Trainer to the stars; TOP IRISH FITNESS GURU PAT HENRY ON WORKING OUT

0 Comments | Sunday Mirror, Jul 1, 2001 | by DEIRDRE O'DONOVAN

"He was in bits because he thought he had trained hard.

"He realised that this other guy was just coasting him along because of him being a star and he was very careful of not hurting the egos.

"But I don't go that route.

"When people come in to me here I say, 'Look I will do everything I can to get you in shape, I'm telling you what to do, if you don't do it, please go off and annoy somebody else because I haven't the patience for it.

"And they respect that and they respect your honesty and they know then that you have great knowledge."

But of all the famous people Pat has trained with, who is his favourite?

He said: "I worked with Michael Flatley, Gabriel Byrne, Ellen Barkin, Christine Ricci, Carole King.

"But I have fallen in love with Ellen Barkin - she is a very nice person.

"My wife Marie fell in love with Gabriel Byrne so I think that was fair.

"But Ellen Barkin was the sexiest person I ever trained, from a star point of view.

"And when Julia Ormond walked in I have never heard the gym go so quiet - she has a stunning figure.

"It was the same when Matt Dillon walked in - we had the same reaction from the ladies.

"He actually left his hotel room key here - I did think about raffling it - but I didn't."