'I love eating chocolate and ice cream!' Shanina Shaik admits to indulging her sweet tooth ahead of walking the Victoria's Secret runway
She's the stunning Victoria's Secret Angel with exotic features and a phenomenal body to boot.
But Australian model Shanina Shaik has revealed that despite generally sticking to a very strict diet indeed she still indulges in her sweet tooth by quaffing chocolate and ice cream.
'I love my food, I love chocolate, I like ice cream, so I'll eat it every now and then,' the 24-year-old told Sunrise's Angela Cox on Tuesday.
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Sweet! Shanina Shaik showcased her supermodel physique backstage with other Victoria's Secret Angels as she confessed to loving chocolate and ice cream in an interview with Sunrise
A leggy display! The Melbourne-born model flashed her coltish legs with other models backstage ahead of strutting the runway
When she doesn't just gorge on sweets, the dedicated vegan sticks to high protein diet and exercises regularly to ensure she looks her optimum as she flutters along runway at all times.
'I like to eat a lot of protein and vegetables, [and] drink lots of water,' she revealed.
The stunner - whose mother is of Lithuanian and Australian heritage and her father is of Pakistani and Saudi Arabian descent, also9 shuns alcohol before show, she recently told radio's Kyle and Jackie O.
Bottoms up: She showcased her pert derriere in a pink silk dressing gown ahead of the show
Legs eleven out of ten: The 24-year-old posed back stage offering a glimpse of her catwalk body
'I have to be in my lingerie so I cut out alcohol and train extra hard before a show...'
She went on: 'I'm not that much of a drinker, anyway, you feel so much better when you don't drink.
'I'm a normal person, I have my insecurities... I hit the gym two to three months before... I train extra hard], although I work out all the time..I'm consistent. I have to look show-ready all the time.'
The perfectly-formed 32-23-34 inch model has opened up about her diet, too, telling Harper's Bazaar last year that for breakfast she usually likes to swap solids for a chocolate flavoured protein shakes.
'I'm a normal person, I have my insecurities': The Australian model took a few selfies ahead of the show. Pictured with fellow model Devon Windsor
If you've got it, flaunt it! The raven-haired beauty posed back stage with other runway stars
Protein, vegetables, and water: When she isn't indulging her sweet tooth, she sticks to salad and protein shakes
And she enjoys egg white omelettes with spinach for breakfast and salads with lots of green vegetables and protein when she can fit it in.
As for her fitness regimen, the 24-year-old told The File in May that she likes to mix it up at the gym with Soul Cycle, Pilates, and Body Barre.
She also works out with trainer Justin Gelband, who has trained supermodels Kate Upton and Karlie Kloss.
Australian angels: Shanina told fellow Aussie Angel Bridget Malcolm to have fun and show her personality for her Victoria's Secret debut
Before walking the Victoria's Secret fashion show this week, Shanina opened up to Sunrise about giving advice to fellow Australian and brand new Angel, Bridget Malcolm.
'She's a good friend of mine,' she revealed, adding, 'I give her the best advice which is 'have fun and show your personality'.
She added: 'I love to see Aussies backstage, especially representing our country and doing such great big things here in America.'
Working it: The exotic beauty walks the runway at the annual Victoria's Secret fashion show at London's Earls Court in 2014
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