Six-pack secrets revealed! While plenty of Hollywood beauties show off their buff arms and gorgeous, mile-long legs on the carpet and in their street fashion, seriously toned abs are the hardest #fitlife accessory of all to come by. Only those who put in the hours at the gym doing the toughest and smartest workouts — and, of course, those who are genetically blessed — earn the best core strength, and the hard abs that go with it. Us salutes the celebrities who have worked for their whittled middles. Below, we’ve gathered stars’ best abs photos — and the diet tips and fitness tricks they use to achieve their strong bodies.
The Best Celeb Six-Packs: Stars Show Off Their Abs on the Beach, the Carpet, the Streets and the Stage
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The Best Celeb Six-Packs: Stars Show Off Their Abs on the Beach, the Carpet, the Streets and the Stage
Six-pack secrets revealed! While plenty of Hollywood beauties show off their buff arms and gorgeous, mile-long legs on the carpet and in their street fashion, seriously toned abs are the hardest #fitlife accessory of all to come by. Only those who put in the hours at the gym doing the toughest and smartest workouts — and, of course, those who are genetically blessed — earn the best core strength, and the hard abs that go with it. Us salutes the celebrities who have worked for their whittled middles. Below, we’ve gathered stars’ best abs photos — and the diet tips and fitness tricks they use to achieve their strong bodies.
Credit: TheImageDirect.com;Rich Fury/WireImage
The Best Celeb Six-Packs: Stars Show Off Their Abs on the Beach, the Carpet, the Streets and the Stage
Six-pack secrets revealed! While plenty of Hollywood beauties show off their buff arms and gorgeous, mile-long legs on the carpet and in their street fashion, seriously toned abs are the hardest #fitlife accessory of all to come by. Only those who put in the hours at the gym doing the toughest and smartest workouts — and, of course, those who are genetically blessed — earn the best core strength, and the hard abs that go with it. Us salutes the celebrities who have worked for their whittled middles. Below, we’ve gathered stars’ best abs photos — and the diet tips and fitness tricks they use to achieve their strong bodies.
Turns out the Oscar winner’s abs are nearly as impressive as her acting skills! At the series premiere of HBO’s Watchmen on October 14, 2019, King wore a stunning black gown that let her abs shine through in a strategically placed cutout. The If Beale Street Could Talk actress works out for 45 to 60 minutes nearly every day because of the high blood pressure that runs in her family, but the gym is more pleasure for her than chore. “Continuing with my exercise also helps me keep some sort of balance in my life because I’ve always enjoyed working out and movement — I can never get enough of it,” King told Viva Mag Online in 2017. And she once told Us that barre classes have helped her tone. “I was sore,” she said. “You work muscles that you’re not used to working.”
Looking buff! At the premiere for her new Netflix show, The Politician, Jones sported a jumpsuit with a tiny white top attached to purple sequined pants. The cutout in the middle showed off her impressive abs. It’s a difference from her Mad Men days when, said Jones, creator Matthew Weiner asked the women of the cast to refrain from exercising so they would keep the softer curves that were the 1960s ideal. “He would prefer we didn’t work out and that we eat really well, so we look like healthy women,” Jones told Tatler in 2010
’s typically known for her Grammy-winning music and her sleek, retro style. But after she displayed her full six-pack at the Savage x Fenty show in Brooklyn, New York, on September 10, 2019, the country star can now add one of Hollywood’s fittest bodies to her growing list of attributes. The Golden Hour singer trains with Nashville-based pro Erin Oprea — and she trains hard. “My clients kick ass every workout. And they have good discipline on their eating most of the time. If you don’t get ‘em to eat right you’ll never get the results you want. You’ve got to eat clean to get lean. You can’t see the results until you lean out your body,” Oprea told Us in October 2018. As for Musgraves, she finds her own way to motivate during gym sessions. “I would say the most interesting workout music is Kacey Musgraves. I don't even know what the heck we're listening to honestly. Sometimes it's not even in our language,” Oprea shared with Us before the 2019 Grammys. “I'm like, 'What is this? How is this motivating you?' But it makes her happy and I'm like, 'If it makes you happy, that's all that matters.' She looks incredible too and has worked so hard. She's going to be smoking hot on Sunday night.”
