The Gym Nearly Left Me a Cripple ; When Lesley Clarke's Marriage to Hairdresser Nicky Broke Up, She Hit the Gym Hard. Her Hips Paid the Price - but a Remarkable New Operation has Got Her Back On Her Feet

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LESLEY Clarke is not the first woman to find solace in the gym, nor will she be the last. She found the endorphins produced by a strenuous regime of stretching and lifting was an effective way to banish the emotional pain of her daily life, for an hour or two at least. It was, she concedes, a form of therapy.

At 41, Lesley was certainly keen to get back into shape. Over the past 22 years, she had raised two children, managed a busy household and masterminded a thriving business, all of which had pushed her own wellbeing to the bottom of her 'to do' list. But it was the traumatic break-up with her husband, celebrity hairdresser Nicky Clarke, that drove her into the addictive world of heavy weights and punishing daily workouts.

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The Gym Nearly Left Me a Cripple ; When Lesley Clarke's Marriage to Hairdresser Nicky Broke Up, She Hit the Gym Hard. Her Hips Paid the Price - but a Remarkable New Operation has Got Her Back On Her Feet

It is now 11 years since she learned that Nicky was embroiled in an affair with the model Susie Bick - a discovery that began the undoing of what she had believed was a happy marriage and propelling her to a nervous breakdown. Today, however, although separated, they are friends - and still married - with Nicky living four doors away from her London home.

At the time, though, instead of hitting the drinks cabinet or taking r...

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