Jenny Agutter cuts down on wine and cheese to avoid weight gain

Jenny Agutter cuts down on wine and cheese to avoid weight gain credit:Bang Showbiz
Jenny Agutter cuts down on wine and cheese to avoid weight gain credit:Bang Showbiz

Jenny Agutter cuts down on cheese and sugary snacks when her clothes start to feel "too tight".

The 68-year-old actress - who plays Sister Julienne in BBC period drama 'Call the Midwife' - maintains her figure by cutting down on her vices, which include wine and sweets, when she wants to lose a few pounds, but she doesn't go on any diets as such.

In an interview with Woman and Home magazine, she said: “I do not want to change my clothes size, so every time something gets tight, I just go, 'Right, less cheese, no butter and cream, no sugar and sweets, no wine.' And I just don't eat quite so much.

“People who go on diets become obsessed with food and all you think about is eating.

“I love food, I just don't go overboard if my clothes get too tight!”

Jenny will once again appear in a 'Call the Midwife' Christmas special later this year, and the star was "so pleased" to be able to play Sister Julienne - who she has portrayed on the show since 2012 - in a festive episode in 2020, amid the coronavirus pandemic's stricter restrictions.

She said: "I was so pleased we were able to get back to filming for last year’s Christmas special, I think the BBC wanted to make it happen for families during that time.

"We all felt that it was important.

"We all felt, whatever the circumstances – and for some people the pandemic has been dire at times, with isolation and the lack of community – it felt like a good thing to do."