Reality TV star Anna Heinrich is quite something. You can sort of see it in pictures but it’s nothing when compared to the woman in the flesh. In person she literally glows like she’s lit from within and we swear, her smile is so intense it will stop you in your tracks.
But there’s another reason for all that loveliness. The former contestant on The Bachelor has been floating on cloud nine since winning the series and taking home the major prize – Tim Robards. And rightly so. Because the plain and simple truth is she’s deeply in love.
While plenty of reality TV romances have exploded into flames and dwindled into tabloid ashes, Anna, 30, and Tim, 34, are the real deal. They’re rarely apart and are regularly spotted walking (hand in hand – obvs) in their home suburb of Bondi, Sydney.
Anna, an Oral-B Toothpaste ambassador, regular posts pictures of the two together – sometimes mugging for the camera, occasionally kissing, but always glowing with happiness. On that glow, Anna does have a few tips for those of us who, well, don’t have a Bachelor up our sleeves.
“Drink lots of water and get lots of sleep,” she says.
And she recommends exercise. Anna runs. She lifts weights. She swims, she boxes. In fact, she’s pretty happy to work up a sweat in any way, shape or form. And that helps her to feel positive and yes, pretty too.
“I feel beautiful and strong after a workout,” she says.
“When I finished the Nike Half Marathon … that was a real moment. I never thought I’d be able to do that, but hard work pays off – it just does. I felt beautiful that day.”
Anna is also firm in her belief that being positive and kind too will make you feel and even look more lovely.
“I do believe that we should all be good people and support one another.”
Finally, she advises the following never-fail beauty tip and, if you ask us, it may be the most meaningful and the most effective too:
“Be genuinely happy. And always be the best version of yourself. I always try. I don’t always hit the mark, but I try.”
Of course, having a devastatingly handsome, clever, funny man completely devoted to you will help too. Just saying. On that, Anna agrees.
“Nothing makes me feel more beautiful than when he looks at me,” she says.
“I still get butterflies.”