We tried the Victoria’s Secret Angels’ pre-runway diet including EIGHT eggs for breakfast and it ended in migraines and misery
We put the Angels' menu to the test to see if we could survive on the models' diet including no sugar, dried peas, spinach blueberry and flaxseed smoothies and a LOT of eggs for breakfast
VICTORIA'S SECRET models are considered to be some of the sexiest in the business with their to-die-for bods and their perfect smiles.
This week the world's most famous catwalk show is back in New York, so we decided it was time to see what actually goes in to achieving that enviable shape and is it really worth it?
Despite sounding a bit weird, dandelion tea actually tastes similar to regular tea before adding the milk.
Off to a reasonable start.
I can conclusively confirm that they are not.
The tiny beads of rock-hard pea are dense enough to crack your teeth.
If you do have nashers sharp enough to break through the solid exterior all you'll get is a bitter "pea like" taste just without the sweetness.
Would not recommend.
Dinner: Poached chicken with steamed broccoli
By this point my head felt like it was about to explode, it was literally screaming at me to bring it some carbohydrates.
I was hoping for something to quench my uncontrollable urges for white flour but another meal brought another boring dish to top off a culinary disaster of a day.
Poach chicken comes with an unappealing anaemic colour.
On the plus side though, the unusual cooking method did leave the breast nice and moist.
Day 2
First thing: Warm water with ginger, cayenne pepper and lemon tea
At first glance, this feels fine. I would go as far as to say I like a lemon and ginger tea on a winter's morning.
Elsa Hosk - who'll model this year's $1million Fantasy Bar - certainly does, she told Style Caster that she starts the day with the hot beverage, only she pops in some cayenne pepper.
The first sip of this tastes fine but by the time I was half way down the cup my mouth was filled with the fire of a thousands suns and my stomach started to get that sick feeling back after yesterday's eggs.
So I headed down to - the only place in London with the intimidating looking machines - to try it out.
Not to be confused with reformer, the Megaformer machines offered stretching, tensing and working in muscles I didn't know I had.
After just half an hour on the torture device I was spent, and movement the following day was definitely restricted.
A particular highlight was when my charming trainer Linda asked if I was "hamming up" the pain for the camera. Embarrassingly, I wasn't.
Lunch: Grilled tofu and stir fried vegetables
Having always been weary of tofu (what is tofu anyway?), I wasn't looking forward to this one. And I was right not to.
Another boring lunch barely worth acknowledging.
My diet as a Victoria's Secret model
Day 1
First thing: Dandelion tea
Breakfast: Eight eggs
Lunch: Salmon filet with salad
Snack: Dried peas
Dinner: Poached chicken with steamed broccoli
Day 2
First thing: Warm water with ginger, cayenne and lemon tea
Breakfast: Half of a grapefruit sprinkled with cinnamon
Lunch: Grilled tofu and stir fried vegetables
Snack: Spinach, blueberry, flaxseed, and lemon smoothie
Dinner: Poached chicken salad
Snack: Spinach, blueberry, flaxseed, and lemon smoothie
By the afternoon I was tired and miserable and gagging for a snack.
The grapefruit had gone some way to satisfying my sugar craving but I needed more.
I was delighted when I saw that my afternoon treat would be a spinach, blueberry, flaxseed, and lemon smoothie... until I saw the colour.
After blending up the ingredients, they morphed into a deeply disturbing green elixir. At this point I realised there was nothing to get excited about.
And there really wasn't.
Dinner: Poached chicken salad
My favourite meal of the lot... simply because it represented the end of my gruelling diet experiment.
Every bland mouthful was like a celebration as I got increasingly near to the finish line on the ridiculous food plan.
Verdict
Victoria's Secret Angel I ain't... and I think I may be ok with that.
If you enjoyed that, check out the time we tried Victoria Beckham’s bizarre vinegar, seeds and bee pollen diet.
This is what the Victoria’s Secret models look like WITHOUT make-up… but it might not make us feel any better in comparison.
And this is the difference between a Victoria’s Secret model and an Angel… and it’s nothing to do with the wings.