Isabelle Junot (New York, 1991) seems worthy daughter of her parents. «My mother is a resolutive, SUV and always has a smile. From my father I would highlight his positivity, his humor and, although it sounds weird, his discretion despite the life he could have been getting years ago. Ah, and its elegance, ”he says with some modesty. The Frenchman Philippe Junot, first husband of Carolina de Monaco and known playboy of the 80s, and the Danish Nina Wendelboe-Larsen formed for a decade One of the most glamorous couples of the social chronicle, especially Marbellí. And today is Isabelle, the youngest of her three children, who occupies those paper pages layer. Since his wedding in 2022 with Álvaro Falcó, he is Marquesa de Cubasin addition to being part of the most intimate circle of Tamara Falcó, cousin sister of her husband.
But now she is the one who has won all the prominence. And rightly. Eat Girl. From obsession with illusion (Penguin Books) is his first book, recently published, and in whose title he plays ironically with the label of it girl with which sometimes it is related. “There is nothing fun or boring to have a title,” explains a bit uncomfortable about being part of a family of aristocrats. «It does not affect my life, neither for good or worse. It is more a wink, a memory of the ancestors, but symbolic. I have never used it. Does nothing change, it is something else for the headlines, for the clickbait».
The willpower lifts you out of bed, but does not take you away from dessert
In this debut volume, which includes chapters with names as suggestive as The willpower lifts you out of bed, but does not take you away from dessert, The rules that are made to break o Be careful with ‘take care’, Junot shares in an attractive and entertaining way, in addition to cheerful, his knowledge as coach of nutrition and health. It is a job that tries to help (and maintain) a good relationship with food. And all with his personal seal: humor, closeness and that mood of enjoyment that carries in the DNA.
«This work came by surpriseI had never raised it, ”he confesses still surprised. «I thought about it, because I did not see myself carrying out such a project, but not for not feeling capable, but because I had never contemplated doing something similar, leaving my comfort zone. I am very clear about inside out, Although my question was rather how I was going to be able to transmit it. For me it was important that something fun came out».
The result is undoubtedly a help book (not self -help), in which all your expert knowledge turns, distancing themselves from those miraculous and restrictive methods to which we are used to. And offering a new way of approaching food without guiltwith enjoyment. She herself acknowledges having been the victim of binge, especially sweets. «I fell to chocolates, ice cream and cookies. And the next day I felt bad at the physical level, because I had eaten fatal, and also emotionally. If I wanted to help others, I first had to help myself. Read Intuitive food: return to natural eating habits and connected with the root of the problem. I also relaxed during the weekend and lived anxiously that last binge before starting on Monday again. I thought it was crazy not to be able to apply what I had already learned. You don’t have to focus on losing weight, but how you want to find yourself. It is not so much about how to see you, but how to feel you ».
Learn to be better to the same
As a young woman, and for some time also an expert in well -being and nutrition, she knows that most of us have in common those feelings of guilt, anxiety and restriction regarding what we ingest. «You have to change the way you address yourself. Our society is very focused on the idealized bodies and beauty standards an unattainable tad. AND At the end of the day we are our worst criticisms, we talk fatal. I want to deal with this topic so that it transmits relief, ”he confesses. «Our relationship with food should not be so complicated. We believe that we are going to have to be a life in a diet, but it is not. If you change the perspective and thoughts, you can transform your behaviors, ”he says. And in his text, in the introduction, he resorts to evidence that does not cease to be a success: “Your relationship with food, with your body and with yourself will last more than any bag, career or professional achievement.” And this idea develops that «we think that the most important thing is to save for a bag or a car, which is phenomenal, there is nothing wrong. But if you are going to invest in you, it is better to something that benefits you for a lifetime ».
“Have the title of marquise nothing changes, it is symbolicI have never used it. Interests
More in holders y ‘clickbites’”
And what do you think about fashion diets such as intermittent fasting or the use of Ozempic? «Each person and each case are different, and we are free to act as we want. But if I look back, I recognize that I have followed many of those diets that are out there. And I know from experience that they are not the solution. You have to think more in the long term. These can work, but how long will you be able to keep them? Depriving what you like is a loss of time, energy and happiness ». And she, as a good enjoyment, love to eat. And now he loves to eat well. He also wants to serve as an example to his little daughter, Philippawhich is about to turn two years. With her she carries out not very common techniques, such as asking her how her stomach feels instead of forcing her to eat. And this free, respectful and permanent listening education has inherited her from her family’s Danish part. «I have grown in a very natural environment, in my house was not used or softener. The towels were rigid, ”he recalls with a laugh. But it affects that we should not live with fear either. «We are exposed to many environmental toxic, but we must not become obsessed. You have to do what you can when you can, and from tranquility ». And if the Marquise of Cubas “Consort”, as she herself points out in her book, advocates for the non -obsession with the risks that surround us, something similar feels when asked about possible fears about the future she can touch her daughter to live. «I don’t have concerns. I reflect on things, but nothing especially: the networks, that to know what they will be in 10 years, their relationship with itself, with the food … ».
In love with Spain
Another feature that defines Junot is his Cosmopolitan life and educationalthough moving every three years “perhaps it was not very normal either,” he says. And all the places where he has resided: New York, Paris, Rolle (Switzerland), Copenhagen, London, Marbella, remembers delighted. And now, Madrid, where he is happy. «I have been fascinated to live in all of them, but I don’t feel any particular place. I have three nationalities – from
Ee. Uu., Where I was born, French and Danish–, and I have nuances of the different cultures. From Denmark, I really like the mentality with respect to the children’s world: let them run in the rain and stain themselves, do not interrupt them … and I also maintain some Christmas traditions such as desserts or the tree, which was always natural. Although now I have Spanishized and I have a false tree and with the lights already put on my life, ”he says laughing. And what does he have from France, his father’s home country? “I don’t know whether to say elegance and good manners,” he answers humbly. “AND of Spain, without a doubt, the joy of living, the taste for good life. And there is no place like this ». We are with you, Isabelle.