Fit and fabulous! At the Elle Women in Music event in NYC on September 5, 2019, the Claws actress put her six-pack abs on full display in a fitted black crop top paired with leopard-print pants. “I've been doing a lot of yoga and barre,” Tran told Us in February 2019. “Barre is great for the booty because I’m all about the booty! And yoga is just a great overall workout and stretch — even for my inner peace. I just feel so good after doing a yoga class, so I love it.”
On August 19, 2019, the actress revealed a completely toned and defined set of six-pack abs while filming her new show, Emily in Paris. Collins said earlier this summer that taking dance and cardio classes helped her immensely in recovering from a prior eating disorder. “Now, I actually feel good; I feel much stronger,” she told Byrdie. “When I do dance classes or cardio classes with other girls, I enjoy myself and have fun and sweat, but I’m sweating in a way that’s healthier. I’m always surprised by what my body can do for me and what I can give it back.”
When the TV personality threw a Versace-themed 50th birthday bash for her husband, Donnie Wahlberg, in Chicago on August 17, 2019, she inadvertently became the star — or, at least her abs did! Wearing a bra top and skirt from the Italian designer, McCarthy, 46, flashed a very toned six-pack. While she works out and eats right most of the time, she doesn’t go too crazy. For her fitness regimen, as she’s told Shape, she’ll run, lift dumbbells and do body-resistance strength training a few times a week.
She may have retired from the ring, but the former pro wrestler clearly hasn’t slacked off on her fitness routine! On July 22, 2019, the Total Divas star ran errands in L.A. sporting drawstring sweatpants and a white crop top. In between: a set of super-defined six-pack abs. Bella makes sure to do something active every day, but she also credits her diet for her figure. “For me it's all about just protein and veggies,” she told Us in February 2019. “I know everyone says it, but it really works.”
The She Is Miley Cyrus artist isn’t messing around! On July 18, 2019, the singer posted a bathroom mirror selfie on her Instagram Stories. In the pic, she’s wearing low-slung jeans and has pulled up her white tank top to reveal a serious six-pack. “Party up the street,” she typed over the photo. “But also in the bathroom. 🚽”
Newly single, Shayk is now a frequent flasher of her six-pack abs (see below)! This time around, on July, 16, 2019, the model posted a mirror selfie of herself in a teal Intimissimi bra and matching underwear. “My fave new summer color is here 🦋,” she captioned the sexy shot that highlighted her incredibly toned core.
Bradley who? Strolling down the sidewalk in NYC on June 24, 2019, just weeks after her split from Bradley Cooper, Shayk flashed her toned abs in a short-sleeve sweater crop top. With her mother, Olga, by her side, the model couldn’t help but smile. To get her body extra tight, Shayk regularly visits saunas in addition to her workouts. “I do a Russian sauna at least once or twice a week. It’s different because you get hit by a hot broom, and it opens your pores and cleans your skin. Then you jump in a cold plunge and the difference in temperature makes your skin tighter,” she told W in January 2019. “It’s a Russian ritual that I’ve been doing since I was a kid.”
At a press event at NYC’s Empire State Building on June 24, 2019, the Spider-Man: Far From Home star showed she’s got some serious abs. Zendaya — who’s told Us she played soccer, basketball and ran track growing up and has been a vegetarian since she was a kid — wore a button-up shirt that she left open from her waist down.
On June 13, 2019, the Jane the Virgin star dazzled at the Maui Film Festival in Wailea, Hawaii, in a high-waisted, floor-length white skirt and white crop top. In the tiny space between the fabric, Rodriguez showed off some serious abs definition. "My go-to workout has always been a form of fight training,” the star, who practices Muay Thai, told Shape in 2017. “My father was a boxing referee. He taught my sisters and me how to box at a very young age, which was fantastic for our confidence, athleticism and discipline.”
