Ernie Hudson has wowed fans with his toned arms and youthful face at the age of 78 – that’s one year older than Donald Trump. Yes, really.
The Ghostbusters icon and Family Business star took to the cameras this month for a Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire photocall and left fans in awe when he got a smudge on his suit jacket and took it off.
Wearing a tight black T-shirt and jeans, fans soon took to social media to express their impressed shock at how good he looks for his age.
‘I see your Lenny Kravitz at 60, and raise you Mr. Ernie Hudson, 78,’ said @hperryhorton.
‘The next Ghostbusters needs to have then investigate why Ernie Hudson hasn’t aged in 40 years,’ quipped @mrmarkmillar.
‘Can we talk about the fact that Ernie Hudson is 78 years old and looks like this?’ asked @DannyDutch, adding: ‘I need to know his workout/food regime. Not that I’m going to actually do it, I just want to know.’
Well, fans are in luck, because Ernie has now revealed his diet and fitness secrets in a recent interview since the online chatter.
‘It’s nice to be noticed. It’s been a little bit of a surprise in the last couple of days,’ he said in an interview with People, explaining how he’s always looked similar but people only just noticed because he usually wears a suit or sports jacket.
He also explained how he and wife Linda Kingsberg try to reach 10,000 steps a day, and he hits the gym three times a week, while also working with a personal trainer and a Pilates instructor.
‘When I see this guy,’ Hudson said of his trainer, ‘he will put me through some stuff that I feel like for the next couple of days I’m going to be sore. As painful as it is, I actually kind of enjoy it.’
Diet-wise, the Quantum Leap star only eats between noon and 7pm and ensures he consumes a few bottles of water per day.
The Hollywood star, who is playing Winston Zeddemore in the Ghostbuster franchise and is also known for having starred in HBO series Oz, also looks after his skin.
To remedy darkness under his eyes, Ernie uses vitamin C to keep the coloration even.
Ernie, who has survived cancer twice, thinks physicality is just as much about mindset as it is about practice.
‘I’ve always looked at physicality more from a spiritual perspective than a physical,’ he said.
‘The spiritual thing dictates the physical more than the other way around. So when I’m in a good space, I’m aware of just how I’m living my life, the other things fall in place.’
Even Ernie’s wife has noticed the growing attention he gets, and he jokes that she now accompanies him ‘everywhere’.
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