Carol McGiffin’s husband Mark Cassidy has revealed the Loose Women star “went mad” after he lost his wedding ring in the sea before Christmas.
The couple met in 2008 at a wrap party for the ITV talk show and were married in Bangkok, Thailand, in 2018.
Speaking to Best magazine, 40-year-old Cassidy revealed that while they were on holiday his wedding band “flew off”, which he thinks was due to losing weight on his new fitness regime.
He said: “I’ve kind of not really been drinking for a few months now, give or take a few exceptions – and I’ve been working out quite a lot and making sure I eat really healthily.
“I think I might have lost weight though – because my wedding ring flew off in the sea when we were on holiday just before Christmas and I lost it. Carol went mad!”
McGiffin, 62, is joining him in focusing on building up their fitness in 2023.
She said: “We’re already both quite healthy, especially with what we eat, and don’t do anything to excess (except rose wine, of course!) – but we’re definitely on a bit of a mission to shape up because last year we were a bit lazy.
“Mark’s already there, really, but he’s going to help me get there – which shouldn’t be difficult, as he is a qualified personal trainer!”
The pair also featured in a fitness shoot for the magazine, which McGiffin said took her back to the 80s when she was a “gym addict”.
However, she admitted she does not have the same stamina now, saying: “I think Mark loves laughing at me being useless at star jumps and things and as much as he tries to get me to do sit-ups, I just can’t do it any more.
“I’m too exhausted! But I won’t give up.”
The TV presenter added that she had always been conscious about her health but it had become even more important as she has grown older.
“If I really splurge at a restaurant one night, for instance, I’ll make sure I’m very careful for the following couple of days,” she said.
Cassidy added: “I’m definitely more aware of how much I’m drinking, how much I’m looking after myself.
“After the last few months of doing that more, I do feel so much better.”
The full interview and photoshoot features in the new issue of Best magazine, on sale now.
