Gymnast McKayla Maroney Opens Wide For Kitchen Bend-Over
By Rebecca Cukier on February 11, 2021 at 4:10 AM EST
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Olympic gymnast McKayla Maroney is bending over in her kitchen at night and delivering strict instructions at the same time. The 25-year-old former athlete and social media sensation, best known for her London 2012 Olympics "unimpressed" face, updated her Instagram on Hump Day with a little PSA doing some good. McKayla, followed by 1.3 million, slipped discreet updates onto her stories as she reminded fans to drink up, with the late-night kitchen action making for eye-catching content. Check it out below.
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Scroll for the action. It comes as Maroney makes headlines for some pretty unusual and very food-centric workouts – frozen peas and an entire frozen bread loaf is the vibe on the gymnast's TikTok.
Posting to her IG last night, McKayla kicked off by showing off her long red-painted nails from her car, then appearing home and solo for the simplest thing on earth. Maroney was grabbing a glass of water in her kitchen and delivering a stern reminder at the same time.
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Seen inside her fluorescent-purple-lit kitchen with the mood lighting adding tons of atmosphere, Maroney leaned over the kitchen counter, seen in a dark red sweater, casual hair worn back, plus the piece de resistance – the big 'old glass of ice water being held to the gymnast's lips. Popping against attractive tulips and white flowers, the star wrote: "Drink ur water" with small heart emoji.
McKayla Maroney knows a thing or two about glugging, having mentioned her insane Diet Coke habit in the past.
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Speaking to Byrdie in 2019, Maroney revealed that her actual diet while competing was anything but healthy, even admitting to guzzling way too much diet soda. "I would drink 24-ounce Cokes, and my parents weren’t really health freaks," she told the magazine.
"But [my perspective] totally changed. When I couldn’t work out, I was feeling sick; my body kind of freaked out like, ‘We can’t lay in bed all day!’” Maroney added.
Now vegan and balanced, Maroney is Little Miss Health (and Little Miss Popular).
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Maroney added that her philosophies are now more with the East than the West. “Now I’m a vegan and I’m into Pilates and yoga. I do this diet called Ayurveda,” she explained.
Fans, who don't seem to care what McKayla eats, have been steadily commenting on the gymnast's posts, and not always in a positive way. A recent Daisy Dukes snap had fans complaining, although little in the way of upset during McKayla's recent and rather exposing wardrobe malfunction. Scroll if you missed that one.