Ellie Goulding Talks Fitness, Her Diet, And Representing Her Fans

Much has been made of Ellie Goulding and her love of fitness. Goulding frequently talks about her love for running and even has a Nike endorsement.

All that doesn’t change the fact that Goulding doesn’t always follow healthy eating habits.

You would never know it by looking at her, but in a recent interview with Refinery29, Ellie Goulding said that she eats really poorly sometimes.

“I do make it obvious that I’m very into in fitness, but I also make it obvious that I’m into drinking with my friends and going out. I don’t ever really like to put myself on a pedestal or in an unreachable place. I love meeting people and my fans, because I like to be in touch with what my fans are into. I want them to know that I love fitness, but I also want them to know that I eat ice cream sometimes, or I eat really badly sometimes.”

Goulding went on to say that she wants to represent her fans as much as she possibly can, and she feels that eating ice cream, carrying a poor diet, and drinking with friends are all things that make Goulding relatable to her fans.

In fact, Ellie Goulding said that it’s her normal lifestyle that makes it so easy for her to have fun when she meets fans.

“I like the idea that fans look up to me because I think it’s a realistic thing to look up to. I sing, and play, and write songs, and that’s my art — that is maybe a more unreachable thing that’s more unique to me — but everything else [is realistic]. It’s genuinely cool that I can get on with my fans when I meet them, and we have a laugh.”

Goulding, whose song “Love Me Like You Do” recently hit No. 3 on the Billboard Hot 100 Chart, went on to talk about her relationship with Taylor Swift and Swift’s boyfriend, Calvin Harris. Goulding recently appeared in Swift’s “Bad Blood” video, and the rumor is that Goulding helped Swift and Harris hook up.

Part of being successful, both in fitness and in the music industry, is about surrounding yourself with good people, Goulding said, adding that she believes she’s done that with her current crew of female friends. With their help, Ellie Goulding said that she’s been able to be successful both on the stage and in her health goals — ice cream and all.

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