Peter Andre takes our health quiz

Singer and TV personality Peter Andre, 42, answers our health quiz.

CAN YOU RUN UP THE STAIRS?

I certainly can. I feel fitter now than I did in my 20s. I try and work out every day but never spend more than 45 minutes in a gym. 

I should be a keen swimmer as I have a pool at home, but I mainly use it to cool off.

GET YOUR FIVE A DAY?

Probably. I have a double espresso, glass of water and a piece of fruit for breakfast and something light for lunch such as chicken or fish. 

For dinner, I have pasta, or throw whatever fresh vegetables I have into a meal. 

I don’t really like salads unless it’s an Aussie-style one where you add things like nuts and dates.

Peter Andre performing in O2 Arena, London, in March this year. ‘I feel fitter now than I did in my 20s. I try and work out every day but never spend more than 45 minutes in a gym,’ he says

EVER DIETED?

For a week every year I only drink juices made from fruit and vegetables. 

My friend, Jason Vale, a juicing expert, advised me to try it when I told him I felt a bit out of sorts and bloated. 

I find it hard as I love my food but feel so much better for it and lose about 5 lb in a week. I am 5 ft 9 and currently weigh 12 st 1 (77 kg. which is fine for me).

ANY VICES?

I love chocolate and have it every day. I also enjoy a dessert every night, like a slice of cake. 

I go to McDonald’s once every couple of months which is a real treat as I love their burgers.

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ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

I lost my brother Andrew to kidney cancer in 2012. It was the worst time of my life. Other than that terrible loss, we are all well.

WORST ILLNESS?

An undetected kidney stone in 2010. The kidney was filling with poison which caused me to faint on a number of occasions. 

Despite months of tests and hospital appointments no one could work out what was wrong. 

Later I found out the stone was lodged in a place that was invisible on scans. When the doctors finally picked it up had to have an operation. 

The singer-songwriter says he fell ill with undetected kidney stone in 2010. The kidney was filling with poison which caused him to faint on a number of occasions

My (future) father-in-law was my surgeon which is how I met Emily, so it had a happy outcome.

POP ANY PILLS?

I used to take protein powders such as Ripped Fuel to increase my muscle bulk, but I don’t take them now. 

My dad always warned me against them because of their hidden ingredients.

EVER HAVE PLASTIC SURGERY?

Never say never, but I don’t think so. I hate the fake look.

COPE WELL WITH PAIN?

I’m not too bad. We had this attitude when we were growing up of having to ‘man up’.

Mr. Andre posing with his wife Emily MacDonagh in London. ‘I don’t tend to drink alcohol, nor does Emily. I sometimes have half a glass of red wine with my dinner,’ he says

HANGOVER CURE?

I don’t tend to drink alcohol, nor does Emily. I sometimes have half a glass of red wine with my dinner, but that’s about my limit.

SLEEP WELL?

I do. I sleep for eight to nine hours and I still manage to have a siesta, if I’m not working. I get that from my dad who loves his sleep.

BIGGEST PHOBIA?

Spiders. In Australia they’re not only huge they’re dangerous.

Peter Andre posing with a teddy bear in support of BBC Children in Need ahead of the BBC One Appeal show last year

IS SEX IMPORTANT?

It’s important in a marriage, because it’s the only thing you do with your other half that you don’t do with anyone else. It solidifies your marriage.

LIKE TO LIVE FOREVER?

Only if my friends and family were there to share my life with me.

Peter Andre’s memoirs ‘Between Us’ are out now (Bantam Press, £18.99)