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Home truths

Shelley Craft has forged a career as one of Australia’s home-renovation queens. Through her roles as host of The Block and other TV hits, she’s been a fixture on our screens for decades. At 43, she’s perennially fresh-faced and toned, appearing to be the poster girl for clean living, but the truth is this small-screen stunner has a surprising secret: she doesn’t exercise.

‘WE’LL TAKE THE DOGS FOR A WALK, KICK A SOCCER BALL OR GO FOR A SWIM’

“I pretended for many years that I care and enjoy it, but I just don’t!” she reveals to Good Health & Wellbeing. “I live a very active lifestyle, so I guess that’s my excuse. With two kids, two dogs, house renos and flying interstate back and forth for work, I’m always on the move.”

As Shelley recalls being “forced” to play sports at school, it’s clear this legacy of organised physical activity affects her to this day. She says that she’d never

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