She’s leveled up, all right! At the ACE Awards in NYC on June 10, 2019, the Style Icon Award winner wowed on the red carpet in a dramatic two-piece Giambattista Valli. And while she debuted a brand-new pixie cut, thanks to a wig, her best accessory was clearly her incredibly well-defined, yet feminine six-pack. Her former trainer Gunnar Peterson, who worked with her before she moved to Seattle, tells Us her fitness work ethic is off the charts. “When she was training with me, it was regular, steady strength workouts,” says the pro. “A lot of circuits, circuit is the layman term for it, but peripheral heart action work where you're sequencing strength movements in a way that challenges the heart. Where you're creating an aerobic environment through anaerobic movements.”
In her cutout minidress by Fausto Puglisi at the 2019 CMT Awards on June 5, Morris showed she was more than just a talented singer — she’s also a fitness buff! The embellished frock featured two large holes on either side of the star’s body, which perfectly highlighted her rock-hard abs. The “Girl” singer typically puts in at least three hour-long strengthening sessions a week with her trainer, Erin Oprea. The pro believes in high-intensity interval training, especially Tabata circuits. “They are super effective,” the pro recently told Us of the 20-second on, 10-second off cycle that’s repeated for four minutes straight. “They turn fitness into a game.”
The Brooklyn Nine-Nine star could’ve stopped traffic with the toned midsection she flashed at the NBC Universal upfronts in NYC on May 13, 2019. It turns out, her muscles are a happy byproduct of keeping herself centered. As she told Shondaland.com in April 2018, “Working out has become this place where I go to reconnect with myself, with my strength. I don't necessarily have to push myself really hard every time, but it is a place where I can see how far I’ve come. It also can be really restorative for me, depending on the workout.” Among her favorite exercises: hot yoga, barre workouts and dance cardio classes. Added Beatriz, “Depending on where I’m at that day, I can decide this is how I’m going to spend this hour of time that’s just for me. Everything else just disappears. You are simply in that moment now with your body."
No shirt? No problem! At the Billboard Music Awards in Las Vegas on May 1, 2019, the America’s Got Talent judge posed on the red carpet in a sparkly bra top and short shorts covered only by an open blazer — putting her perfectly toned six-pack on display. The professional dancer has always been active and told Us in April 2019 that she likes to switch up her workouts. “Sometimes I just need to do yoga by myself,” she said. “I’ve [also] been trying to find workouts, and I have to trade back and forth. Whether it’s yoga or SoulCycle, which I think are complete opposite energy input and output. But yeah, I do that and I dance.” Her other secret weapon is working out with her husband, hockey pro Brooks Laich. “I’ve been doing some weight training because my husband has a full-blown gym in our garage,” she added.
At the Stagecoach Music Festival in Indio, California, on April 27, 2019, the “Flip My Hair” singer had fans flipping out over her impressive abs! Wearing a pair of high-waisted, tiny leather shorts and a bandeau top while performing, Decker showed that working out and eating right pays off. The South Beach Diet spokesperson is dedicated to cardio and strength training when she’s home in Nashville. But when she’s touring with her three kids in tow, she employs maintenance strategies. “I don’t have a ton of time to work out, unfortunately, like I used to on the road,” she told Us the day before at JustFab’s Boots and Brunch event to announce her new shoe collection. “But I like to walk everywhere as much as possible. So instead of getting an Uber in a city where I want to go have a lunch or go shopping, we’ll just walk.” And she makes sure she gets her steps in! “I’ve been keeping track on my phone, and if I can do at least two or three miles a day, then I feel like I did good.”
The star wowed fans when she flashed her toned midsection in a silky purple pantsuit and bandeau top in NYC on April 19, 2019. The Stuck actress works hard for her muscles, but her routine is simple. Besides watching what she eats — cutting out fried foods from time to time and sticking to low calorie snacks — the “What’s Luv” singer has told Us her gym regimen consists mainly of three exercises: “I try to hit the bike mostly,” she said. “Crunches and the bike and some leg presses.”
The day after her 38th birthday, the former Victoria’s Secret Angel flashed her perfectly toned abs at Coachella on April 12, 2019. And while she’s got genetics on her side, she also works hard to keep her body in shape. “Alessandra is in phenomenal shape,” her trainer Mohamed Elzomor, who began working with her and other VS models in 2017, told Us in November 2018. “Our workout has become more challenging. I will try to switch things up all the time to keep [her] interested and engaged, but her goals are always the same: She always wants to work on her abs, work on her butt, keep her legs thin, etc. She is an amazing person.”
