as my baby fat naturally melted away as I got older.’

‘I don’t just work out to stay slim, I work out because it takes a lot to be on a plane and be jet-lagged all the time. Same with being on a film set for months. It’s important your body is strong and toned and can take that battering.’

On whether she owns a scale: “Truthfully, I’m usually happiest when I’m not going anywhere near it. But you know what size your body is. And if you’re working out and have a lot of muscle, you’re going to weigh more. I feel good when I feel like I’m really strong. And that’s not necessarily when I’m at my numerically most gratifying weight.”

“I’m not like anti-marriage or the institution, like for other people. And I love the idea of a union — that’s all very beautiful. But I think, you know, it’s a very old fashioned, archaic kind of thing. We did it for land originally. How unromantic is that?
I actually think it’s really sexy to be with someone in your fifties and sixties and be like, ‘That’s my boyfriend.’ I think husband and wife is just… very unsexy.”