KIRSTY Gallacher has today hit back at fans who say that she looks “good for 49”.
The popular presenter, who is well known for her passion for fitness, has vented about how this type of comment “really p***es” her off.
In a new interview, Kirsty, who turned 49 earlier this year, used the opportunity to share how much it annoys her when she is talked about in this way.
Reflecting on her age, she told Top Sante magazine “I don’t know how on earth I’m 49. I just think, ‘Where did my 30s go?’.
“I can barely remember them because they were manic, and I was working full-time with two kids.
“I got divorced in my late 30s and ended up finding life hard for a few years, and then suddenly, you get to this age and wonder how you got here.”
But Kirsty added: “One of the best things about being this age is you’re wiser and you know yourself better.”
However, there is one thing about getting older and looking good that annoys her.
“It p***es me off and upsets me when people say I look ‘amazing for 49’,” she vented.
“Am I meant to look like a granny instead? I’ve never understood that.
“I know people don’t mean it in a nasty way, but age is age.
“No one knows what age anyone is anymore because we all have healthier lives and live longer.”
Kirsty added: “I just think instead of saying, ‘Oh gosh, you look great for 49’, just say, ‘You look great! How do you do that?’.
“And I’ll tell you that I eat healthily and I look after myself. You know what I mean? Let’s just stop nitpicking about age.”
Kirsty revealed how she keeps her well honed body in shape: “It’s very important I eat well to fuel my workouts.
“Protein is so crucial, so it’s a difficult one as an animal lover.
“I’ve been a vegetarian off and on all my life, but I think being a vegetarian makes me quite unwell sometimes, so eating meat is sort of one of those things where I’ve always gone back and forth, purely for my health.”
Continuing, the healthy star said: “I eat quite a lot of fish and, occasionally, have some red meat.
“But if I didn’t need to eat meat, I wouldn’t.
“For me, it’s all about buying meat responsibly now, because my boyfriend and children eat meat, and I certainly wouldn’t stop others from doing so.”
KIRSTY IN LOVE
As well as her passion for staying fit and healthy, Kirsty also has another love, and that’s for her boyfriend Darren Clayton, 39.
The smitten couple have been dating for nearly two years, after meeting in 2023.
Recently speaking about her man and their relationship to The Sun, she said: “He is a lovely man, he’s wonderful and so supportive.
“We met in September 2023, so it’s coming up to two years.
“I met him with Gabby Logan through an event her husband Kenny was running for our dear friend [former rugby union player] Doddie Weir, who sadly passed from motor neurone disease.”
“I’m an ambassador for the My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, so me and Gabby did a walk from Bisham Abbey to Paris, and I met Darren that day.
“He loosely knew Kenny, as they both run events management companies. I went: ‘Ooh, you’re nice.’
“You think that romantic ideal of love at first sight doesn’t exist. But it did when I met him.
“I liked his aura and his charisma. Then I got to know him and he’s brilliant.
“He asked me out in Paris – Gabby and I were on the Eurostar, giggling like schoolgirls.
“I was there when she met Kenny, too. Isn’t it wonderful that our friendship is still going strong?”
Kirsty also discovered on the trip that there was a slight age difference between her and Darren.
“Yes, he’s 10 years younger,” she said. “It’s hilarious.
“I heard him talking and he mentioned his age and I thought: ‘Oh, god, I really fancy him, but maybe there’s too many years difference.’
“He didn’t know what age I was either. But then it was like ‘bang’ and it didn’t matter.”