Cynthia Kereluk

Cynthia Michele Kereluk (/ˈkɜːrlʌk/ KURR-luk;[1] born April 29, 1960) is a Canadian fitness and exercise guru from British Columbia, Canada. She won the title of Miss Canada in 1984 and went on to compete in the Miss Universe pageant that year. From 1985 to 2000, she hosted the exercise program Everyday Workout.

Cynthia Kereluk
Born
Cynthia Michele Kereluk

(1960-04-29) April 29, 1960
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Education
OccupationFormer television host
Spouse
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(m. 2007)​
Beauty pageant titleholder
Title
Years active1984-2000
Hair colorBlonde
Eye colorBlue
Major
competition(s)

Early life and education

She is a native of Saskatoon and was adopted at birth. She was adopted by her mother, Elizabeth. Elizabeth went to the same church as Kereluk's biological mother, who was an unmarried teen when she gave birth. The family moved from Saskatoon to Vancouver, and, later, to Summerland in the Okanagan.[2]

Elizabeth remained unmarried until Kereluk was 12 years old, when she married Bud Kereluk, who worked as a carpenter.[2] Cynthia is one of ten adopted siblings who had polio as a child and who she helped with recovery.[3] Her adoptive mother looked after foster children and mentally and handicapped adults.[2]

Prior to obtaining her degree in education from Simon Fraser University (SFU),[4] Kereluk attended Okanagan College for 3 years.[2] In October 1982, she moved to Edmonton, Alberta.[5]

Her interests include weightlifting, judo and gymnastics. In her early years she won two judo championships, and further awards in poetry, story and drama championships.[6]

Career

Kereluk worked as a teacher in Kelowna after completing her degree at SFU.[2] Prior to entering the pageants, Kereluk worked as an aerobics instructor in Edmonton.[7]

Kereluk won the title of Miss Edmonton.[5] In 1984, she won the Miss Canada title[8] and competed in Miss Universe 1984. From 1985 to 2000 she reached both a Canadian (CFRN)[7] and American (Lifetime cable network)[9] audience through television with her exercise program, Everyday Workout.[4] At the time, Everyday Workout's sale to Lifetime was the second largest U.S. sale of an Edmonton-produced television program.[10] Kereluk contributed the fitness program for Chantal Jakel and Denise Hamilton's 1999 cookbook, Fit to Cook.[11]

Kereluk has had small parts in three movies; Mark of Cain (1985, aka Identity Crisis), The Pink Chiquitas (1986), and Overnight (1985 film).

Personal life

On August 28, 2007 Kereluk married English rock singer-songwriter Paul Rodgers, best known for being a member of Free and Bad Company, as well as a member of The Firm and The Law. They married, after dating for ten years, at their home in British Columbia's Okanagan Valley.[12]

Filmography
Year Title Role Notes
1985 Overnight Patsy Seymour
1986 Mark of Cain Nurse
1986 The Pink Chiquitas Pink Chiquita

References
  1. "1990's Milk TV Commercial With "Cynthia Kereluk"". YouTube. Aug 26, 2015. Archived from the original on 2021-12-12. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. Staples, David (1989-08-27). "Cynthia Kereluk: As Hollywood fame beckons, TV's exercise guru recalls childhood as a tough little girl who had no alternative but to grow up before her time; Glamour girl wanted nothing more than a normal home". Edmonton Journal. pp. C1 – via ProQuest.
  3. Smith, R.L. "Total Health celebrity Cynthia Kereluk: TV's host of "Everyday Workout"". Woodland Hills. Vol. 17, no. 2. p. 40 – via ProQuest.
  4. Welford, Joanne (2022-06-25). "Rock legend Paul Rodgers pledges £10k to Teesside scholarship fund". TeessideLive. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  5. Zdeb, Chris (2014-11-07). "Nov. 7 1983: Cynthia Kereluk wins Miss Canada pageant". Retrieved 2018-12-31 – via PressReader.
  6. [2] Ibid
  7. Gabrys, Victoria (1989-02-26). "Celebrity suitcase; Cynthia Kereluk tailors her wardrobe to her high-energy, cross-country career". Edmonton Journal. pp. C3 – via ProQuest.
  8. McIver, Susan (2012-11-26). "Cynthia Kereluk ~ Criteraid". Okanagan Life Magazine. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
  9. Neporent, Liz (April 1998). "Cynthia Kereluk's Everyday Workout". Good Housekeeping. Vol. 226, no. 4. p. 59 – via ProQuest.
  10. Staples, David (1989-04-16). "Kereluk to flex her muscles before 42 million TV viewers". Edmonton Journal. pp. D2 – via ProQuest.
  11. "Fit book to win; The Great Cookbook Giveaway". Edmonton Journal. 1999-06-09. pp. F3 – via ProQuest.
  12. "Singer Paul Weds Fitness Guru Cynthia in Surprise Moonlit Ceremony". Hello! Magazine. 2007-09-28. Retrieved 2022-08-11.
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