Princess Kalina of Bulgaria made headlines last month after making her first public outing since January 2020.
It wasn’t Kalina’s return to the spotlight that caught the attention of royal fans, however, but rather her dramatic change in physical appearance as her steel-cut shoulders and muscular frame were unveiled for the first time.
Addressing the virality of her new look, the mother-of-one, who shares son Simeon-Hassan Muñoz, 17, with her husband Kitín Muñoz, told !Hola¡: “I didn’t expect it.
I just wore a sleeveless dress. In the 21st century, a woman’s physical form shouldn’t be newsworthy.”
Speaking candidly for the first time about her athletic prowess, Princess Kalina, 52, opened up to the Spanish publication in an exclusive interview.
“If I don’t train, I don’t feel well. The only reason I do it is to be healthy and feel good,” said the royal.
Princess Kalina’s affinity for fitness is nothing new; the Bulgarian royal has followed a disciplined training regime for more than two decades, but only now has her body shown signs of a major physical transformation.
Princess Kalina also takes her dog for a mountain walk of up to four hours every day. She also snow skis, water skis, kitesurfs and goes horse riding.