At the 2019 Academy of Country Music Awards on Sunday, April 7, the “Take You Home” singer flashed a completely toned midsection in a white cutout Vitor Zerbinato gown. Her sculpted shoulders and back were also visible in the backless dress. Pope is a reformer Pilates devotee. “Thank you @marathonpilates for kicking my carb eatin, margarita drinkin ass today 😅,” she captioned a February 2019 Instagram of her on a reformer machine.
Yes, she’s a model and she’s always had a tall, thin frame. But on April 1, 2019, Jenner showed that she’s got serious muscle chops too! Walking down the street in L.A. in oversized jeans and a very ‘90s crop top, her washboard abs were visible for all to see. As trainer Gunnar Peterson has told Us of the eldest Jenner sister, “People will find it hard to believe, that girl squats, dead-lifts, [does] pull ups … everyone in the family who I’ve worked with has the same work ethic. There’s just a drive and it’s goal-oriented and it’s, you know, start, go as hard as you can to the end.”
The former Miss Universe flashed her ripped midsection in oversized cargo pants, a long Fendi belt and a crop top on March 29, 2019. Culpo is dedicated to her fitness and wellness regimen. As she told Us in October 2018, “I love Pilates, I love FlyBarre or any type of barre class, running and stretching.”
Long known for her indie roles and artsy demeanor, It Girl Sevigny has now added another identifying factor to her list: a secret set of abs. In a snug leopard crop top and matching pants, the star of the Hulu true crime series The Act showed off her svelte midsection at an event for the show’s March 20, 2019 premiere. As she told British Vogue in 2017, “I’m really into pilates and because I live in New York I’m always walking around.”
Love! The tennis pro flashed her killer abs — along with her perfectly muscular arms — in an Instagram photo on February 4, 2019. Her caption simply read, “💪🏿.” Williams stays in peak shape for tennis, but working out is also important for her mental health in the off-season: “For me it's so important to mix it up. I ran, and then I biked. Then I did elliptical. That didn't work out so well, because it was boring, so I tried yoga,” she once told Fitness magazine. “Now I run for 10 minutes, and then I dance.”
Union has always had an amazing physique and a killer sense of style. And in L.A. on December 10, 2018, she managed to combine the two. The actress highlighted her tight core in a crop top turtleneck sweater as she cheered on her husband Dwyane Wade’s Miami Heat versus the L.A. Lakers. One of the most effective compound waist-slimming moves the actress has posted video of herself doing? A one-arm cable weight pull with a twist, which hits upper arms and the entire core, including the tough-to-tone obliques.
The Life Itself actress made a flashy debut at the GQ Men of the Year Party on December 7, 2018, showing off her killer abs in a red suit and bra. Since welcoming her two kids with Jason Sudeikis — Otis, 4, and Daisy, 2 — Wilde has changed her fitness routine. “I’ll work out in my house, or if I have time I’ll go to a studio or a class — but I have less and less time to do that, so it’s all about finding stolen moments,” she told Well + Good in 2017. “Now that I’m doing a play, in my dressing room if I have 20 minutes before a show, I know enough routines to do my own and squeeze it in when I can.”
The Mary Poppins actress revealed a surprise on the carpet of the 10th Annual Governors Awards in November 2018: a set of perfectly toned abs. Blunt — who once said she does Pilates, yoga “and all those lengthening exercises” four or five times a week — showed off her resulting slim middle and defined muscles in a gold Dundas crop top and matching skirt.
Proudly showing off her impressive abs in a bright red pantsuit and bra top at the Fashion Nova x Cardi B launch in Hollywood on Wednesday, November 14, the singer exclusively told Us Weekly how she got ‘em — and it doesn’t involve crunches. “I’ve been running on the treadmill,” she shared. “I’ve been trying to just do that year ‘round.” There’s just one caveat — commitment, she says: “Try and stay consistent.”
