Yasmin Le Bon Dishes On Over-Exercising, Her Weight & Living Off 'The Odd Bread Roll' (PHOTOS)

Supermodel (and wife of Duran Duran's lead singer Simon) Yasmin Le Bon sat down with June's Harper's Bazaar UK to talk about her personal regimen these days. The 46-year-old seems to have ditched a slew of bad habits for a life of Wing Chun kung-fu, Ashram retreats and, well, eating.

On keeping fit: "I've definitely had an issue with over-exercising at times, and I had to give it all up for a year or two to let my body mend. It sounds ridiculous, but exercise is addictive -- it draws you in and you ignore the pain, so I'm careful now."

On aging:
"As we get older, there are things we have to accept. I know that now my body needs to be heavier -- I'm over a stone more than I used to be."

On her diet:
"What suits me better is eating lightly through the day, then having a proper, but not huge, meal at night. It's a less extreme version of how I ate when I was modelling full time -- although, back then, I lived off the odd bread roll if I was lucky. But I just love food. I'm not a fussy eater, and I love wine -- it's a great, quick fix."

We, too, have found wine is a great, quick fix for just about everything. For more, head over to HarpersBazaar.co.uk.

Take a look at photos of Yasmin over the years.

Comments

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12:50 PM on 05/14/2011

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[cdnbystander]

08:04 PM on 05/13/2011

The one addiction I am sure I will never have. Even if I wanted to start it, I don't have that kind of time.

[VeryInterested]

04:42 AM on 05/13/2011

Now that is a natural beauty. She ages well. Her daughter is as tall as her. She is lovely.

[littlestar]

10:51 PM on 05/12/2011

I understand what she is talking about. I used to be an "over exerciser". I belive it's called orthorexia. It can consume you, thinking about exercising, doing it, obsessing about it. If you miss one day, you hate yourself. It may sound extreme and ridiculous, but people do suffer from stuff like this.

[theredqueen]

05:38 PM on 05/12/2011

It's an interesting dilemma "over exercising" that is. It's certainly one I cannot relate to but I can still understand the pressure a person feels to stay thin. It must be a difficult obsession to break because of the "runners high" and the "exercise high" I have heard about? How would one intervene with someone who is on a seemingly healthy regimen? I ask this because I have seen this behaviour in a friend and have wondered what, if anything, I should say.

[mushimom]

09:01 PM on 05/12/2011

I just broke up with my guy of 21/2 yrs. he is training for his 20th Ironman...he will be two of them this year....he trains four hrs a day, plus is on a strict diet...he is beyond nuts...mood swings, sugar lows, whatever...I couldn't take it anymore...I work out, but come one, moderation is the key!!

[oxjr]

10:46 PM on 05/12/2011

I shattered my heels because of an addiction to running. I forgot my sneakers on a trip and rather than take a day off I ran 7k in flip flops. It put dozens of micro fractures in my heel bone and I endured intense pain for almost a year as they healed. And yet I still ran.

[Fetus]

03:39 PM on 05/12/2011

She's vaguely masculine or androgynous, can't tell which.

[13champlain]

02:43 PM on 05/12/2011

you should go see Michael Moore for advice

[Dimplezzz2002]

02:10 PM on 05/12/2011

Over exercising?! That would never be my problem. I have trouble getting in my requisite 30 minutes six days a week.

[theredqueen]

05:40 PM on 05/12/2011

I'm with you on that, I do it but OMG I'm glad when it's over.

[MarsAmbassador]

02:09 PM on 05/12/2011

Never heard of her.

[beverlyj]

01:51 PM on 05/12/2011

Eh

[Gavin Saunders]

01:22 PM on 05/12/2011

Not so much a hat as an eating guard.

[erinker]

12:54 PM on 05/12/2011

Love her. Gorgeous, classy lady.