Forget Botox and expensive
couture: the new status symbols for rich and powerful women are their muscular,
rock-hard arms.
At 55, Nicole Kidman
definitely got the memo when she was caught showing off her extra-buff physique
on the cover of Perfect Magazine.
And fans barely noticed Chris
Hemsworth getting tougher amid the real talking point of Thor: Love and Thunder
earlier this month when Natalie Portman showed off her throbbing biceps as
female Thor.
Meanwhile, stylish royals are
leading this health-conscious trend, with Kate Middleton, 40, and Queen Letizia
of Spain, 49, showing off their toned limbs in tank tops and sleeveless
dresses.
Historically, limber and graceful, and naturally thin-looking women have been the body’s goals, but an increased
interest in fitness and the growing popularity of weightlifting and Pilates
training has made the toned body the new size 2.
Even British royalty is doing
it, with the Duchess of Cambridge showing off her tight arms at the polo on
July 14 in a £1350 Emilia Wickstead dress
