Mukesh Ambani’s wife Nita lost 40kg supporting son Anant’s weight loss journey – he used Bollywood star John Abraham’s celebrity trainer, her diet was beetroot juice

Nov 12 , 2020

Nita Ambani put on over 40kgs during her pregnancy with youngest son Anant, but lost it again years later. Photo: @nita_ambani_official_; @nita_ambani3/Instagram

Anant Ambani somehow lost over 100kg in just 18 months, but when his mum Nita joined him for inspiration she quickly returned to her pre-pregnancy weight – now her daily routine involves 40 minutes of exercise, yoga, dancing and drinking beetroot juice

When Mukesh and Nita Ambani’s youngest son, Anant, decided to embark on an epic weight loss routine which saw him shift 108kg in just 18 months, his mum joined him on his lifestyle overhaul in a bid to help motivate him. But the billionaire businesswoman also ended up shedding over 40kg herself in the process.

Here’s how her weight loss journey unfolded.

When Nita became pregnant with Anant, her weight went from 47kg to 90kg. “I was so overjoyed at being a mum that I had let myself go,” she said in a 2011 interview with women’s lifestyle website iDiva.com. She admitted in the same interview that by age 23 she was told that she would never be able to conceive; her older children Akash and Isha were born through in vitro fertilisation.

Mukesh Ambani, right, with his wife Nita and son Anant at Reliance Industries’ annual general meeting in Mumbai, India, in 2018. Photo: AP

At 20 years old, Anant hired celebrity personal trainer Vinod Channa to help him get fit, and it was during this 18-month process that his mother Nita felt inspired to join him.

“A child does what his mother does, so I couldn’t be seen eating while putting him on a diet,” Nita told The Times of India. “So I went on a diet along with Anant. Whatever he ate, I ate. Whenever he exercised, I did too. If he went for a walk, I would go along. By virtue of being his mother, I lost weight. He was my main motivation and continues to be, as we are still fighting obesity. There are so many children who have this, and mothers feel shy admitting it.”

Getting into a routine with her son helped Nita achieve her goals, and she found herself returning to the weight she was before getting pregnant.

Anant had a strict exercise regime that, for the most part, Nita followed, too. Now, years later, Nita reportedly does at least 40 minutes of exercise every day. She mixes up her routine to keep things interesting, doing a combination of yoga, swimming and dancing.