Ellie Goulding: I can crack nuts with my thighs

Fitness fanatic Ellie Goulding reckons her legs are in such good shape she could crack a nut with her thighs.

The 27-year-old blonde beauty said she’s be up for the challenge to prove just how athletic her body is.

‘I think I probably can crack a walnut with my thighs. I’d give it a go!’ she teased.

‘I used to get bad knees, but not anymore. I stretch before I work out now,’ she added, saying she takes care not to get injured when she hits the pavements running.

Despite winning female solo artist at the Brits – and wowing the audience with a stage performance – the Burn singer revealed she does still get nervous before she goes on stage.

‘If I didn’t get nervous I wouldn’t give my best performance. I’d give a mediocre performance so I have to go for it and be exciting. I’ve paid a lot of people to cheer to encourage me,’ the singer added.

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Thursday 20 February 2014]

Ellie Goulding: No one wins when women slag each other off

There are no winners when women slag each other off about their bodies, Ellie Goulding says.

The 27-year-old Anything Could Happen singer is still stunned by the backlash over a sexy gold dress she wore on The X Factor last year.

‘The thing is most people were saying I was too athletic.

‘I cannot believe people would say too athletic,’ she told Metro.

‘It’s either too fat, too thin, or too athletic. It doesn’t make any sense.

‘No one can win. But I’d wear the same dress again, and again, and again.’

The blonde beauty will face off against Birdy, Jessie J, Laura Marling and Laura Mvula at the Brits tonight for the best British female solo artist gong.

‘It’s very, very cool and exciting. I think there are quite a few good British female singers. I feel very lucky to be in that category,’ she gushed – although she would never allow her competitive spirit turn her fight for the gong physical.

‘I’m passive. I don’t believe in fights. I’m a lover, not a fighter.’

Goulding is also nominated for British single of the year and fans can vote for her to win the British video gong on social media.

Fans of the singer will have to wait for new music material as she confessed she’s been too busy on the road to make any new tunes.

Asked about her third album, she blushed: ‘I haven’t started.

‘I’ve been very busy touring, so I don’t have time at the moment. I have a new song coming out for the Divergent movie.’

[Originally published Metro, Guilty Pleasures, Wednesday 19 February 2014]