Kelly Brook details most miserable 'skinniest days' as she spills on famous exes
We can’t imagine Kelly Brook looking out of place in any stylish room, but as we spy her in a comfy Scandi-inspired knit sweater at F&F’s makeshift festive loft, we instantly clock just how at home she looks surrounded by candles and baubles.
If there was ever a job opening for a new Mrs Claus, we suspect the model would make the perfect candidate, albeit a young and very glamorous one. The 43-year-old is here unveiling her new collection of festive fashion and homeware for Tesco – which, she insists, isn’t just for Christmas. She’s also eager to tell us that the range depicts a departure from the suburban life she was living last Christmas.
"Last year I was very much about my life in the country and gardening. This,” she says, gesturing to her chic, neutral surroundings, “reflects my London life and how I’ll decorate my house this year."
Kelly’s home is bound to look a little different this festive season, and not just because of the new decor. She put her charming Kent countryside cottage up for sale in May for a reported £1.45 million after spending nearly 17 years renovating it, in what she once called a “never-ending labour of love."
Kelly has unveiled her new festive fashion and homeware collection for Tesco (SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images)
The model is proud of her collection (INSTAGRAM)Now she is living in north London with her husband, Jeremy Parisi, 38. The pair, who have been together since 2015, celebrated their first wedding anniversary this summer after tying the knot in a lavish Italian ceremony last year. Kelly said getting married changed everything for her, previously revealing, “It’s so nice. I feel like we’re family, not just girlfriend and boyfriend.”
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The star has had her fair share of high-profile boyfriends in the past, notably rugby players Thom Evans and Danny Cipriani, but it’s evident that her relationship with Jeremy has helped her to heal both mentally and physically from previous heartbreaks.
"When you go through break-ups and things like that, it really impacts your diet, and some of my skinniest times were also some of my most miserable,” she once said, speaking about her fluctuating weight as a result of stressful circumstances.
Now, we’re delighted to learn, that she isn’t afraid of indulging, as she informs us she’s gearing up for the holidays by practising her roast potato prep.
Kelly Brook and her ex Danny Cipriani (FilmMagic)
Kelly Brook has been married to Jeremy Parisi since 2022 (Dave Benett/Getty Images)"I’m doing the cooking on Christmas Day, but we kind of have a Christmas dinner every Sunday in December because I feel like it takes me about three Sundays to get the perfect routine and the perfect roast potato," Kelly says.
We ask the former glamour model if she’s one for dressing up on the 25th or if she prefers to spend the day feeling comfortable. “The best part about Christmas Day is just being in pjs all day,” she says. “When you wake up on Christmas morning, you don’t want to come down in your scruffy pyjamas, you want to come down in something a bit more luxurious.”
She may come down in her pyjamas on the day, but she has cited sleeping naked as one of the contributing factors to a happy relationship. "I have a happy marriage and I think the reason is because I sleep in the nude,” she quipped on her Heart Drivetime segment, which she co-hosts with Jason King."
Kelly turns our attention to a luxurious-looking pair of satin pyjamas from her F&F range, which she says will be her Christmas outfit of choice. It’s clear she has a natural flair for fashion and she says she’d be tempted to wear the £24 sleep set on a night out with her hair in curls, a pair of heels and a clutch.
So has her sense of style rubbed off on her husband? "Jeremy didn’t have a fashion sense before me, but I’ve just made it really simple for him. A black T-shirt, a nice pair of Levi’s jeans, good quality boots and a black leather jacket. That’s all he needs really," she laughs.
Kelly’s glowing, youthful complexion tells us that whatever her beauty regime is, it’s working wonders. "The less I do to my skin, the better it looks,” she says. "I use a basic Dermalogica cleanser and an SPF in the morning. I do like a face massage, and going for loads. I go through spurts of doing a lot of things and then nothing, and I’m having a break from it all at the minute. As we go further into winter I’ll start doing a few brightening vitamin C masks and those LED masks.”
Her approach to beauty and ageing is refreshing. “Ageing doesn’t worry me. I’m all about beauty from within, so I always make sure I have bio yoghurt, manuka honey and my antioxidants from berries in the morning. I’m also obsessed with the healthy granola from Gail’s.”
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However, if you’re thinking Kelly’s household is a greens and grains-only zone, you’re mistaken. "I try to pack in as much goodness in the morning as I can get, but then as the day progresses I fall off the wagon a little bit with snacks. "My husband’s diet is very French. He starts his day with around three croissants, which he dips in his cappuccino with sugar. He looks amazing, but if I did that I’d just have a full face of acne."
We wonder if Kelly has any advice for her younger self. “Oh God, it would probably be don’t move out of London, "she jokes. "No, honestly, I kind of stand by all my mistakes. Just to have had that experience, knowing it was a mistake, I see it as a good thing.
"I don’t think I’ve ever kind of gone into anything and regretted it. You can’t go through life just not messing up because then you’d make the mistakes later, wouldn’t you? I’ve had a lot of fun, done stupid things, spent money I shouldn’t have spent and dated people I shouldn’t have, but we all have."
If our own mistakes in life led us to a hunky model husband, our own clothing collection and a swanky pad in London, we’d be happy to make them too.
Kelly’s range is available from F&F at Tesco in sizes 6-22. Visit and follow @fandfclothing.
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