Martha Stewart, 82, admits she never wears underwear but an unusual alternative

26 February 2024 , 10:49

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Martha only wears swimsuits 'just in case' she fancies a dip

Martha Stewart, 82, has candidly admitted she’s quit wearing underwear, and just wears swimsuits instead.

The billionaire businesswoman made the startling revelation during a luncheon in Florida, as she told the stunned audience she doesn’t like to be restricted with underwear, and prefers swimsuits “just in case I want to go swimming”. Martha, who has built up a legion of fans young and old thanks to her regular thirst traps posted on social media, then took a swipe at Kim Kardashian’s hugely successful Skims lingerie and shapewear brand.

“I like bathing suits. I like wearing bathing suits under my clothes just in case I want to go swimming,” she said, according to Page Six. “Bathing suits are my underwear. I don’t wear any of that structured stuff. No tight lace, no Skims for Martha. But I love Skims. I think they serve a very good purpose - but I don’t wear those,” she explained, adding that she only wears Aerie swimsuits, which retail for around £24 to £39 ($30-$50).

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Martha made the startling admission during a luncheon

However, Martha wasn’t too bothered if she upset Kim, and took herself out of the running of ever being featured in a celebrity Skims campaign. “Is Kim Kardashian going to be mad at me? No, she won’t be mad at me. She knows I don’t wear Skims.”

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In 2021, Kim revealed that she had met Martha during a party in New York, and the lifestyle entrepreneur revealed she was a big fan of Skims. “She stopped me at a party. I'll never forget. I'm obsessed with Martha Stewart. So I was walking in New York and I hear, 'Kim! Kim!' And I turn around, and she's like, 'I just need Skims. I love it!' I was like, anything for you! It was just such a proud moment that Martha Stewart wanted Skims,” the mother-of-four told Vogue.

She's well known for posting thirst traps on social media (marthastewart/Instagram)

She made history with her Sports Illustrated cover last year (Ruven Afanador/Sports Illustrated)

Martha surprised fans when she became the oldest model to feature on the cover of last year’s Sports Illustrated Swimsuit edition, and she confessed she felt nervous about making history. “When I heard that I was going to be on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit, I thought, ‘Oh, that’s pretty good, I’m going to be the oldest person I think ever on a cover of Sports Illustrated,'” she told the magazine. “And I don’t think about age very much, but I thought that this is kind of historic.”

Martha said she wasn’t defined by her age, but what she had achieved in her decades-long career, and wanted others to see the value of women beyond how old they are. “Age is not the determining factor in terms of friendship or in terms of success, but what people do, how people think, how people act, that’s what’s important and not your age,” she stated.

Emma Wilson