Most of us are resigned to gaining a few pounds in midlife, with the outfits we wore in our 20s relegated to the back of the wardrobe forever.
But if there’s one fashion staple that never goes out of date, that’s jeans – and some stars are in the enviable position of still fitting into the same size as they did when they were at the start of their careers.
This week, Tess Daly announced that she’s a member of the ‘good jeans’ club, explaining that she’s still as trim as she was 30 years ago, thanks to her rigorous exercise regime.
Speaking to The Mirror, Tess explained: ‘I’m wearing the same size jeans I was wearing in my 20s, but that’s not from dieting – it’s from maintaining.
‘I’ve never dieted, and as a mother of daughters, I’ve always been very careful not to demonise sugar and not count calories, and I refuse to embrace any negative connotation around food because I think moderation is key.’
Meanwhile, supermodel Kate Moss, TV personality Amanda Holden, and Holly Willoughby all look just look like their younger selves when they step out in jeans – although the styles have had an upgrade from the noughties low rise style.
Tess Daly
Tess Daly revealed she still fits into the same size jeans she wore in her 20s – but insisted she’s never been one to diet (pictured 2023 aged 54)
The TV presenter, 56, said she exercises daily to maintain her core strength and shared insights into her healthy lifestyle in a recent interview with The Mirror (pictured in 2002 aged 33)
Tess recently revealed she still fits into the same size jeans she wore in her 20s – but insisted she’s never been one to diet.
The TV presenter, 56, said she exercises daily to maintain her core strength and said she believes she’s cracked the formula to both feeling and looking great.
She said: ‘I will do planks in my living room every day because core strength is really important to me at my age now, plus I’m also very tall and do a lot of running around in heels, so I need to support my back.’
She added that although she’s now in her 50s, she feels as energetic as she did in her 20s.
The former model has previously given fans an insight into the varied ways she achieves her impeccable figure, from running on the treadmill while she watches her favourite Netflix shows and morning skipping circuits to trampolining in her back garden.
Tess has also credited daily yoga for both keeping her physically fit and maintaining her mental wellbeing, and shared her love for swimming.
the former model has previously given fans an insight into the varied ways she achieves her impeccable figure, from running on the treadmill while she watches her favourite Netflix shows and morning skipping circuits to trampolining in her back garden.
Tess has also credited daily yoga for both keeping her physically fit and maintaining her mental wellbeing, and shared her love for swimming.
Amanda Holden
Known for her incredible figure and style, Amanda has always been pictured wearing skinny jeans (pictured in 1999 aged 28)
And despite the Britain’s Got Talent judge, 54, having a slim figure since she was young, Amanda previously revealed she’s ‘not a slave’ to her fitness regime (pictured in 2020 aged 49)
Known for her incredible figure and style, Amanda has always been pictured wearing skinny jeans.
And despite the Britain’s Got Talent judge, 54, having a slim figure since she was young, Amanda previously revealed she’s ‘not a slave’ to her fitness regime.
She admitted she ‘loves food too much’ and ensures she sticks to her routine for her ‘own discipline and dignity.’
Speaking to The Times about how a ‘school-gate mum’ achieves and maintains her good looks, the TV personality shared the details.
Amanda discussed her extensive fitness regime, revealing that she runs three to four miles a week in addition to Kundalini yoga practice and a ‘Viking workout regime.’
Despite her somewhat intense sounding exercise plan, she reiterates that she doesn’t do it because she ‘feels like she has too,’ and explained the importance of balance.
‘I am not a slave to any beauty or fitness regime because I love food too much. I eat cheese and butter and I love a drink.
‘But the deal I struck with myself was I have to run for my rosé wine in the summer and run for my red wine in winter. And I don’t do it because I feel I have to; I do it for my own discipline and dignity,’ she told the publication.
Amanda joked that it’s ‘all down hill from your 20s’ but added that, like Cher, you can ‘turn back time’ with proper nutrition and exercise.
‘I’m from a generation of women who won’t [fade into the background] – we’ll flaunt our bits for as long as we can. I am certainly going to – even when they’re drooping down to the floor, I’ll scoop them up again,’ she laughed.
