Julian Lloyd Webber on becoming a father at 60 | Mail Online

'I don't get much exercise other than wandering round airports,' said Julian Lloyd

The cellist, 59, takes our health quiz

YOU’RE APPROACHING  60—  DO YOU FEEL IT?

Well,my wife Jiaxin, 36, is expecting our first child this summer, so I’m obviously up to scratch in that department. The only real physical change, as far as I can tell, is that after 50 you have a tendency to put on weight.

DO YOU DIET?

Yes.At the moment I’m 13st 2lb,  which is OK as I’m 6ft 2in, but last summer I hit 14st— and I didn’t like the feeling one bit. So I have since lost the best part of a stone, largely by cutting out bread — much to my regret, because I adore bread.

ANY FAMILY AILMENTS?

Thereis a history of cancer in my family. My mother died of breast cancer when she was 72, and my father died of cancer at 68. Then, 18 months ago, my brother Andrew was diagnosed with prostate cancer.

DO YOU WORRY ABOUT  YOUR OWN HEALTH?

Thankfully,Andrew has been given the all-clear after having surgery to have the prostate gland removed. I had a prostate cancer check-up after his diagnosis, but there was nothing to give cause for concern. I’m in pretty good shape and, strange as it may sound, it doesn’t particularly worry me.

HOW FIT ARE YOU?

Idon’t get much exercise other than wandering round airports. But havingsaid that, when I take the stairs to our fifth-floor London flat I don’t get out of breath.

DO YOU POP ANY PILLS?

I take a daily multi-vitamin pill and also Echinacea. I don’t seem to get many colds, so perhaps it works.

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