Victoria Pendleton is one of this country’s most successful female Olympians, who’s been open about suffering from lows along the way.The 41 year old has won nine world titles and represented Great Britain in the 2005 and 2012 Olympics.
But while training, the star admitted she "felt pressure" to eat a certain way. Victoria told OK!: "Basically as an athlete I was always told I had to eat lots of protein and protein shakes and they were nearly always milk based.
And it was about having to eat all this chicken and I'd never really been a meat eater anyway so it felt like a chore, and something I had to do if I was serious about my sport. "I felt very much pressured into it." Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter It was in 2012 that the athlete made the decision to retire after winning gold in the keirin and silver in the sprint at the London Olympics.
And on this day, Victoria made the life-altering decision to completely switch up what she ate and embark on a vegetarian lifestyle.
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