My Body & I: Connie Fisher
FACE FACTS
What is your beauty routine?
In the morning I use Simple Oil Balancing Exfoliating
Your make-up bag heroes?
I’m a showgirl so lots! Mac concealer – nothing covers blemishes better; Diorskin Airflash Spray Foundation; Le Blanc de Chanel, which I use under foundation for a dewy glow; the Body Shop Waterproof Mascara – the best I’ve ever used; Chanel bronzing powder, and Clinique ginger lipgloss.
Do you highlight your eyes or lips?
Eyes – I make them smoky and glamorous using Dior Style Liner, a really intense black.
Your fail-safe beauty fix?
Brushes from the Make-Up Brush Company.
Desert island essentials?
Tweezers, concealer and mascara.
Who is your beauty icon?
I want to look as glamorous as Helen Mirren [below] when I’m older.
Would you have plastic surgery?
I don’t know. Although it’s nice to see expression lines without Botox.
LITTLE LUXURIES
What makes you feel glamorous?
Ben de Lisi’s clothes are elegant and easy to wear.
Your signature scent?
Dior Addict. I was working with Alistair McGowan [in They’re Playing Our Song], and he noticed I had changed my perfume and said, ‘Oh, but the other one is so you.’
BODYWORK
How do you keep fit?
I go to the Factory Gym in Islington,
Do you have a tip for body confidence?
Good posture – head held high, chest out, bum tucked away and belly pulled in.
Your favourite body treatment?
I go to Physio Ed Medical in
EATS AND TREATS
What kind of diet suits you best?
I like porridge for breakfast. I try to avoid eating carbs after 5pm if I’m doing a show or I won’t have time to digest my food.
Your slimming secret?
I try to eat low GI foods if I want to lose weight.
Do you have a guilty pleasure?
Häagen-Dazs Strawberry Cheesecake ice cream
CHILLING OUT
How do you relax?
I watch reality TV. I need Sky Plus so I can record things.
Your ultimate escape?
I love walking on the beach in Carmarthenshire, where my family live, with my black labrador Ben.
Your feel-good mantra?
Have a sing-song – music always keeps me going.
CONNIE’S HOT LIST
● Simple Oil Balancing Exfoliating
● Champneys Double Action Eye Make-Up Remover, £9, champneys.com
● Dermalogica UltraCalming Cleanser, £20.40; Multi-Active Toner, £20, tel: 0800 591818.
● Olay Beauty Fluid, £4.99, available nationwide.
● Mac Studio Finish SPF35 Concealer, £10, maccosmetics.co.uk
● Diorskin Airflash Spray Foundation, £29.50;
Style Liner, £18.50; Dior Addict, £27.50 for 20ml, tel: 020 7216 0216.
● Chanel Le Blanc de Chanel Illuminating Base, £25; Soleil Tan de Chanel Desert Shimmer Bronzing Powder, £28, tel: 020 7493 3836.
● Clinique Superbalm Moisturizing Gloss in Ginger, £10, clinique.co.uk
● The Body Shop Waterproof Mascara, £10, bodyshop.co.uk
● The Make-Up Brush Company Blusher Brush (top left), £15, themakeupbrushcompany.co.uk
Connie is currently promoting Andrew Lloyd Webber’s My Favourite Things girlswear collection for Tesco, which is inspired by The Sound of Music. Caught in a Trap will be on ITV1 at 9pm on Boxing Day