This model’s not messing! On Oct. 31, 2018, Garrn wowed in an ensemble that made her abs the highlight at the GQ Mexico Men of the Year Awards. The Germany native proudly showed off her sculpted midsection in a black bandeau top and black skirt with a high slit. To achieve her defined muscles, she relies on group sessions. “I love to sweat, so I'll do any workout class,” she told W magazine in 2017. “I do love Barry’s Boot Camp and have recently been getting into spinning, but it really depends on the music. I love to go 305 Fitness dance class because there's actually a DJ in the room, so they have amazing music and you can really dance your ass off.”
Just three and a half months after welcoming daughter Kulture, the “I Like It” rapper showed off her toned abs in a yellow fringe miniskirt, matching bolero jacket and gold cropped bustier at iHeartMedia’s concert in Newark, NJ on October 28, 2018. Though Cardi once joked she was considering liposuction to reclaim her narrow waist post-baby, she told fans on her Instagram story the week before, “I never did lipo, bro. Never.”
As Queen Elizabeth II in The Crown, the actress always had to be buttoned up — but not anymore! At the Rome Film Festival premiere of The Girl in the Spider’s Web on October 24, 2018, Foy debuted six-pack abs in a white, patterned dress with cut-out details at the waist. She can thank playing the iconic Lisbeth Salander for her newly acquired muscles. “So much of it was about being physically able to do the stunts,” she told Vogue of preparing for the role. “Suddenly I was like, ‘I can do ten press-ups.’ I could run. I could lift weights.”
The Modern Family star left Shape House in the Studio City neighborhood of L.A. on October 21, 2018 showing off her cut abs in black, outer space-print leggings and a green sports bra. In June, a week after she revealed she was briefly hospitalized, the actress expressed her joy in working out again. “Finally have clearance to workout,” she wrote in an Instagram stories post. “Abs here I come. It’s been a while. Strong > skinny.”
It’s in her blood! “People used to call me a ninja turtle because even when I was six-years-old, I had a little Buddha belly but there was still a six pack on top of it,” the “K.T.S.E” singer (above, in October 2018) tells Us. “The only real workout I do is dancing and performing. I was touring right up until after I was six months pregnant and I was in really good shape, so after she came, I just went right back down, almost immediately,” continues the star, who welcomed daughter Iman “Junie” Shumpert Jr. in December 2015. “That’s the way I do it — I love to dance.”
In October 2018, the style star flashed her abs in a black lace bralette and Fendi pencil skirt outside the Four Seasons in Beverly Hills, CA. The actress and former Miss Universe keeps up with her workouts. “I love Pilates, I love FlyBarre or any type of bar class, running and stretching,” she told Us that same month.
Jenny from the Block seems to get fitter as she gets older. In August 2018, the star, who had recently turned 49, flashed her sculpted core on the way to the gym in NYC. As for getting her superfit body, “it doesn’t just happen,” David Kirsch, who has trained Lopez, tells Us. “You need good genetics, and she is very, very disciplined about what she puts in her body. And she doesn’t drink.”
Just consider her walking #fitspo! The former Dancing With the Stars judge — enjoying a beach day in July 2018 — deserves every ounce of body definition she has: “I typically workout four to five days a week,” Hough told Us in May 2018. “I always like to mix it up so I’m never bored doing the same thing over and over again. I’ll do a Body by Simone class – like I’m doing here at the Propel Co:Labs Fitness Festival – or CorePower Yoga, SoulCycle, or even just go on a hike with my dogs.
As a performer, the “Let You Love Me” singer — at Coachella in Indio, CA in April 2018 — says she realized she needed to work on her fitness for stamina. Her abs were a happy byproduct. “I do circuit training. I usually work out for one or two hours, depending on how much time I have. I do three circuits and repeat that three times,” she told Shape in 2017. Breakfast, she revealed, is two boiled eggs, asparagus, and half a cup of muesli with almond milk. Lunch is lean protein with veggies, while dinner is “six to eight ounces of fish with vegetables and half a potato,” she says, adding that she also eats snacks, “[but] I don’t eat bread or sugar.”
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