Former Live & Kicking presenter Emma Forbes has opened up about her dramatic 16lbs weight loss transformation, crediting a new holistic wellness and nutrition coaching career for her healthier lifestyle. The 57-year-old, who rose to fame on BBC’s Going Live! and later co-hosted Live & Kicking, now describes herself as a ‘trained holistic wellness & nutrition coach’ on Instagram.
Forbes, who moved to New York in 2018 with her husband Graham Clempson, began her health journey around 2011 after noticing stubborn belly, back and bottom fat. She spent 18 months overhauling her diet and exercise regime, following the ‘clean and lean’ advice of celebrity trainer James Duigan, whose clients included Elle Macpherson.
‘I’ve always been a healthy eater - I used to start the morning with a big bowl of muesli, and snack on bananas and crackers,’ Forbes told the Mail. ‘I didn’t know what I was doing wrong, or why I was flabby. James explained that my diet was actually too healthy.’ Duigan advised her to cut back on sugary fruit and carbohydrates and eat more protein, which she says reshaped her body.
Forbes also introduced an exercise programme, despite hating it. ‘With the help of a personal trainer, I started a regime. My aim was to work my core muscles and tone my legs and arms. I’m very disciplined,’ she said. The results were clear when she was photographed looking incredible in a swimsuit on a Barbados beach in 2013.
Today, Forbes works alongside her fashion designer daughter Lily Clempson and is passionate about helping others improve their lifestyles. She previously spoke about her family’s move to America, saying: ‘We’ve always had a connection with it. I find it an exciting place to live, it ignites my feeling of anything is possible.’
