TV star Claudia Winkleman previously opened up about her ongoing struggles with L4 L5 back pain.
The presenter appeared on The Graham Norton Show a few weeks back to promote the current series of The Traitors, which she hosts. However, within the same chat, she unexpectedly revealed a health condition that impacts her regularly.
Claudia Winkleman opens up about ongoing health condition
While filming the last series of The Traitors, Claudia was challenged after she sustained an injury that needed medical attention.
“I’m 52, and I feel 75. I always do my back in. I’ve never exercised, and I have no core. I’m weak and frail, and I live on Hula Hoops,” she said.
“I’m in the Highlands filming for Traitors, and there’s quite a lot of standing around. It’s an uneven floor; if you are 52, you get it, and my back went. I begged the head of production for physio.
“The next day, a man arrives and starts working on my back…who said, ‘I’m a vet and an animal physio’. He was excellent. He sorted me. I’ve got L4 L5, I’m just crumpled.”
After not “standing up straight” for many years, Claudia said she’s also been working with a Pilates instructor to help improve her posture.
‘My body is made entirely of crepe’
This isn’t the first time Claudia has opened up about her back problems. During an appearance on Gabby Logan’s podcast, The Mid Point, she insisted her “body is made entirely of crepe” and that she’s “falling apart”.
Claudia continued: “I’ve got a bad back, and I need some form of strength. You know what I mean? I’ve got my core.
“They talked to me about parts of my body. They said, ‘The problem is you’ve never used your lats’. I was like, ‘What is that?’. So my shoulders are up by my neck. I’m always like [demonstrates her posture].
Claudia revealed she doesn’t “like the look of people standing up straight,” admitting she feels it looks “somehow cocky”. For this reason, she believes her “stance” has “always been like a turtle”.
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