Pilates instructor who is 'secret weapon' of wives of Knightsbridge

The wealthy female clients of Knightsbridge-based Brazilian dynamic pilates instructor Juliana Campos call her their ‘secret weapon’. Thanks to her merciless training sessions - ‘I focus a lot with my ladies on the glutes, everyone asks to improve their backside’ - they develop curves in all the right places. Yes, you need strong bottom muscles to protect your spine - but these women’s priority is to safeguard their marriages.

And so, from their perfect homes, they flock to Juliana’s cosy studio, a stone’s throw from Harrods, to learn how to inspire desire. ‘Looking their very best is not just an aim, it’s a necessity, and for most, even a means of keeping their marriage together,’ she says. ‘Wealthy husbands are always a catch - and each gets plenty of attention from predatory women. The risk of being replaced and becoming the ex-wife is a clear and present danger.’

‘We need to keep ourselves young,’ says Juliana, in her delectable Brazilian accent. A fitness instructor for over 20 years, she has taught pilates at the Lanesborough Hotel, and worked as an in-house health adviser to members of the Abu Dhabi . She is 46, a mother of two, and thanks to her daily regime of booty-boosting Brazilian dynamic pilates (more focused on progressive exercises and tough glute-work than classical) looks sensational.