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Inside Carol Vorderman's £1,475 juice retreat as she drops dress size and flaunts abs

Carol Vorderman has been wowing fans with her rock hard abs at the age of 61.

And now the former Countdown star – who has dropped a dress size in two weeks – has revealed how she did it.

The maths whizz is on a Juicy Master Retreat in Portugal, where prices start from £1,475 a week for your own room.

Billed as a “stunning juice, yoga and fitness retreat”, it takes place in a deep forest location overlooking a river.

A typical day on the boutique retreat includes meditation or wake up yoga, swimming in the infinity pool, walks, circuit training, spin classes and HIIT workouts.

Guests are also served four healthy juices throughout the day and have the option to add on treatments such as massages, facials, colonics and cryotherapy sessions.

Carol showed off her toned biceps in the gym (Instagram)
She revealed she has dropped a dress size since she has been there (Instagram)

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The retreats are put together by self-proclaimed ‘Juice Master’ Jason Vale, who is on a mission to “juice the world”.

Usually the retreats are seven days, but Carol booked herself in for a three-week stay.

On July 31 she wrote on Instagram : “On a juice retreat for a few weeks... bliss @jasonvale. Swim and gym and massage ever day min.”

She has since been sharing videos of her 5.30am swims while there were still stars in the sky, early morning yoga “even if I’m rubbish at it” and paddleboarding sessions.

Carol stunned wearing a black and pink bikini (Instagram)
On one of her morning swims, which saw her do up to 40 lengths (Instagram)

As the week progressed, Carol shared clips of herself doing an 80’s spin class despite the 40C heat.

Snaps from the gym showed the telly presenter working out hard doing weight training and upper and lower body exercises.

By the beginning of the third week, Carol has clearly visible abs as she posed in a pink and black bikini.

In another abs post a few days later she posed in tiny denim shorts she said hadn’t fit her “for years”.

The Portugal retreat overlooks a stunning river (Instagram)
She also managed to fit in a spot of sightseeing during the trip (Instagram)

She told her 241,000 Instagram followers: “We’re coming home soon... still another day to go.”

Sharing how the retreats work – and that there is some food involved - Carol explained: “18 days -3 days (going to restaurants) = 15 days on juice.

“I’ve dropped over a dress size and bursting with energy. Haven’t been into these shorts for a few years and now they’re loose Boommmmm.

“My other half here @jules_sampson has dropped TWO dress sizes and looks incredible and feels so strong.

“It’s a special place here. So chilled out and happy. Jason has created the magic alright.”

Carol has been working out hard at the retreat (Instagram)
She has been lifting weights and doing cardio, as well as yoga (Instagram)

Fans flooded the post with messages of support as Carol shared another amazing progress snap on Instagram .

“You look amazing,” gushed pal Louise Redknapp .

One fan commented: “Looking fab Carol. well done”, while another added: “Looking fit and gorgeous!”

“Wow you look amazing, so beautiful,” said a third.

Jason currently runs retreats in Portugal and Turkey but will open a third in 2023 in the Algarve called Juicy Escape.

Set across 40 acres and two lakes, it’s billed as “The World’s Healthiest Playground”.

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