Why David Has To Work Extra Hard These Days

David Gandy has admitted that keeping his body in shape isn’t quite as easy as it used to be. The supermodel has explained how he had to up his fitness regime in order to be ready for Dolce & Gabbana’s Light Blue Eau Intense fragrance campaign, shot by Mario Testino. The 37-year-old - who has been a favourite of the brand since 2006 - admitted he "had to work extra hard this time" to get his body in shape for this campaign, in which he features topless in white swimming trunks.

"The body’s got to be ready so I was training for a good six to eight weeks," Gandy explained in an interview with the Mail Online. “This time I used a different technique, because when you get older your body does not react or change as quickly as you'd like as your metabolism gets slower.”

The supermodel also embarked on strict diet for two months ahead of the photoshoot on the island of Capri, in Italy. "I did some research and was reading up about what the cover stars of Men’s Health and bodybuilders do," he explained. "It’s a thing called salt depletion; salt bloats you so you can get rid of all the salt in your body in a couple of days and then you dehydrate quite a bit."

Gandy also admitted that despite a career spanning over 15 years, he's still not comfortable with all the attention he receives: "I’m not sure if you ever get used to it. But it’s just the character that I’m playing."