My body and soul

Jasmine Guinness, model, 31
  
  


General attitude to health?

I don't look after myself very well, so I can't complain. I'm quite tough; I think it was growing up on a farm.

Ever spent a night in hospital?

Only when I had my kids. I spent a day in a neck brace on a hospital trolley after falling from a horse and cart in Ireland. All the nurses thought I was a traveller, which made me laugh. Who else comes into a hospital saying they've fallen off a horse and cart?

Do you worry about your weight?

Of course - I was a full-time model, after all, so I was constantly surrounded by twigs. But I've never been able to resist food.

Is sex important to you?

Yes, very. But that's all I'm saying, I'm afraid - I won't divulge any more!

How much do you drink?

I don't drink a lot, but I do like going out and having a laugh with my friends. Guinness with a whiskey chaser is my tipple. Growing up in Dublin you learn your limits very young.

Attitude to smoking and taking drugs?

I started smoking at 18. I love roll-ups. I smoke in the evenings when my kids are in bed. It's a wind-down thing. Drugs seem to turn people into paranoid bores. Why would anyone want to go there?

Are you happy?

I feel very happy and incredibly lucky at the moment. I've got two kids, a lovely husband, work that I find really interesting. Life is good.

Have you ever had therapy?

I tried it for four or five sessions. I ranted and raved, then I got pregnant and she said I'd have to wait until my hormones were back to normal, and as yet I haven't felt the need to return. You get it off your chest and it's gone. It's a nice feeling.

NHS or private?

I had my first child privately, and the second was NHS - and the level of care was pretty much the same. They were both great.

I swear by...

Homeopathy. When I had my kids I took a lot of homeopathic things, and I had them both with no painkillers. Arnica is great. I got kicked in the stomach by a horse once and some adult slapped arnica all over it and I had no bruise at all to show for my pain.

· The Oli Fusion fashion collection by Jasmine Guinness (www.oli.co.uk)

 

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