Myleene Klass
She soared to fame in the Noughties as a fresh-faced member of hit band Hear’Say and was known for showing off her figure in low-rise skinny jeans (pictured in 2003 aged 25)
Two decades on, Myleene Klass has reinvented herself as a fashion-forward guru, modelling an array of edgy and figure-flashing looks (pictured in 2025 aged 47)
She soared to fame in the Noughties as a fresh-faced member of hit band Hear’Say and was known for showing off her figure in low-rise skinny jeans.
And two decades on, Myleene Klass has reinvented herself as a fashion-forward guru, modelling an array of edgy and figure-flashing looks.
Previously opening up about how she picks her outfits, the Pure and Simple hitmaker, 47, shared: ‘Wear what you feel good in.
‘Do not feel the pressure of what somebody may tell you you look great in, if it doesn’t necessary suit you or you don’t feel comfortable in it.
‘Make sure that you’ve got that confidence in your outfit, because it just emanates from you. And put on that smile – you’ll feel good, you’ll look good.’
Kate Moss
Back in the early noughties, skinny jeans and black ballet pumps were one of Kate Moss’s signature looks, and 20 years on, she still loves the look (left aged 29 in 2003, right aged 51 in 2025)
Back in the early noughties, skinny jeans and black ballet pumps were one of Kate Moss’s signature looks, and 20 years on, she still loves the look.
She earned something of a party girl reputation in her youth, and was often seen hitting the club scene of London.
But Kate, 51, has attempted to put her wild ways behind her – having overhauled her lifestyle to stay fit and healthy as she gets older.
Speaking to the Guardian, the Croydon-born model revealed in 2018 she lost an inch off her waist in just 10 days, after taking on a clean diet and finally joining a gym.
The supermodel revealed to the paper that she never used to be conscious of what she ate in her youth, but is amazed by how her detox has affected both her health and skin.
Cat Deeley has always loved dark denim skinny jeans (left pictured in 2001 aged 25, right in 2025 aged 48)
Holly Willoughby pictured left in 2006 aged 25
Reese Witherspoon pictured left in 2004 aged 28
She confessed: ‘I’ve really noticed an improvement since I’ve been more ‘on it’ with food – like eating salads and all that stuff – I never used to really eat salads. And now I’m like, juicing!’
Having always despised exercise, the beauty also finally decided to join a gym, and admitted she’s ‘got quite into it’, against all odds.
‘I’ve never been a gym bunny or anything like that,’ she said. ‘I was always, like, ‘UGH’, it made me feel ill, but now I’ve started working out, I’m really quite into it.’
Revealing she even lost weight around her middle in less than two weeks, she added: ‘I worked out for an hour every consecutive day for a couple of weeks and it was enough that I really started to see the benefits, which I’d never really done before.’
Gaby Roslin
Gaby Roslin, 55, revealed on Tuesday that she still owns and wears the same pair of jeans that she purchased over fifteen years ago
‘Shopping in your wardrobe’: Showing off her long, lean legs in the stylish number, Gaby revealed in the caption that the old pair of bottoms brought back ‘vivid memories’
Gaby Roslin, 61, revealed that she still owns and wears the same pair of jeans that she purchased over fifteen years ago.
The revelation drove her Instagram fans wild as they praised her ‘amazing figure’ and ability to fit into the old pair of grey exposed zipper jeans.
Gaby showed off her long, lean legs in the stylish number, which she teamed with a matching grey top.
The star captioned the snap: ‘Yes! Ultimate happy find #shoppinginyourwardrobe and once again the @jbrandjeans houlihans have an outing. Nothing quite as ‘just right’ as the originals.
‘I think I bought these over 15 years ago and I remember being obsessed… We were weren’t we @janebrutonuk It’s funny how some items in your wardrobe bring back such very vivid memories.
‘That’s of course one of the joys of #shoppinginyourwardrobe The other reasons are it’s good for your purse and the planet! Happy day everyone,’ she concluded.
