Chloe Madeley felt “like death” when she was in “the best shape possible”

She told Closer magazine: “When I first started training, I had all the confidence in the world but, somewhere in the middle, I felt a tremendous amount of pressure to always look in shape because of what I do.

“That was a horrible period, but I’ve matured a lot in terms of my relationship with my body.

“I know how to get in ‘shredded shape’, but I know how much work that takes and it’s not worth my whole life.

"When I look in the best shape possible, someone would look at me and be like, Oh my gosh, she must be so fit and healthy.’

“That’s when I feel like death. My body fat is low, I’m tired and grumpy. It’s like permanent PMS all the time. People don’t realise that.”

The personal trainer – who is married to rugby player James Haskell - admitted her more relaxed approach to her physique came as a result of needing to find ways to get through lockdown.

She said: “I had a big photoshoot booked at the end of June, so when the country shut down last March, I was in the thick of what I call a ‘fat loss phase’.

“Then about two weeks in, my husband said, ‘By all means eat healthily and train, but I want to have date nights and do things together we can enjoy.’

“I was like, ‘God you’re right – I can’t diet through lockdown.’ So I just came out of it.”

And Chloe no longer cares about what she looks like.

She added: “I don’t care how I look most of he time now. As long as I’m fit, active and healthy.

“I feel pretty good in my own skin, but it took me years to get here.”