As the host of a long-running BBC Radio One show, she’s used to doing all the heavy lifting with her voice.
But Jo Whiley achieved an impressive six-pack and toned arm muscles after turning to strength training at the gym to ‘save’ herself from debilitating menopause.
The 59-year-old said: ‘I really lost myself when the menopause hit. I cried all the time. I mean, I cry a lot anyway, but I cried all the time. I just felt very weak.
‘And going to the gym and getting myself strong has played a really, really big part in helping me be the person I am today. It really saved me.’
Whiley, who shares four children – India, Jude , Cassius and Coco – with her music executive husband, Steve Morton, flexed her toned torso on the cover of Women’s Health in a red sports bra and underwear.
The BBC Radio Two presenter also revealed that life was not so sex, drugs and rock’n’roll for her in the 90s as she suffered from anxiety when DJing on stage to large crowds.
She said: ‘I remember doing one gig and I was just so scared, I thought I can’t go on like this. This is ridiculous. It’s ruining my life because I’m just such a ball of anxiety.
‘But then I realised how happy it was making people when I do these gigs and that was a game changer.’
