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Spears reveals her personal gym burned down
Britney Spears has a solid excuse for not hitting the gym recently.
The “Lucky” songstress took to Instagram on Wednesday to share her workout routine with her followers. But before she got into the exercises, Spears gave a casual update on why she hasn’t been to her personal gym in a while.
“Hey, guys! I’m in my gym right now. I haven’t been in here for, like, six months, because I burned my gym down unfortunately,” she said. “I had two candles, and yeah, one thing led to another, and I burned it down.”
After explaining that she only has two pieces of exercise equipment left after the fire, Spears started working out with a pair of dumbbells.
“I like working out better outside anyways,” she said.
Madonna plans roof-down drive after positive antibody test
Madonna revealed that she tested positive for coronavirus antibodies. “Took a test the other day. And I found out that I have the antibodies,” the 61-yearold said in her latest Madame X-themed “Quarantine Diary” on Instagram on Thursday.
“So tomorrow,” Madonna added, “I’m just going to go for a long drive in a car, and I’m going to roll down the window, and I’m going to breathe in, I’m going to breathe in the COVID-19 air. Yup. I hope the sun is shining.”
The CDC says it’s unclear if the antibodies will make you immune to the virus or prevent you from getting infected again.
Madonna captioned her quarantine diary with the hashtags #staysafe #staysane.
Mari Winsor, Pilates guru and celebrity trainer, dies at 70
Mari Winsor, a celebrity trainer for Hollywood’s elite who became known as a Pilates guru, died. She was 70. Winsor’s family rep Alison Graham said in a statement that the trainer died peacefully while surrounded by family and close friends at her home on Tuesday in the Los Angeles neighborhood of Sherman Oaks. Winsor died from complications of Lou Gehrig’s disease.
Winsor had been living with the progressive neurodegenerative disease amyotrophic lateral sclerosis since 2013. The petite and energetic trainer was a featured dancer in music videos, including Michael Jackson’s “Smooth Criminal,” and films such as “Roadhouse” and “Moonwalker.” She released multiple fitness DVDS and ran several Pilates studios in the Los Angeles area catering to the biggest stars.
After Winsor’s ALS diagnosis, she became an advocate to help inspire those with the disease.