Davina McCall credits Amanda Holden as her inspiration for embracing age-defying fashion choices. The television star praised Amanda, 53, for boosting her confidence to don attire once deemed 'inappropriate for my age'.
Speaking to the Sun's Fabulous magazine, the ex-Big Brother host expressed gratitude to Amanda: "Amanda broke the ice wearing unbelievably sexy outfits on her stonking hot body during Britain's Got Talent."
Davina went on to say: "I was thinking: 'Thank you Amanda,' because she was making it OK for someone in midlife to look banging hot."
McCall continued: "So when I started wearing 'inappropriate clothes for my age,' she'd already helped me with that. She was doing it way before me."
The mum-of-three attributes her sensational figure to a strict regime of diet and occasional exercise, admitting: "People think I exercise every day or I'm full of motivation, but I'm not always," reports the Express.
She added that fitting in workouts is a challenge, but sharing them online and motivating others feels great. Beyond Amanda, Davina admires several other women in their 50s who have paved the way, including radio hosts Jo Whiley and Zoe Ball, as well as Strictly's Tess Daly and Claudia Winkleman.
Davina shared: "It is miraculous that we're all still here and relevant and having fun. And I think that's key. We've loved our lives and we are constantly evolving, all of us."
This comes in the wake of Davina revealing her emotional struggle with "empty nest syndrome" after her daughter moved out. The TV presenter has three children; her eldest daughter Holly, 22, who graduated from university last summer, her middle daughter Tilly, 21, who reportedly resides in Sydney, and her son Chester, 17, who is still living at home.
Davina recounted a particularly poignant moment when she was overwhelmed with emotion while dropping her eldest daughter off in Manchester. Despite being just "two hours away," the adjustment hit hard as they got her settled into her new place.
In her piece for The Times Magazine, Davina wrote: "I wasn't worried about empty nest syndrome until I drove my daughter to Manchester recently. We built IKEA furniture all day, settled her in, and then I cried all the way home."
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